[15] Dr. Friedrich Wilhelm Schwarzlose, _Die Waffen der alten
Araber, aus ihren Dichtern dargestellt_.

[16] Pope, _Iliad_, xx. 577.



THE DIWAN OF ABU'L-ALA

I

Abandon worship in the mosque and shrink
From idle prayer, from sacrificial sheep,
For Destiny will bring the bowl of sleep
Or bowl of tribulation--you shall drink.


II

The scarlet eyes of Morning are pursued
By Night, who growls along the narrow lane;
But as they crash upon our world the twain
Devour us and are strengthened for the feud.


III

Vain are your dreams of marvellous emprise,
Vainly you sail among uncharted spaces,
Vainly seek harbour in this world of faces