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The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, Volume 1

Note 514 — THE HUNCHBACK'S TALE.

Richard Francis Burton translation · Edition 2

Arab. "Al-'ajalah," referring to a saying in every Moslem mouth, "Patience is from the Protector (Allah): Hurry is from Hell." That and "Inshallah bukra!" (Please God to-morrow!) are the traveller's bêtes noires.

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