Note 249 — Chapter XXI · STRANGE ARAB DEVICES FOR CATCHING THE PASSAGE SAKER
D. C. (Douglas Craven) Phillott translation
Saʿd-i kūfī is a tall sweet-smelling grass used in medicine. The scientific name is said to be Cyperus Scariosus. The Hindi name is, I think, nāgar moth.
“The dale Was seen far inland and the yellow down Border’d with palm, and many a winding vale And meadow, set with slender galingale.” —Lotus Eaters.