Note 246 — THE BOOK OF THE MESNEVĪ (continued 3)
James W. (James William) Redhouse translation
Our word “fairy” is connected with the Persian “perī,” used here by the poet instead of the Arabic “jinn,” whence our “genie.”
James W. (James William) Redhouse translation
Our word “fairy” is connected with the Persian “perī,” used here by the poet instead of the Arabic “jinn,” whence our “genie.”