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And the Midob are more beautiful than others, and among them are few of the Baqqu, the Barq, and the Mina, and the Tuggur, and the Nashu. Among the Awur, the women of the Fawz are beautiful, and among them are the Dalu, the Raqu, and the Masalibit. The women of the Wadai tribe are beautiful, and among them are the Siment and the Multaqa or Mantaqa. The women of the Kuka and the Mina are beautiful, and many are the women of the Tama, and among them are the Zaqd, the Masalibit, and the Dalu. A person cannot equate the beauty of the people of the Sudan with others from other lands due to the difference in complexion. The people of Sudan in general, and in the western regions, their women are beautiful, and among them are the Aqaf, the Lim, the Aqrama, the Bartu, and the Wastar or Stilam. Among the Wadai, their women are beautiful, and among them are the Nu, the Katur, and the Balla. So, the most beautiful is found in each tribe, but it is scarce in one and abundant in another. Glory be to Him who bestows what He wills. There is no god but He, and no one is worshipped besides Him. Not all dark-skinned people are musk, nor all red-skinned people are fawut, nor all black-skinned people are ziyad, nor all light-skinned people are masa. If you say something, not all black-skinned people are fawut, nor all red-skinned people, nor all light-skinned people are good. For beauty is found in the black-skinned and the dark-skinned, and there is beauty that is not found in the extremely white. It is as if one says, "Are the darkness and the light equal?" or "Are darkness and heat equal?" But some people are infatuated with the dark-skinned.