'Obeyd-e Zakani, Definition (Known As The Ten Chapter) Chapter two , translated by Hasan Javadi

 

Second Chapter: On the Turks and Their Friends

 

Gog and Magog: The Turkish tribes when they set out for a land.

The Infernal Guards: Their vanguards.

The Famine: The result of their invasion.

The Confiscation and Distribution: Their gifts.

The Flag of Calamity: Their banner.

Plundering: Their profession.

The Sudden Earthquake: When they come.

The Angels of Interrogation:' The two heralds who go in front of them and lean on their clubs.

Canis Major. Night watchman.

Canis Minor. His deputy.

The Plunderer: The envoy.

The Hay of Hell: The fodder of their horses.

The Hot Water of Hell: Their wine.

The Unjust: The officer for the endowment.

The One Who Should be Killed: The holder of the seal.2

The Foreman: The thief.

The Jackal: The secretary of the Chancellery.

The General: The thief of the warehouse.

The Constable: He who robs by night and asks the shopkeeper for his wages by day.

The Tax-collecter: He who puts the squeeze on the thief.