[FN#349] This is a mere phrase for our "dying of laughter": the queen was on her back. And as Easterns sit on carpets, their falling back is very different from the same movement off a chair.
[FN#350] Arab. "Ismid," the eye-powder before noticed.
[FN#351] When the Caliph (e.g. Al-T á 'i li'llah) bound a banner to a spear and handed it to an officer, he thereby appointed him Sultan or Viceregent.
[FN#352] Arab. "Sh á ib al-ingh á z"=lit. a gray beard who shakes head in disapproval.
[FN#353] Arab. "Ay á t" = the Hebr. "Ototh," signs, wonders or Koranic verses.
[FN#354] The Chapter "Al-Ikhl á s" i.e. clearing (oneself from any faith but that of Unity) is No. cxii. and runs thus:--
Say, He is the One God! The sempiternal God, He begetteth not, nor is He begot, And unto Him the like is no
