sahib-a

Updated: June 11, 2025

Early in the morning I am awakened by people pounding at the door and shouting, "A/tab, Sahib-a/tab." It is the belated ryots of yesterday eve; thoroughly determined to be on hand and see the start, they are letting me know that it is sunrise.

Thomas Stevens - Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II : From Teheran To Yokohama