Leg over leg or The turtle in the tree. : Volume two concerning the Fāriyāq, what manner of creature might he be

455 Pages·2013·2.64 MB·English

by  Shidyāq

Leg over Leg
Volume Two
Library of Arabic Literature
Editorial Board
General Editor
Philip F. Kennedy, New York University
Executive Editors
James E. Montgomery, University of Cambridge
Shawkat M. Toorawa, Cornell University
Editors
Julia Bray, University of Oxford
Michael Cooperson, University of California, Los Angeles
Joseph E. Lowry, University of Pennsylvania
Tahera Qutbuddin, University of Chicago
Devin J. Stewart, Emory University
Managing Editor
Chip Rossetti
Volume Editor
Michael Cooperson
Letter from the General Editor
The Library of Arabic Literature is a new series offering Arabic editions and
English translations of key works of classical and pre-modern Arabic literature,
as well as anthologies and thematic readers. Our books are edited and translated
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produce authoritative Arabic editions and modern, lucid English translations,
with the goal of introducing the Arabic literary heritage to scholars and students,
as well as to a general audience of readers.

Philip F. Kennedy
General Editor, Library of Arabic Literature
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Leg over Leg
or
The Turtle in the Tree
concerning
The Fāriyāq
what Manner of Creature
Might He Be
by
Fāris al-Shidyāq
Volume Two
Edited and translated by
Humphrey Davies
NEw YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
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NEw YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
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Copyright © 2013 by New York University
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Shidyaq, Ahmad Faris, 1804?-1887.
Leg over leg or, : The turtle in the tree / Faris al-Shidyaq ; edited and
translated by Humphrey Davies.
volumes cm
Bilingual edition In English and Arabic on facing pages.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-8147-2937-3 (cl : alk. paper) -- ISBN 978-0-8147-4524-3
(e-book) -- ISBN 978-0-8147-4541-0 (e-book) 1. Shidyaq, Ahmad Faris,
1804?-1887. 2. Shidyaq, Ahmad Faris, 1804?-1887--Travel--Middle East. 3.
Arabic language--Lexicography. 4. Middle East--Description and travel. I.
Davies, Humphrey T. (Humphrey Taman) translator, editor. II. Shidyaq, Ahmad
Faris, 1804?-1887. Saq ‘ala al-saq. III. Shidyaq, Ahmad Faris, 1804?-1887.
Saq ‘ala al-saq. English. IV. Title. V. Title: Turtle in the tree.
PJ7862.H48S213 2013
892.7’8503--dc23
2013007540
CIP
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and their binding materials are chosen for strength and durability.
Series design by Titus Nemeth.
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Typesetting and digitization by Stuart Brown.
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Table of Contents
Letter from the General Editor iii
Leg Over Leg, Volume Two 1
Contents of the Book 4
Chapter 1: Rolling a Boulder 8
Chapter 2: A Salutation and a Conversation 38
Chapter 3: The Extraction of the Fāriyāq from Alexandria, by Sail 62
Chapter 4: A Throne to Gain which Man Must Make Moan 84
Chapter 5: A Description of Cairo 104
Chapter 6: Nothing 114
Chapter 7: A Description of Cairo 116
Chapter 8: Notice that the Description of Cairo is Ended 122
Chapter 9: That to which I Have Alluded 134
Chapter 10: A Doctor 142
Chapter 11: The Fulfillment of what He Promised Us 150
Chapter 12: Poems for Princes 160
Chapter 13: A Maqāmah to Make You Sit 174
Chapter 14: An Explanation of the Obscure words in the Preceding
Maqāmah and Their Meanings 186
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Chapter 15: Right There! 292
Chapter 16: Right Here! 294
Chapter 17: Elegy for a Donkey 370
Chapter 18: Various Forms of Sickness 382
Chapter 19: The Circle of the Universe and the Center of This Book 390
Chapter 20: Miracles and Supernatural Acts 400
Notes 409
Glossary 433
Index 436
About the NYU Abu Dhabi Institute 444
About the Typefaces 445
About the Editor-Translator 446
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