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MALES. FEMALES. HERMAPHRODITES. Ram Burj-i-Ḥamal. Bull Burj-i-S̤aur. Twins Burj-i-Jauzāʾ. Lion Burj-i-Asad. Scales Burj-i-Mīzān. Virgin Burj-i-Sumbulah. Scorpion Burj-i-ʿAqrab. Crab Burj-i-Sarat̤ān. Goats Burj-i-Jady. Fish Burj-i-Ḥūt. Watering Pot Burj-i-Dalw. Archer Burj-i-Qaus.

Astrologists have determined the relative dispositions of the planets (kawākib) to be as follows:—

Venus Venus Jupiter Jupiter Sun Jupiter Sun Friendship. and and and and and and and Saturn. Moon. Venus. Sun. Moon. Moon. Venus. Moon Saturn Jupiter Mars Venus Mars Sun Mixed Friendship and Enmity or Indifference. and and and and and and and Mercury. Mercury. Mercury. Mercury. Mercury. Venus. Mercury. Saturn Saturn Mars Mars Saturn Jupiter Jupiter Enmity. and and and and and and and Sun. Moon. Moon. Sun. Sun. Mars. Saturn.

The four elements (arbaʿah ʿanāṣir) stand in relation to each other as follows:—

Water and Water. Earth and Earth. Friendship. Fire and Fire. Air and Air. Fire and Air. Air and Water. Mixed Friendship and Enmity or Indifference. Fire and Water. Earth and Water. Enmity. Fire and Earth.

As an illustration of the use of these tables, two persons, Akram and Raḥīmah, contemplate a matrimonial alliance, and wish to know if it will be a happy union or otherwise.