Note 240 — Chapter IV · NOMADISM AND AGRICULTURE.
R. (Russell) Martineau translation
A notable illustration of this relation is presented by the Arabic proverb, ‘If you hear that the smith (of the caravan) is packing up in the evening, be sure that he will not go till the following morning’ (al-Meydânî, Bûlâḳ edition, I. 34). Notice the occasion of the origin of this proverb, in the commentary on the passage.