Note 447 — TALE OF KING OMAR BIN AL-NU'UMAN AND HIS SONS SHARRKAN AND ZAU AL-MAKAN, AND WHAT BEFEL THEM OF THINGS SELD-SEEN AND PEREGRINE.[138] (continued 5)
Richard Francis Burton translation
Arab. "Sauf," a particle denoting a near future whereas "Sa-" points to one which may be very remote.