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^Ghayat Al-Hakim^it
indicates taking risks, unwarranted involvement, exerting
efforts in disgraceful, shameful and harmful actions.
The image of a man holding a cane in his right hand and a hoop
in his left hand appears in the first phase of %. This is also the
phase of %, and it indicates pleasure, activity, going back and
forth, incapability, weakness and humility.
The image of a man with a monkey in front of him appears
in its second phase and this is the phase of of. This phase
delineates seeking what is known but unobtainable.
The image of a man opening and closing a Qur'an, with the
tail of a fish before him, appears in its third phase. This is also
the phase of Z and it indicates intensity, desire, monopoly,
accumulation and greed.
\^V,The image of a beheaded man holding a peacock appears
A^W^in the first phase of &, and this is the phase of 9. It is the
phase of hard and tiring work, poverty, need, few means
of subsistence or lack of it.
The image of a tenacious man who looks like a powerful
king emerges in its second phase, and this is the phase of 9. It
portrays beauty, nobility, goodness, complete form, complete
religion and manhood.
The figure of a beheaded man with an old woman in front of
him appears in its third phase, which is the phase of the D. This
phase denotes ugliness, bad reputation and a scandal.
XThe picture of a man with two bodies pointing with his
fingers appears in the first phase of X, and this is the
phase of 5. It demonstrates little attacking with violence,
weakness, extensive traveling, suffering, tiring, looking for
wealth and earning a living.
The image of an upside down man holding food in his hand
appears in its second phase, and this is also the phase of 3. It
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