تحفة النظار في غرايب الامصار وعجايب الاسفار 13.96.2

13.96.2

ودخلت عليه يوما وعنده جواهر كثيرة أتى بها من مغاص الجوهر الذي ببلاده، وأصحابه يميزون النفيس منها من غيره، فقال لي: هل رأيت مغاص الجوهر في البلاد التي جئت منها؟ فقلت له: نعم، رأيته بجزيرة قيس، وجزيرة كشم التي لابن السواملي 24»

One day I entered his presence when he had many gems before him, brought from the pearl fishery in his country, and his men were sorting the precious ones from the rest. He said to me: 'Have you seen the pearl fishery in the countries you have come from?' I said to him: 'Yes, I saw it at the island of Qays and the island of Kashm, which belongs to Ibn al-Sawāmilī'