Just let the horses wet their mouths; we can keep on for a bit, before we have a drink.
"How much more is there left ?" he asked, after the lad had given a little water to each horse.
"Not above two gourdfuls." "Well, we must ride as far as we can and, at any rate, must keep one gourdful for tomorrow.

If we cover twenty-five miles today--and I don't think the horses can do more--we can manage, if they are entirely done up, to walk the other thirty-five miles.

However, as I said, there must be wells, and even if they are dry, we may be able to scratch the sand out and find a little water.

What food have we got ?" "Only about two pounds of dates." "That is a poor supply for two days, Zaki, but we must make the best of them.

We will only eat a few today, so as to have a fair meal in the morning.