I40 THE NATIVE MANUSCRIPTS IV. bi.v.

V And no man neglects it [the study of pedigrees] except the rogue, who is not mentioned when absent nor consuhed when present; for it is of benefit to the servants of God in this world and the next, and

[whoever ignores it] is a poltroon and a vagabond.

VI-XIX This is the pedigree peculiar to the tribes of Guhayna only. Know that Guhayna begot Dhubian, and Dhubian begot ....

{Here follozvs a genealogical list of the descendants, individual and tribal, of Dhubian. The names can be seen in the tree. No other facts excepting those shown by the tree are given.)

XX The tribes that may not be enslaved are seven, viz. . . . {seven names as in BA, xlviii).

XXI Know that Guhayna are [to be found] in two different places : [there are in the first place] the descendants of Guhayna el Kabir

ibn Hunad of whom the Prophet. . .said "Through him shall the last of the unbelievers be saved from the fire; whose tribe is from Mekka the noble : there is none of them here : not one of them has

come to me excepting 'Abdulla el Guhani, who has come to help me; and Guhayna, all of them, now are the stock of el Zubayr ibn

el 'Awwam, the son of my aunt Safia."

XXII The Prophet. . .referred [also] to him as "my helper" (by

" my helper" meaning el Zubayr), and he said too " I am of Guhayna and Guhayna are of me : what pleases Guhayna pleases me, and what

angers Guhayna angers me, even though Kuraysh be affected." And he prayed for increase for Guhayna for the sake of the stock of el Zubayr.

XXIII [Secondly] their tribe became [lit. "reached"] fifty-two tribes in the land of Soba [under] the rule of the Fung, but most of them are in the West, namely in Tunis and Bornuh.

XXIV This is a pedigree: Zubayr had two sons, 'Abdulla and Hasan. 'Abdulla was ancestor of the Kawahla, and Hasan begot

'Atia. 'Ati'a begot Guhayna, who begot Dhubian.

XXV This is the pedigree of Zubayr : [he was] son of el 'Awwam son of . . . {as in the tree, up to 'Adndn).

XXVI This is the true and generally agreed upon pedigree. And

as a variant, ['Adnan was] son of Isma'i'l. . .son of Ibrahim. . .son of Tarikh son of Farikh son of Nahur^ son of Ashra'a son of Ra'u son

of Faligh^ son of 'Amir son of Shalikh son of Fakhshadh son of Sam son of Nuh. . .son of Shi'th. . .son of Barda son of Mihayil son of Kaynan son of Anush son of Shith. . .son of Adam. . .

XXVII This book was completed under the help of God and the

^ reading j^».U for j^».li. ^ reading i3li for ^^^.