translated by David Larsen

al-Asjar “Whose Eyes Are Bloodshot”10

al-Bāsil “Whose Look Is Hateful”

al-Mu kh dir “The Lurker,” also al- Kh ādir and al- Kh adir

Ḥabīlu Barāḥ “Who Fights to the End”11

al-Ṣildim “Who Doesn’t Care What Happens”12

al- Sh atīm “Whose Countenance Is Grim”

al- Gh aḍūb “The Swift to Anger”

al- Gh a sh ūm “The Tyrant,” also al- Gh a sh am sh am

al-ʿ Ash arram “The Trenchant,” also al-ʿU sh ārim

al-Qamūṣ “The Sportive”

al-Qamqām “The Sublime”13

al-ʿĀdī “The Aggressor”

al-ʿAzzām “The Resolute,” also al-Muʿtazim

al-Muzaʿfur “Whose Coat Is Yellow, Stained with Red”14

al- Sh aranba th “Big in the Paws,”15also al- Sh urābi th

al-Mudlif “Whose Speech Is Uncouth”

al-Qahim “Who Eats Until he’s Sick of Food”16