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138 THE MODERN EGYPTIANS. [PART II.
name of Mes'ood added to that which he had before
borne. Again and again he defeated the hostile
attempts of the Benee-Hemyer to recover their
independence, and acquired the highest renown, not
only in the eyes of the Emeer Fadl and the whole
tribe of Ez-Zahlan, of whom he was made the
chief, but also among all the neighbouring tribes.
We must now return to the Emeer Rizk, and his
tribe.—Soon after the departure of his wife Khadra
he retired from his tribe, in disgust at the treatment
which he received on account of his supposed disgrace, and in grief for his loss. With a single
slave, he took up his abode in a tent of black goats'
hair, one of those in which the tenders of his
camels used to live, by the spring where his wife
had seen the combat of the birds. Not long after
this event, the Benee-Hilal were afflicted by a
dreadful drought, which lasted so long that they
were reduced to the utmost distress. Under these
circumstances, the greater number of them were
induced, with their king Sarhan, to go to the
country of the tribe of Ez-Zahlan, for sustenance ;
but the Ga'afireh, and some minor tribes of the
Benee-Hilal, joined, and remained with, the Emeer
Rizk, who had formerly been their commander.
Sarhan and his party were attacked and defeated
by Barakat on their arrival in the territory of the
Zahlan Arabs ; but on their abject submission were
suffered by him to remain there. They however
cherished an inveterate hatred to the tribe of Ez-
Zahlan, who had before paid them tribute; and
Sarhan was persuaded to send a messenger to the
| Title | An account of the manners and customs of the modern Egyptians - 2 |
| Creator | Lane, Edward William |
| Publisher | C. Knight and Co. |
| Place of Publication | London |
| Date | 1842 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000150 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 138 THE MODERN EGYPTIANS. [PART II. name of Mes'ood added to that which he had before borne. Again and again he defeated the hostile attempts of the Benee-Hemyer to recover their independence, and acquired the highest renown, not only in the eyes of the Emeer Fadl and the whole tribe of Ez-Zahlan, of whom he was made the chief, but also among all the neighbouring tribes. We must now return to the Emeer Rizk, and his tribe.—Soon after the departure of his wife Khadra he retired from his tribe, in disgust at the treatment which he received on account of his supposed disgrace, and in grief for his loss. With a single slave, he took up his abode in a tent of black goats' hair, one of those in which the tenders of his camels used to live, by the spring where his wife had seen the combat of the birds. Not long after this event, the Benee-Hilal were afflicted by a dreadful drought, which lasted so long that they were reduced to the utmost distress. Under these circumstances, the greater number of them were induced, with their king Sarhan, to go to the country of the tribe of Ez-Zahlan, for sustenance ; but the Ga'afireh, and some minor tribes of the Benee-Hilal, joined, and remained with, the Emeer Rizk, who had formerly been their commander. Sarhan and his party were attacked and defeated by Barakat on their arrival in the territory of the Zahlan Arabs ; but on their abject submission were suffered by him to remain there. They however cherished an inveterate hatred to the tribe of Ez- Zahlan, who had before paid them tribute; and Sarhan was persuaded to send a messenger to the |
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