[241] Of course she could not see his eyes when they were shut；nor is this mere Eastern inconsequence. The writer means，'had she seen them，they would have showed，'etc.
[242] The eyes are supposed to grow darker under the influence of wine and sexual passion.
[243] To keep off the evil eye.
[244] Like Dahnash this is a fanciful P. N.，fit only for a Jinni. As a rule the appellatives of Moslem 'genii'end in us （oos），as Tarnus，Huliyanus，the Jewish innas，as Jattunas；those of the Tarsa （the 'funkers'i.e. Christians） indus，as Sidus，and the Hindus intus，as Naktus （who entered the service of the Prophet Shays，or Seth，and was converted to the Faith）.
The King of the Genii is Malik Katshan who inhabits Mount Kaf；and to the west of him lives his soninlaw，Abd alRahman with 33，000 domestics： these names were given by the Apostle Mohammed.
'Baktanus'is lord of three Moslem troops of the wandering Jinns，which number a total of twelve bands and extend from Sind to Europe. The Jinns，Divs，Peris （'fairies'） and other preAdamitic creatures were governed by seventytwo Sultans all known as Sulayman and the last I have said was Jan bin Jan. The angel Haris was sent from Heaven to chastise him，but in the pride of victory he also revolted with his followers the Jinns whilst the Peris held aloof. When he refused to bow down before Adam he and his chiefs were eternally imprisoned but the other Jinns are allowed to range over earth as a security for man's obedience.
The text gives the three orders. flyers. walkers and divers.
[245] i.e. distracted （with love）；the Lakab，or poetical name，of apparently a Spanish poet.