Note 241 — TALE OF KAMAR AL-ZAMAN,
Richard Francis Burton translation
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.
Richard Francis Burton translation
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.