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[23] Jamshíd, one of the mythical Persian kings, is said to have possessed a marvellous cup in which the whole world was displayed to him.
[24] The Sea of Omán is a name given by the Arabs to the Persian Gulf.
[25] The holy well at Mecca.
[26] Jalálu´ddín Rúmí, the greatest mystical poet of Persia (a.d. 1207-1273). Most of his life was passed at Iconium in Galatia, for which reason he is generally known as “Rúmí,” i.e. “the Anatolian.”
[27] This refers to the famous Masnaví of Jalálu´ddín Rúmí.
[28] Rue-seed, which is burned for the purpose of fumigation, crackles in the fire.
[29] “Wine” signifies the mysteries of divine love.
[30] Majnún is the Orlando Furioso of Arabia.
[31] Khánsár, which lies about a hundred miles northwest of Isfahan, was the birth-place of several Persian poets.