[FN139] The fifth Ommiade Caliph reign. A.H. 65-86 = 685-704.
[FN140] This does not merely mean that no one was safe from his wrath: or, could approach him in the heat of fight: it is a reminiscence of the masterful "King Kulayb," who established game-laws in his dominions and would allow no man to approach his camp-fire. Moreover the Jinn lights a fire to decoy travellers, but if his victim be bold enough to brave him, he invites him to take advantage of the heat.
[FN141] China.
[FN142] The Jaxartes and the Bactrus (names very loosely applied).
[FN143] In full "Sharrun k á na" i.e. an evil (Sharr) has come to being (k á na) that is, "bane to the foe" a pagan and knightly name. The hero of the Romance "Al-Dalhamah" is described as a bitter gourd (colocynth), a viper, a calamity.
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