The different sections of the ode move from the song of the desert, arrival of a caravan, storm in the desert, calm after the storm and the caravan continuing its journey, the star of Venus, a hymn to the night, dances, sunrise, the song of the muezzin, departure of the caravan and song to Allah.
Simoom, a strong, dry, dust-laden local wind in Sahara, Palestine, Jordan, Syria, and Arabian Peninsula
Simoom | HMS ''Simoom'' |
Kingcome Inlet was named for Captain John Kingcome of the troopship HMS Simoom, later knighted, who was Rear Admiral in charge of the Pacific Station of the Royal Navy from 1863 to 1864 and whose flagship was HMS Sutlej.
Captain George Vancouver anchored in Simoom Sound in his vessels the Discovery and Chathan, 29 July to 5 August 1792, while the neighbourhood was examined by rowboats.