5

The al-Husaini’s are an Arab tribe that dwells in tents on the plains of Baalbek in our own day.

6

This name derives from “Ban,” a village in Lebanon

7

This is a wealthy monastery in the north of Lebanon, possessing extensive land, called Dayr Elyusha‘ an-Nabi (“The Monastery of Elisha the Prophet”), wherein dozens of monks dwell, who are known as “Aleppines.”

Translation copyright © 1993 by Juan R. I. Cole. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. Inquiries should be addressed to: White Cloud Press, 613 Cayuga Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95062

Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Gibran, Kahlil, 1883-1931

[‘Ará’is al-murúj. English]

Spirit Brides / by Kahlil Gibran; translated by Juan R. I. Cole.

p. cm.

eISBN : 978-1-935-95218-3

I. Cole, Juan Ricardo. II. Title

PJ7826.I2A913 1993

892’.735--dc20

93-29515
CIP

Illustration credits
All illustrations by Kahlil Gibran