and he crosses the houses in his secret as he crosses them in his appearance. the arabs call the last night of the month albaraa1 because the moon is cleared of the sun in it. the poet said
ويقطع المنازل فى استسراره كما يقطعها فى ظهوره. والعرب تسمى آخر ليلة فى الشهر البراء ١ لتبرء القمر فيه من الشمس. قال الشاعر