Note 85 — ABU NOWAS WITH THE THREE BOYS AND THE CALIPH HARUN AL-RASHID.[82]
Richard Francis Burton translation
The Aleppines were once noted for debauchery; and the saying is still “Halabi Shelebi” (for Chelebi) = the Aleppine is a fellow fine.
Richard Francis Burton translation
The Aleppines were once noted for debauchery; and the saying is still “Halabi Shelebi” (for Chelebi) = the Aleppine is a fellow fine.