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The Book of the Mesnevī: V. The Lion and the Beasts

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m88:1 The translator has ventured to coin the expressions "synglottism," "synglottist," and "syncardism" as specimens of a whole class used in Persian. m90:1 A title designating Adam,—who named all things. m91:1 Qur’ān ii. 29. m91:2 Omar. m91:3 A very doubtful clause; it may be rendered: "Thou art with me." m91:4 Adam, in most languages, has come to signify man. m92:1 Qur’ān ii. 33, mentions merely a "caulescent plant;" "wheat "is one of several glosses by commentators, like our "apple." m92:2 Qur’ān vii. 22, makes Adam confess sin with contrition, together with Eve, thereby meriting God's eventual pardon. m96:1 Qur’ān cx. 1. m98:1 Evidently the name of a rival. m99:1 These are sainted spiritualists, true and pious dervishes.

Source: Internet Sacred Text Archive, file isl/mes/mes20.htm.

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