Note 159 — KING JALI’AD OF HIND AND HIS WAZIR SHIMAS; FOLLOWED BY THE HISTORY OF KING WIRD KHAN, SON OF KING JALI’AD, WITH HIS WOMEN AND WAZIRS.[55] (continued 2)
Richard Francis Burton translation · Edition 2
Arab. “Luss” = thief, robber, rogue, rascal, the Persian “Luti” of popular usage. This is one of the many “Simpleton stories” in which Eastern folk-lore abounds. I hear that Mr. Clouston is preparing a collection, and look forward to it with interest.