"Efreet" Quotes from Famous Books
... in which he is. So the sheykh 'Abd-Es-Samad drew near to him, and said to him, O thou person, what is thy name, and what is thy nature, and what hath placed thee here in this manner? And he answered him, As to me, I am an 'Efreet of the Jinn, and my name is Dahish the son of El-Amash, and I am restrained here by the majesty, confined by the power, [of God,] tormented as long as God (to whom be ascribed might and glory!) willeth. Then the Emeer Moosa said, O sheykh 'Abd-Es-Samad, ask him what ... — Library Of The World's Best Literature, Ancient And Modern, Vol. 2 • Charles Dudley Warner |