Dilhāt was a shaytan in human form, mounted on the back of a bird that resembled the ostrich in form and dimensions. He ate human flesh. When the sea brought him victims, he put them in a high place from which they could not escape, and he ate them, one after another. He devoured them alive. It is said that the sea tossed a ship against this island. The sailors who had heard of the shaytan, seeing him coming, stood firm on the ship; they launched against him and defended themselves, determined to kill him; but he uttered a cry such that they all fell down unconscious. The shaytan then carried them into the usual place; but he found among them a pure man who called Allah's vengeance on him; and he died on the spot. This man went to the place where the shaytan had carried the victims to collect the riches and goods that had accumulated there.