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THE A 5 HT i x“
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POEMS OF EDWIN ARNOLD

CO NT A INING
T H E LI G H T OF A SIA ,
PE A RL S OF T H E FA I T H , OR ISL A M S R OSA R Y ;
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T H E INDIA I V S ON G OF S ON G S
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TO W H ICH IS A DDE D
INDIA N PO E T R Y
FRO M T H E
SA NSKRIT OF TH E D OF JA YA DE V A GITA G O V IN A
T WO B O OKS FR OM TH E IL IA D OF IND IA ( MA H A BH A RA TA )
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“PR O V E RBIA L WISD OM FR OM TH E SH L OKA S OF TH E
H IT OPA DE SA A ND O TH E R ORIE NTA L P OE MS , .
E DW I N A RNOL D MA . .
O OI PA NIO N o r TH E OF m m OFF I ER OF TH E H IT E ELE H A T OF A M

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Sg g a t he Fir t
r T h Sp rt f Kri h n a
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e o s o s
Sarg a t he Se cn d Th P ni t n c f Kri h na
o e e e e o s
Sarg a t he T hi rd Kri h n a t ble d —
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Sarg a t h Fift h T he L ng ing f Kri h n a

e —
o s o s
Sarg a th Six t h Kri h n a m d e b l de
e —
s a o r
Sarg a t h S v nth e Kri h n a
e epp e d f l e
—
s su os a s
Sa g a t he E i g h th
r T h R b ki g f Kri h n a
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e e u n o s
Sarg a t he Ni n t h T he E nd f Kri hn a T ri al o s
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s
Sarg a t he T e t h Kri h n i n Para di
n s a se
Sarg a t he E l e e n t h U n i n f Ra dh a an d Kri h na
v o o s
1 A llah
Merc
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o
s A r -Rahmdn The i fu l ”
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inf l A ng l )
( The S u e s .
s
s A r Raheem
-
T he C m pa i n at o ss o e
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( Sol m n n d t he A n t )
o o a
Mc “The Ki n f Ki ng
.
e Al -
i li k g o s
( T he S l t an n d t he P tt r )
“Th H l y On
u a o e
w A l Ku dd zi s
”
e o e .
( G d Na m i n H av n
o
’
s e e e
“T he P a c
.
a A s Sa ld m-
e e
”
( T he Pe c e f Para adi o se
“T he Fai th f l
.
AZ- Maami n u
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( T he V r i t y f Sa e
y i d o .
m A Z Muh ai mi n
-
. The H l p n P ri l e i e
”
( T he S
“T he Mi h tp i d r n d t he D v
e ) a o e .
9 . A l H a thi m
-
g y
”
( T he T hr n V r o e- e se .
10 . A l Jabbdr
-
T he A l l C m p l li ng o e
”
( S ra u
11 . 41 -
Mu ta7c
a bbir
“T he Maj t i c es
”
( A ar zd A b rah am )
an .
12 . A l-Kh a li k T he C a t l e 0 1
( Sig n f t he L rd )
s o o
T he A ti fi c
.
13 A l- Bam
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. 1 e1
( A ng l W i ng )e s
’
s
“T he Fa hi n r
.
14 Al Muz aw w zr ”
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-
s o e
a
. .
( T h M a k ien g of M n .
iv CON T E NT S .
The Forg i v er
( A b ra h am
“The
’
s Offe n c
e)
Kahh dr Do mi n an t
”
16 Al -
“
( S ra Of t he Cattl
.
u e .
17 . Al Wahhdb Th B t
e r
es ow e
”
( A l i n d
a th A ng l e e s
“T he Pr vi d r
.
”
18 A l Raz z dk
- o e
“
.
( S ra
u Of th F r n n e o e oo
“T he Op n r
.
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19 . Al t -
ta h e e 22 2
( M h am m a d J rn y t H av n )
’
u s ou e o e e .
20 . A l A li m
-
‘
T h A l l Kn
e -
r ow e 2 26 ”
( T he
“T he Cl r
M k kib t oa a .
21 . Al — Kabiz o se
”
( E vi l D d ) ee s
c c
.
22 . A l B is i t
-
. T h e U n l o s er
( G oo d De e d s
23 Al t -
ifi z
“ T he A b as e i
N m u d an d th e Gn t
i r a
.
“ ( .
24 A r Rafi
- T he xa
E l ter ”
llah r h
.
(A s P o p e ts
’
.
25 A l- Muhiz z Th e H o n o e
“
rr ”
ra a il
.
( Su Of Im r an s F m y )
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26 A l-Muz il
“ T he a r ra
Le de A st y
il
.
( God s W
’
i ll r W l
an d F e e .
27 . A s Sami h
-
’
Th e A l l H e ari ng
”
h hr
( A S ep e d s P y e )
’
ra r .
28 A l Baz i r
- f
i
T h e A l l Se e ng
i c
.
ra ia
( A z el an d t h e ”In d n Pr n e
29 . A l H ikz m
-
c ’
T h e Ju dg e o f A l l .
“ ( T he a L s t Day )
c
.
30 . A l H i di l
-
T he q a l
E uit b e ”
“ ( S ura "
O f Jo n s a
T he rac
.
31 . A l—La tif G
“
i o u s One
( Su ra Of Co u n s e l .
32 . Al -
Khabi r H e w ho is A w ar e
”
“ ( ha a
Mu m m d i n th e Cem ete y ) r .
33 A l H dli m
-
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T he l C e m en t ”
242
an d the D t e s to n e
.
(T he h ar a
D 1 a .
34 .
-
‘
A l A z iz r
T h e St o n g
“
”
24 3
( Su ra O f A l A k h af .
35 . A l G h dfi r
-
r
T h e Pe d o n e1 ”
“ ( a a
H ss n s S’
lav e ) .
36 A s h Sh ak ir
-
T he h a k
T
“
n fu l
”
ra Of A ] Kau thar
.
( Su .
37 . A l A lee
-
‘
Th e E xal
“
ted
“ ( Sura Of th e
38 . A l-Kabir T he V r r a
e y G e t
”
( T he
“T he P
v av
Se e n H e en s )
”
.
1 e s er v er
“
.
( Su ra O f t h N ig ht Star ) e .
CONT E NTS .
A l- Muki t
“
ai a i r
Th e M nt n e
ra
( Su
“The R c
Of th e In e v i tab l e
r
.
A l H astb
-
“
k e one
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( S ra Of W m n )
u o e
“The B fi c t
.
Al l -
Jamil en e en
”
( T he R G ard nose e .
Ai l -
Kar im Th B e ti f l
ou n u
”
S ra “ Of Cl av i g A d r
(
“The W at c
u e n su n e .
44 . A l Raki b
-
hf l u
”
f G d n d E vi l
.
( T he B k oo s o oo a
Al -
Muji b T h H ar
e e f Pra y re1 o e
”
(A li d th J
an ) e ew .
Al Was i h ‘
T h A l l C m pr h n di g
e -
o e e n
( T rn i g t M c
u n c a ) o e
“
.
A l H dkim a l Mu
-
tlak The J dg f J dg u e o u es
( T he A g l f th Sc
n al )
e s o e es .
Al Wadood Th L vi n g
e o
”
( T a m i n n d Sal ab i l )
s a s .
Al -
Maj id T h A l l G l ri
e -
o ou s
”
“
S ra Of th C
( u
“T he Rai r fr m D at h
e ow .
A l Bahi th
-
se o e
( Ib l i n d A b ra h a m )
s a
“T he W i t
.
”
A sh Shah id
-
n ess
( P ts oe d Pr ph ts )
an o e .
A l H akk
-
T h T r th
e u
”
( T h Sin f S n
e o l s .
Al Waki l T h G ar di an
e u
“
( S ra Of th C
u e ow .
Al -
Kaw i T h A l m i g h ty
e
”
.
( T h Fl y an d th Fal
e G d e se o s
Al -
Mateen “T he Firm ”
.
( T h T nt P l )
e e -
o e .
Al Walt T h N ar t Fri n d
e e es e
( A b h
“The A l l Prai
m
1 a B ar a d )
’
s e .
A l H ami d
-
rt h y s ew o
”
( T h G ar
e d n n d T h e R c k a e o
Th A c c
.
Mdhsi n ta n t
”
Al -
e ou
“
S ra Of th E arthq k )
”
(
“The B i n r
u e ua e
Al -
Mubdi g e ne
”
( Th L ieg h t f L i f ) o e .
Al -
Mu bi d
‘
Th R t r r
e es o e
”
“The( A M a ges s f r m th eD a d ) o e e
c
.
Al — Mo ‘
hyi Q “ i ku n r e e
”
.
( S ra Of t h Si g n
u ) e s
“The Sla r
.
AZ -
Ma mi t y e
”
( T h A e g l f Dn a th
e ) o e
“The E r L i i n
.
A l H aiy
- ve g v
”
( T h L ief
“The S l f S b i ti ng
B y n d e ) e o .
64 Al Kazydm ”
’
.
— e u s s .
( Th T re m p ) t u e .
OONT ENT S .
65 A l Waji d “The A l l Pe e rcivi

ng
“
.
( Su ra a ra
Of D yb e k .
Al Wahzd T h e On e
’
( A l I ‘
h l as ) .
67 . A s Samad
-
r a
T h e E te n l ”
( Ozai r th e Jew )
r vi c
.
68 . Al -
Kadar P o d en e ”
i a
( K sm t ) .
69 . Al -
Muk tadir .
“
r
T h e A ll Po w e fu l ”
( Sura Of th e Mo o n .
)
70 . Al -
Mukaddi m T h e Fo r ew am er
71 Al -
Mu w akh ir T h e Fu lfi l l e r ”
“
.
“ ( ra
Su Of
A IA w w a l
-
“
T he r Fi st ”
73 . A l A kh ir
-
T he a L st ”
A th T h ah ir
-
a i
“T he H i dd
f
T h e M n est ”
75 A l— Ba ti n en
”
“ Mo th er so f th e Na m e s )
.
( The
r i
.
T h e A ll G o v e n ng ”
l
( So o m o n s S g n et )
’
i
r ac
.
77 A l Mu tahli a
.
-
T h e O n e b o e R ep o a v ”
h
( Mo s e s ”and th e A n g el ) .
7 8 A l Barr -
T h e G ood .
l r
.
( T h e A du te e ss
“
.
7 9 A l T aw w a b
.
-
T h e Re e n t n g l i
”
.
“ ( Ad m a q i i
u tt ng E d en ) .
8 0 A l Mun tak i m
.
-
“
T h e A en g e ”
v r
8 1 A l G h af oor
.
-
T h e Re w de ”
ar r
l
( H e l an d H e en” ) av .
8 2 A l—Raw zif
. vr
T h e E e In du g e n t
“
-
l
( Su ra
Of t h e
8 3 Ma lik ul Mu lki - -
“
i
K n g o f th e K n g d o m i”
Of th e E m g t o
.
“ ( Su ra i ra i
n .
84 Dhu lj a la l w a l kr am L o r d o f Sp e n d d Po w e
’
“
l i ”
r
rc
.
( Su ra
Of th e Me u if l
”
.
85 A l Mu ks i t
-
The E u t b e q ia l
”
299
T h e L s t Se m on O
.
( a r
f th e P r ph t o e .
8 6 A l Jam i k‘
-
T h e G ath e 1 e r
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301
“
.
( Su ra
Of W om en
c
.
8 7 A l Gh a m}-
T h e A ll Su ffi i n g ”
“
.
“ ( Su ra
Of T 1 o ops
c
.
8 8 A l Mug hni T h e Su fi i e r ”
‘
-
“
.
( Su ra
O f t h e A f te n oonr .
89. T he P o de r vi r
”
90 A l Mani h
.
-
‘
Th e W t o de i hh l r
”
( T h e T w o G tew y s ) a a .
9 1 A n Nafi h
.
‘ -
Th e P op t ou s r ii
”
v
c ( T h e Do e ) .
92 A s r -
‘
T h e H r m fu l a
a
.
( K n g Sh i
e dd a d ’
s P d ra i
se .
CON T E N T S . V ii
93 An -
Noor “T h e L g t i h
“
.
( Su
“T h e G u d e
raOf L g ti h
i
.
94 . A l E dd i
-
( T h e Fo u T r rav l r
e e s
r a a
.
95 A l A z a lz E te n l i n th e P s t ”
’
-
.
96 . A l E dhi
-
E te n r al
“
r
i n th e Fu t u e
( Su ra O f Ya Si n
h ri r
.
97 . Al -
War i th T h e In e t o
( T h e Ro s e ”an d T h e Dew d rp
o
c rri
.
98 . A l—Ras hi d Th e U n e ng
( T h e P op et s O t
r h ah
’
)
ai
.
99 . As Z -
aboor T h e P t en t ”
( Is l am )
NO T E S
MIS CELLA N E O US I E NT L PO EM S OR A .
T h Ra j p t W i f
e oo e
Ki n g Sa l a di n
T h Cal i ph e Dra g h t ’
s u
H i nd F n ral S n g
oo u e o
S ng o f th S rp n t Ch arm r
o e e e e s
S ng o f th Fl o r Mi ll e ou -
Ta a b zTa a a z
Th M el m an Paradi
u s su se
D di c ati n f a P m fr m th San krit
.
e o o oe o e s
T h Ra j a h e Ri d ’
s e .
T w o BO O KS F R O M T HE “ IL I A D O F IN D I A,
”
T h G r a t J rn y
e e ou e
T h E n try i n t H av n
e o e e
T H E NI GH T O F SL A U GH T ER
T HE MO R NIN G PR A YE R
PR OV ER B IA L W IS D OM F R OM T HE SHLO KA S O F T HE H IT
O PA DE SA
PREF ACE TO THE LI GHT OFASIA .
In th e followi n g Po em I hav e so u ght , by th e m e di u m

c
of an i m ag i n ary Bu ddh i st votary , to d epi t th e l i fe an d
c
charact e r and i n di at e th e philoso phy of that n obl e
h e ro an d r e form er Pri n c e G au ta m a of In dia , th e
,
fo u n d e r of B u ddhis m .
A g e n eratio n ago littl e or n othi n g was k n o w n in

c
E u rop e of th i s gr e at fa i th of A s i a, w h i h had n e v er
c
th e l e s s exist e d d u ri n g tw en ty fo u r en t u ri e s , an d at
-
this day s u rpass e s, in th e nu m b e r of its follo w ers an d

th e ar e a of its pr e val e n c e , an
y oth e r for m of cr ee d
c
.
Fo u r h u n dr e d an d s e v en ty m illio n s of o u r ra e liv e .
an d di e in th e t e n e ts of G a u ta m a ; an d th e S pi r i t u al
c
do m i n io n s of th i s a n i en t t each e r ext en d , at th e pr e s en t
ti m e, fro m Ne paul an d Ceylo n ov e r th e w hol e E ast er n
Pen i n s u la to Chi n a , Ja pa n, T hib e t Cen tral A si a, Sib e r1 a
an d e v e n Sw e dish L apla n d d
I n ia i ts elf m ight fa i rly
c
.
b e i n cl u d e d In this m ag n i fi e n t e m pir e of b e l i e f, fm
tho u gh th e profe ssio n of B u ddhis m has for th e m ost
part pass e d aw ay fro m th e lan d of its b i rth , th e m ark
c
of G au ta m a s s u bl i m e t e a hi ng i s sta m p ed i n effa eably
’
c
u po n m od e r n Brah m a n is m , an d th e m ost chara t e rist i c c
c
habits an d co n vi tio n s of t h e H i n d u s ar e l e arly d ue c
to th e b en ig n i n fl u en c e of Buddha s pr e c epts
’
Mor e
.
tha n a th i rd of m an ki n d , th er e for e, o w e t h ei r m oral

c
an d r e ligio u s id e as to th i s ill u str i o u s pri n e , w hos e
c
p erso n al i ty , tho u gh i m pe rf e tly r e ve al e d in th e ex i s t
in
g so ucr e s of i n for m a tio n , c
an n o t b u t a ppe ar th e
c
hi g h e st, g en tl e st , hol i e s t, an d m ost b en e fi en t, 1 th
. c
o n e e x e ptio n , in th e h i story of T ho u ght c
D1 s 0 1 d a 1 1 t
.
c
i n fr e q u en t par ti u l a1 s , an d sor e l y o v e rla i d by cor 1 u p
1
-
tio n s , i nv entio n s , an d m i s o n ept i o n s , th e B u ddhist i c

cc al
X PRE FA CE T O L IGH T OF A SIA .
books y e t agr e i n th e o n e poi n t of r ec e ord i n g n othin g

n o si ngl e ac whi c h m ars th e p erfec
,
t or word ,
—
t
p u rity a n d t e n d e r n e ss of this I n dia n t e ach e r w h o ,
u n i t e d th e tr u e st pri n c e ly qualit i e s w i th th e i n t e ll e c t
of a sag e an d th e passio n at d e vot i o n of a m artyr e .
E v e n M B arth e l em y St H ila i r e totally m is j u dgi n g ,
as h e d o e s m a n y po i n ts of B u ddhis m is w e ll c
. .
,
, i t e d by ,
Prof e ssor Max Mii l l er as sayi n g of Pri n c e Si d d a r th a ,
Sa ie n a poi n t d e tach So n co n sta n t h é r O s m e

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v e 1
é gal e s a c
.
o nvict i o n ; et s i la th é ori e q u il pr é co n is e e s t ’
fa u ss e l e s exem pl e s p er s on n e ls qu il do n n e so n t irr e
,
’
roc h ab l Il t l m od e l a c h v é d to u t s l s
p es es e e e e e e v er
t u s qu i l p é c
.
h e ; s o n ab n é gatio n s a char i t é s on i n
’
r ,
alt é rabl e do u c
,
eu r n s e d é m e n t e n t poi n t u h
e s eu l in
stan t . II pr é par e sil en c i eu s e m en t s a doctri ne par
s ix a n n é e s d e r e trait e e t d e m edi tati o n il la propag e
p a r la s u l e p uei ssa n c e d e la parol e e t d e la p e rs u asio n
p en da n t pl us d u n d em i s ié c ’
l et qu a n d il m eu rt e n tr e
-
e,
l e s bras d e s e s d i sci pl e s c e st av e c la s é r é n it é d u n
’ ’
sag e q u i a prat i qu é l e bi en to u t e s a vie et q u i es t as

s u r e d av o ir tro u v é l e vrai T o G au ta m a has c
,
’
. ons e
q u en tly b e en giv en this stu p en do u s co n qu e st of h u

m a n ity ; an d tho u gh h e d i sco u n t en an c e d ritu al an d
, ,
d e clar e d h i m s elf e v en w h en o n th e thr e shold of Nir

,
va n a to b e o n ly what all oth er m en m ight b eco m e

, ,
t h e lov e an d grat i t u d e of A sia disob eyi n g his m a n dat e , ,
hav gi ven h i m f rv e n t worship For e sts of flo w e rs

e e .
ar e daily laid u po n his stai n l e ss shr i n e s an d cou n tl e s s ,
m i llio n s of lips daily r e p e at th e for m ula I tak e r efug e “

,
i n B u ddha !
T h e Buddha of this po e m if as n ee d n o t b e ,
-
,
do u bt e d h e r ally e x i st e d was born 0 11 th e bord ers

,
e ,
of Nepaul abo u t 6 2 0 B C an d di e d a b o u t 54 3
,
. .
, at
Ku s in ag a a in O u dh In po i n t of ag e th e r e for e m ost
r , ,
oth er c
.
r e e ds ar e yo u thfu l co m par e d ith this v en r w e
abl e r e ligio n h i c h has n it th e e te n ity of a u n iv e rsal

, w i 1
hop e th e i m m ortality of a bo u n dl e ss lov e an in d e

, ,
s tr u c tib l e e l m en t of faith i n fi n al g ood an d th e

e ,
proud e st as s er u o n e v e r m ad e of h um an fr e e do m T h e
ext r avag anc
.
es w hich dis fig ure th e r ec or d and pr actic e

PR E FA CE T O LI G H T OF A SIA .
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THE L IG H T OF A SIA .
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Qu e n Maya s m i l i n g Sl ept an d w ak e d n o m or e
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Prin c e s s Mah ft pr ajapati h er br e ast ,
No u ri s h e d w ith n obl e m i lk th e lips of Him

W hos e lip s co m fort th e W orlds .
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L e t u s to n u m b e rs .
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O f all th e dro ps that i n t e n tho u sa n d y e ars
W oul d fall on all th e worlds by da i ly ra i n ;
TH E LI G H T OF A SIA .
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T h en c e u n to Maha Kal pas by th e w hi c h ,
T he G ods co m pu t e th e i r f u t u r e an d th e ir p ast
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W axe d thi s co m passio n at en e ss of o u r lord ,
E ven as a gr e at tr e e grows fro m t w o soft l e av e s

T o spr e ad its shad e afar ; b u t h ardly ye t
Knew th e yo u ng c hild of s orro w pai n or t e ars , , ,
Sav e as stra n g e n a m e s for th i n gs n o t f e lt by ki ng s ,
No r ev e r to b e f elt But i t b ef e ll .
In th e Royal gard e n o n a d ay of s pri n g ,
A flo c k of wild s w a n s pass e d voy agin g n orth ,
T o th e ir n e st plac e s o n H im al a s br e ast
’
—
.
Calli n g in lo v e n ot e s dow n th e ir s n owy li ne

-
T h e br i ght birds fl e w by fo n d lo ve pil o t e d ; ,
A n d Dev adatta cousi n of th e Pri n c

,
e ,
Po i n t e d hi s bow an d loos e d a wilfu l shaft

,
W hich fo u n d th e wid e wi ng of th e for em ost swa n

Broad spr e ad to g lid e u pon th e fr ee blue road
-
,
So that it f e ll th e bitt er arrow fi xe d

, ,
Br i ght s c arl e t blood gou ts sta i n i ng th e pur e pl umes

-
W h i ch s e ei n g Pri n c e Sid dé th a took th e bird

, r
T en d e rly u p r e st e d it in h i s lap
,
Si tti ng w i th k n ee s c ross e d as L ord B u ddha sits ,
An d sooth i n g ith a touch th e wild th i n g s fright

’
,
w ,
Co m pos e d its r u ffl e d va n s cal m e d its qu ick h eart , ,
Car e ss e d it i n to p e ac e with light ki n d pal m s

A s soft as pla n tai n l e av e s an hour u n roll e d
-
A n d whil e th e l e ft ha n d h e ld th e right ha n d d r e w ,
T h e c r u e l st e l forth fro m th e wo un d an d laid

e
Cool l e av e s an d h e ali n g ho n e y o n th e s m art .
Y t all s o littl e k n e w th e boy of pai n

e
T h at c u rio u sly i n to his wr i st h e pr e ss e d

T h e arrow s barb an d i n c e d to fe e l it sti ng
, w ,
A nd turned w it h tear s to soo th e his bi r d ag ai n .

THE LI G H T OF A SIA .
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T h en so m e o n e ca m e who said shot “M Pri n c e hath

y
A swa n whi c
,
, h fe ll a m o n g th e ros e s h er e,
H e bids m e pray yo u s en d it W ill yo u s e n d ?

“Na “
.
y , q u oth S i d d a th a if th e b i
r rd w e r d
, e ad e
T o s en d it to th e slay er m ight b e w e ll
Bu t th e swa n liv e s ; m y c
,
o u si n hath b u t kill e d
T h e godlik e s pe e d hi c h throbb e d i n this w hit e wi ng
w
“
.
A n d De v ad atta a n sw r e d T h e w i ld thi n g e ,
L ivi n g 0 d e ad is h i s who f e t c
,
1
1
, h e d it down ;
T was n o m a n s i n th e c lo u ds b u t fall n t i s m in e
’ ’ ’ ’
G i v e m e m y pri z e fair c
,
o u si n T h en ur L ord
,
. o
L a i d th e swa n s n e ck b e sid e h i s o n s m ooth ch ee k

’
w
“
A n d grav e ly spak e Say n o ! th e b i rd i s m i n e
,
T h e first of m yriad thi n gs wh i c

,
h shall b e m i n e
By right of m r c y an d lov e s lordl i n e ss
e
’
.
For n o w I k n ow by what withi n m e stirs

, ,
T hat I Shall t e ac hc o m passio n u n to m en

An d b e a s pe e chl e ss w orld s i n t rpr et e r
’
e ,
A bat i n g th i s ac c u rs ed flood of w o e ,
No t m an s alo n e ; b u t if th e Pri n c e d i s pu t e s
’
, ,
L e t him s u b m it t h is m att e r to th e wis e

A n d w e will wait th ir word eSo was i t do n e ; .
In fu ll diva n th e b u s i n e ss had d ebat e ,
A n d m an y tho u ght this thi n g an d m a n y that ,
T i l l th er e aros e an u n k n ow n pri e st who said ,

“If life b e a u ght th e sav i or of a lif e
O n s m or e th e livi n g thi ng tha n h e c
,
w an o w n
W h o so u ght to slay th e s lay e r S poils an d wast es

—
,
T h e ch e rish e r s u stai n s giv e h i m th bird ,

e
W hich j udg m en t all fou n d j u st ; b u t wh en th e Ki n g

So u ght o u t th e sag e for ho n or h e as go n e ; ,
w
A n d so m e o n e saw a hood e d s n ak e glid e forth ,
T h e gods co m oftti m e s th u s
e So o u L ord B u ddh r
B egan his works of m ercy .
Ye t n o t m or e
K n e w h e as ye t of gri e f tha n that o n e bird s
'
W hi c h b ei ng h eal e d w en t j oyo u s to its ki n d .
“
, ,
Bu t o n an oth er day th e Ki n g said Co m e , ,
S w ee t s o n ! an d s e e th e pl e asa u n c e of th spri ng e ,
An d h o w th e fr ui tf ul ea r th i s woo e d to yi eld
.
Its Rich e s to th e r e a per ; how m y r e al m

W hich Shall b e th i n h e n th e pi l e fla m e s for m e
e w
Fee ds all its m o u th s an d k ps t n e Ki ng s c h e st fill d ’

ee e
Fa i r i s th e s e aso n i th n l av s br i ght bloo m s

w ew e e
G r e en grass an d c
, ,
ri e s of plo ugh t i m e
, So th e y r od e -
.
’
Into a la n d of w e lls an d gard e n s h er e , w
Al l u p an d dow n th e ri c
,
h r e d loam th e st e ers ,
Strai ne d th e ir stro n g sho uld e rs in th e c r ak i n g yok e e
Dragg i n g th e plo u ghs ; th e fat soil ros e an d roll e d

In s m ooth dark av e s ba c w k fro m th e plo u gh ; who drov e
Pla n t e d both f t upo n th e l e api n g shar e
ee
T m ak e th e fu rro
o d e ep ; a m o n g th e pal m s
w
T h e ti n kl of th e r i ppl i n g
e at er r an g w ,
A n d wh e r e i t r an t h glad e arth bro i d er e d it

’
e
W i th balsam s an d th s pe ars of l m o n grass e e —

.
E ls e h e r e
w r e s e rs who w nt forth to s o w ;
w e ow e
A n d all th e j u n gl e lau gh e d with n sti n g so n gs e -
A n d all th e thi c k ts r u stl e d with s m all life

e
O f li ard b e e b e tl an d c
z , ,
er e pi n g th i ngs
e, e
Pl e as e d at th e S pri n g ti m e In th e m a n go sprays
-
.
-
Th e s u n b i rds flash d ; alo n e at h i s gr e n forg e

—
e e
T oil e d th e lo u d c o ppers m i th ; b e at ers hawk e d e -

e
Chasi n g t h e pur pl e butt e rfl i s ; b en ath e e
Strip e d sq uirr e ls ra cd th m y n as pe rk e d an d pi c
,
e , e k ed
T h e n i n e bro n Sist ers c w hatt r e d in th e thor n e ,
T h e pi e d fi s h t i g e r h u n g abov e th e pool
-
,
T h e e gr e ts stalk e d a m o n g th e b u ffalo e s ,
T h e k i t e s sail e d c ir cl e s in th e gold n air ; e
A bo u t t h e pa i n t e d t e m pl e p e aco c ks fl e w ,
T h e blu e dov e s c oo e d fro m e v ery e ll far o ff w ,
T h e v illag e dr um s b e at for so m m arr i ag f e ast ; e e-
A ll thi ngs s pok e pe ac e an d pl en ty an d th Pr i n c e ,

e
Saw an d r ej oic e d Bu t looki n g d eep h e s aw

.
, ,
T h e thor n s hi ch gro u po n this ros e of l i fe

w w
H o w th e s art p e asa n t s e at d for h i s w ag e

w w e ,
T oili n g for l eav e to liv e ; an d h w h u rg d o e e
T h e gr e at ey e d o xen thro u gh th e fla m i n g ho ur s
-
,
G oad i n g th e ir v elv e t flan ks th n m ark e d h e too : e , ,
H o w li z ard fe d o n an ts an d s n ak e o n h im , ,
An d kit e o n both ; and h o w th e fi s h h aw k r obb ed

24 A RNOLD S POE IV S
’
.
‘
An d sa n g a so n g of pra i s e, fold i n g th e ir wi n g s,
T h en th e y j o u r n ey e d o n, taki n g good n ew s to G o ds .
But c ertai n fro m th e K i n g s eki n g th e Pr i nc

e e
Fo u n d h im still m u sin g tho u gh th e n oo n as pas t

, w ,
A n d th e s u n hast en e d to th e e st r n hills
w e
Yet wh il e all shado w s m ov e d th e j a m b u tr ee s

’
-
, ,
Stay e d in o n e q u art e r ov e rspr e ad i n g h i m

, ,
L e st th e l ped rays sho u ld str i k e that sa c r e d h ead

A n d h e who s aw th i s s i ght h e ard a vo i c e s ay
A m id th e blosso m s of th e ros e ap pl -
e,
“L e t b e th e Ki n g s s o n ! t i ll th e shadow go e s
’
Forth fro m his h e art m y sha dow will no t shift .
BOOK T HE SECOND .
Now wh en , L ord was co m e to e igh t een y e ars ,

o ur
Th e Ki n g co m m an d e d that th er e sho u ld b e b u i lt
T hr e e stat ely ho u s e s , o n e of h ew n squ ar e b ea m s
W ith c e dar l i ni n g , w ar m for wi n t e r days ;
On e of v e i n e d m arbl e s , cool for s u m m er h e at ;
A n d o n e of burn t bricks , with bl u e til e s b e d e ck e d ,
Pl e asa n t at s ee dti m e, wh en th e c ham paks b u d
Su bh a, Sur am m a, Ra m m a , w e r e th e ir n a m e s .
De liciou s gard e n s ro u n d abo u t th em bloo m e d ,

Str e a m s wa n d er e d w ild an d m u sky th i c k e ts str etch ed,
W i th m an y a br i ght pavilio n an d fair lawn
In m idst of whi c h Si d dar th a stray e d at w i ll ,
So m e n e w d e light provid e d e v e ry ho u r ;
A n d happy ho u rs h e k n e w , for l i f e w as r i ch ,
W i th yo u thfu l blood at qu i c k e st ; y e t st i ll cam e
T h e shadows of his m e d i tat i o n ba c k,
A s th e lak e s silv e r d u lls with driv i n g clo u ds
’
.
W hich Kin g m ark in g call e d h i Mi n i st ers

th e ,
s
B ethi n k ye sirs ! h o w th e old Ri shi s pak e

, ,
He s ai d and what m y dr e a m r e ad ers for etol d

,
-
.
THE LI GH T OF A SIA .
25
T his boy , m or e d e ar to m e tha n m i n e h e art s blood ,

’
Shall b e of u n iv ersal do m i n a n c e,
T ra m pli n g th e n e c k of all h is e n em i e s ,
A K i n g of ki n gs an d this i s in m y h e art ;
—
0 1 h e shall tr e ad th e s ad an d lo w ly path
1
O f s e lf d en ial an d of pi o u s pa i n s ,
-
G ai n i n g who kn ows w hat good , w h en all is lost

W orth k e e pi n g ; an d to his w i stfu l ey e s
Do still i n c li n e am id m y palac e s
But ye ar e sag e, an d ye w ill c
.
o u n s el m e ;
H ow m ay his f e e t b e t u r n e d to that pro u d road
W h er e th ey should walk , an d all fa i r sig n s c o m e tru e
W hich gav e him E arth to r u l e, if h e w o u ld r u l e ?
The ld e st a n sw e r e d
e lov e“Maharaj a !
,
W ill c u r e th e s e th i n dist e m pers ; e av e th e sp e ll w
O f wo m a n s w i l e s abo u t h i s idl h e art

’
e .
W hat k n ows th i s n obl e boy of b e a u ty ye t ,
E y e s that m ak e h e av e n forgot an d l i ps of bal m ?

,
F i n d h im soft i v s an d pr e tty playf llows ;

w e e
T h e tho u ghts y e c an n o t stay w i th bra e n chai n s z
A g ir l s hair lightly bi n ds
’
.
A n d all tho u ght good .
“
Bu t th e Ki n g a n sw er e d If w e s k h im i v e s ee w ,
L ov e c
,
hoos e th oftti m e s with a n oth er ye ; e
A n d if w e bid ra n g e B e a u ty s gard en ro u n d
’
T o pl u ck what blosso m pl e as e s h e w ill s m i l e ,
A n d sw ee tly sh u n th e j oy h e k n ows n o t of
“
.
T h e n said a n oth e r Roa m s th e b ar as ing h

,
U n til th e fat e d arro w fli s ; for h i m e ,
A s for l e ss lordly S pi r i ts so m e o n e char m s , ,
So m e fac e ill s e e m a Parad i s e so m e form

w ,
Fair e r tha n pal e Daw n wh en s h ak es th e world s e w .
T his do m y Ki n g Co m m a n d a f e st i val
:
W h er e th e r e al m s m aids shall b e c
,
’
o m pe t i tors
In yo u th an d gra c an d s ports that Sak yas u s e
e, .
L e t th e Pri n c e giv e th e pr i e s to th fa i r z e ,
A n d wh e n th e lov ly v i c
,
tors pass his s e at
e ,
T h e r e shall b thos e w h o m ark if n or two

e o e
Cha ng e th e fi xe d sad ne ss of h i s t e nd er ch eek ;

26 A RNOL D S P OE MS ’
.
So w e choos e for lo ve with lo ve s o w n ey es

m ay
’
And ch e at his H ig h n e ss i n to hap pi n e ss .
T his thi n g s e e m e d good ; wh er e for e u po n a day

T h e cr i e rs bad e th e yo u n g an d b eau tif u l
Pass to th e palac e for twas in co m m a n d
’
T o hold a co u rt of pl as u r e an d th e Pri n c e e ,
W o u ld giv th e pr i e s so m e thi n g r i c
e h for allz ,
T h e ri c h e st for th e fa i r e st j u dg e d So flo c
,
ke d .
Kapilav as tu s m a i d en s to th e gat e
’
E ac h with h er dark hair n e ly s m ooth e d an d bou n d w .
E y e lash e s l u str e d with th e soor m a sti c k -

,
Fr e sh bath e d an d s c ent e d ; all in S ha ls an d c

—
loth s w
O f gay e st ; sl e n d e r ha n ds an d f ee t n e w sta i n e d -
NV i th cri m so n an d th e t i lka s pots sta m pe d br i ght

,
-
.
Fa i r Show it was of all thos e In d i a n g irls

Slow pa c-
i n g past th e thro n e ith larg e bla c k ey e s w
Fix e d o n th e gro u n d for wh en th ey s aw th e Prin c e ,
Mor e tha n th e aw e of Ma j e sty m ad e b e at

T h e ir flutt e ri n g h e arts h e sat e so passio n l e ss , ,
G en tl e b u t s o b e yo n d th e m
,
E ac h m aid took .
W ith do w n dro pp e d l i ds h er gift afraid to ga z e ;

-
,
An d if th e pe o pl ha i l e d so m e lov e li er o n e
e
B e yo n d h e rivals wor t hy royal s m il e s

r ,
Sh e stood lik e a s c ar e d an t e lo pe to touch

T h e gra c i o u s han d th en fl e d to j oi n h er m at es
,
T r e m bli n g at favor s o divi n e h e s e em e d , ,
So high an d sa i n tlik e an d abov e h e r world .
T hus fil e d th ey o n e bright m a i d aft e r a n oth e r

,
T he c
,
ity s flo w rs an d all this b e au t e o u s m arc h

’
e ,
W as en di n g an d th e pri z e s sp en t wh e n last ,
Ca m e yo u n g Yas Odh ar a an d th e y that stood ,
Ne ar e st Si d da th a s aw th e pri n c
r e ly boy
Start as th e radia n t girl a pproa c

,
h ed A form .
O f h e av en ly m o u ld ; a gait l i k e Par at1 s v :
E y e s lik e a hi nd s in lo v e ti m e fa c e s o fair
’
-
W ords c
,
an n o t pai n t its s pe ll ; an d Sh e alo n e
G a e d f u ll
z folding h er pal m s a c
—
ross h er br e asts
O n th e boy s ga e h er stat e ly n e c k unb en t
’
z
“Is th e r a g i ft for m e ? s h e ask e d an d s m il e d
.
,
e
“
,
.
T gh e i ft s a r e
g o n e th e P r i nc e r e li e d
p yet take
, ,
TH E L IG H T OF A SIA .
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T his for a m e n ds , d e ar s i st e r , of w hos e gra c

e
O ur ha ppy c i ty boasts ; th er e w i th h e loos e d
T h e e m e rald n e ckl e t fro m h i s throat , an d c las pe d
Its gr ee n b e ads ro u nd h dark er an d s i lk soft w aist ;
-
A n d th e ir e y e s m ix e d an d fro m , th e look s pra n g lo ve .
L o n g aft er wh e n e n l i ght en m e n t was ful l

, ,
L ord B u ddha b i ng pray e d h y th u s h i s h eart

,
—
e w
T ook fi r e at first gla n c e of t h e Sa kya g i rl

“
,
An s e r e d
w W e w e r e n o t stra n g e rs as to us
, ,
A n d all it s e e m d ; in ag e s lo n g go n by
e e
A h u n t e r s s o n play i n g with for e st g i rls

’
By Ya m u n s sprin gs wh er e Nan dade vi sta nds

’
Sat e u m pir e whil e th e y ra c

,
e d b e n ath th e firs e
L ik e har e s at e ve that u n th e i r playf u l ri n gs r
O n e w i th fl o e stars c w ro n d h e o n e w i th lo n g pl u m e s
r- w e ,
Pl u ck e d fro m e y e d ph easa n t an d th e j u n gl e cock -
O n e ith fi r a ppl e s ; b u t w h o r an th e last

w -
Cam e first for h i m an d u n to h r th e boy , e
G av e a ta m e fa w n an d h i s h e art s lov e b e sid e

’
A n d in th e wood th e y l i v d m a n y glad y e ars e ,
A n d in th e wood th ey u n d i vid d d i e d e .
L O I as hid s e e d shoots af t r ra i n l e ss y e ars e ,
So good an d e vil pa i n s an d pl e as u r e s hat es

, ,
A n d lov e s an d all d ad d e ds c
,
o m e forth agai n
e e ,
B e arin g br i ght l e av e s or dark s w t fr ui t or sour ,

ee .
T hu s I w as h e an d s h e Yas Od h a a ; r
An d wh i l e th e wh e el of b i rth an d d e ath t u rn s ro u n d .
T hat which hath b e e n m u st b e b e tw e en u s two .
Bu t th ey who watch e d th e Pri c at pri g i vi n g n e z e-
Saw an d h e ard all an d told th e c ar e fu l K i n g

,
H o w sat e Sidd ar th a h ee dl e ss till th e r e pass e d ,
G r e at Su pr ab u d d h a s c hild YaSOdh ar a ; ’
he c
,
An d how at s u dd e n s i ght of h er
—
ha n g e d —
,
An d how s h e ga d o n h i m an d h e o n h e
ze r,
A n d of th e j e e l g i ft an d w hat b e sid e
w -
Pass e d i n th e i r s pe aki n g gla n c

,
e .
T h e fo n d K i n g s m il d e
L o ok ! w e h av e fou n d a lur e ; tak e co u n s el n o w

28 A RNOLD S P OE MS
’
.
T o f e tch th e r e with o u r falco n fro m th e clou d s .
L e t m e ss e n g e rs b e s en t to ask th e m a i d
In m arriag e for m y s o n Bu t i t w as la w
.
W ith Sakyas , wh e n an y ask e d a m aid

O f n obl e h o u s e, fa i r an d d e s i rabl e ,
H e m u st m ak e good h i s sk il l in m artial arts
c
A gai n st all s u i tors w h o Sho u ld hall e n g e it ;
c
No r m i ght th i s u sto m br e ak i ts e lf for k i n gs
“
.
T h er e for e h e r fath e r spak e : Say to th e Ki n g ,

T h e ch i ld is so u ght by pri n c e s far an d n e ar ;
c
If thy m ost g e n tl e So n an b e n d th e b o w ,
c
Sway s w ord , an d ba k a hors e b e tt er tha n th ey ,
B e st w o u ld h e b e i n all an d b e st to u s :
c
Bu t how shall this b e , w ith h i s loist e r e d ways ?
T h en th e Ki n g s h e art w as s or e , for n o w th e Pri n c e

’
B e gg e d sw ee t Yas Odh ar a for w i fe, in vai n, —
W ith Dev ad atta for e m ost at th e bow ,

A rdj u n a m ast e r of all fi e ry st e e ds ,
c
A n d Na n da hi ef in s w ord play ; b u t th e Pri n c e
-
“
L au gh e d low an d sa i d , T h e s e th i n g s , t o o , Ihav e l e ar ned 1
Mak e proc l am at i o n that thy s o n w i ll m e e t

c c
All o m e rs at th eir hos e n ga m e s I thi n k
.
I shall n o t los e m y lov e for s u ch as th e s e .
So t w as giv en forth that o n th e s e v e n th day

’
c
T h e Pr i n e Sidd ar th a s u m m o n e d whoso wo u ld
T o m atch w ith h i m i n f e ats of m a nli n e ss ,
c
T h e vi tor s crow n t o b e Yas Od h ar a
’
h r for
T e e o
e , u p n th e s v th day th r
e en ,
t
e e w en
T h e Sa kya lords o
a n d t w n an d c o try rou d
un n
Un to ad
th e m ai den ; an d t h e m i w e n t too
d
A m i h er ki sfolk c
n , arri d as a brid
e e,
ih sc
W t m u i , an d w i th l tt rs gayly dight
i e ,
And gold hor d ox

ne
-
e n, fl o w erc apariso d
—
ne .
ho
W m Dev ad atta c la d of royal li
ime , n e,
And N n a da an d A rd a obl both
j un , n e ,
The flo r of all yo ths th r t ll

w e u e e, i ri c ca
th e P n e me
idi g his hit hors
R n w e e Kan t ak a, which igh d
ne e ,
A sto nish e d at th i s gr e at stra n g e world without

A l s o Sid dar th a g az e d with wo n d erin g e y e s
TH E LI GH T OF A SIA .
29
On all thos e p e o pl e bor n b en e ath th e thro ne

O th e r is e ho u s e d tha n k i n gs oth er i s fe d
w w e
cha n c
, ,
An d y et s o l i k e p e r —
e in j oys an d gri efs —
Bu t h e n th e Pr i n c
.
w e sa s e t Yas Odh a a w w e r ,
Brightly h e s m i l e d an d dr w h i s s i lk en r e i n
, e
,
L e ap e d to th e e arth fro m Kan tak a s broad back

’
An d cri e d “ H e i s n o t orthy of this p earl w

,
W h o is n o t worth i st ; l t m y rivals prov e e e
If I hav e dar e d too m u ch in s e e ki n g h e r

T h e n Na n da c
.
hall en g e d for th e arrow t e st -
A n d s e t a bra e n dr u m s ix gows away

z
,
A rd j u n a s ix an d De v ad atta e i ght ;
Bu t Pri n c e Sid d a th a bad e th e m s e t h is dru m
r
T en go s fro m o ff th e li n e u n t i l it s ee m e d
w ,
A cowry sh e ll for targ e t

—
T h e n th e y loos e d
A n d Na n da pi e r c
.
,
e d h i s dr u m A rd j u n a h i s , ,
An d De ad at ta drov e a ell a i m e d shaft

v w -
T hro u gh both sid e s of h i s m ark s o that th e crowd ,
Marv el e d an d cri e d ; an d s w ee t Yas Odh ar a

Dropp e d th e gold sari o e h er fe arfu l e y e s
’
L e st s h e sho u ld s e e h er Pri n c e s arrow fail

’
Bu t h e tak i n g th e i r b o w of lacqu e r e d c
.
,
an e,
W ith si n e ws bo un d an d str u n g w i th silv r wir e e
h n o n e b u t stal art ar m s c
, ,
W hi c o u ld dra a s pa n
w w ,
T hr u mm e d it low lau ghi n g dr e th e t w i st d string

— —
w e
T ill th e hor n s k i ss e d an d th e th i c k b lly s n app d

,
e e :
T hat i s for play n o t lov e h e said ; “ hath n o n e

, ,
A bow m or e fit for Sakya lor d s to u s e

”
?
An d o n e sa i d “ T h e r e is Sin h ah an u s bow
’
, ,
K ept in th e t em pl e si n c e e kno n ot h en w w w ,
W hic h n on e c an stri n g n o r dra w if it b e str u n g,

“F e t c h m he c e,
“
ri e d that w e a po n of a m an ‘
,
T h ey bro u ght th e a n c i en t bow ro u gh t of bla c k st eel w .
hi ng c
,
L a i d with g o ld t e n drils o n i ts bra n c u rv s e
L ik e biso n hor n s ; an d t i c
-
e Sid d a th a tr i d w r e
Its str en gth across h i s k n e e th e n s pak Shoot n w ,

e o
W ith this m y co u sin s ! bu t th e y co u ld n o t bri n g

,
T h e st u bbor n arm s a ha n d s br e ath n i gh e r u ;

’
-
se
T h en th e Pri n c e lightly l ea n i n g b en t th e b o
, ,
w ,
Sli ppe d ho m e th e ey e upo n th e n otch an d t a ng d ,

w e
30 A RNOLD ’
S POE MS .
Sh ar pl y th e cord , wh ic h , lik e an e agl e s w i ng ’
T hr i ll i n g t h e a i r , s an g forth s o l e ar an d lo u d c
T hat f e e bl e folk at ho m e that day i n q u i r e d
IV h at i s this so u d n ? an d pe opl e a n sw e r e d th e m
It i s th e so un d of Sinh ah anu s b o w , ’
W h i ch th e K i n g s s o n has str un g an d go e s to shoo t !

’ ”
T h e n fitt i n g fa i r a shaft , h e dr e w an d loos e d ,

A n d that k e e n arro w lov e th e sky, an d drav e c
Ri ght thro u gh that farth e st dr u m , n o r stay e d i ts fl i ght,
But ski m m e d th e pla i n b eyo n d , past r e a h of eye c .
T h en De adatta chall en g e d ith th e sword

v w ,
An d c lov e a T alas tr e s ix fi n g ers th i c -

k; e
A rdj u n a s v n ; an d Na n da c
e e u t thro u gh n i n e ;
Bu t t o su cw h st m s tog e th e r gr e w an d both
e ,
Si dda th a s blad e shr e d at o n e flash i n g strok e

’
r ,
K e n b u t so s m oot h that th e stra i ght tr u n ks upstood

e ,
“
,
A n d Na n da cr i e d H i s e dg e t u rn e d ! an d th e m aid
,
T r e m bl e d a n e w s e i n g th e tr e e s e r e c
e t ,
U n til th e De vas of th a ir h o wat c hed e

[crow n s , w ,
Bl w l ight br e aths fro m th e so u th an d both gr e en

e ,
Crash e d in th e sa n d c l e an f ll e d ,
-
e .
T h en bro u ght th ey st e e ds
H igh m e tt l ed n obly br d an d thr ee t i m e s sco u r e d
-
,
-
e ,
Aro u n d th e m ai den b u t h i t e Kan tak a ,

w
L e ft e v e n th e fl e t es t far b e h i n d
e so s i ft —
w ,
That e r e th e foa m f ll fro m h i s m o u th to e arthe
T w n ty s p ar l e n gths h fl ew ; b u t Na n da said
e e -
e ,
W e too m ight i n i th s u c w h as Kan taka ; w
Br i n g an u nbrok en hors e an d l t m en s e e e
W h b e st c an ba c
,
o k h im So th e sy c e s brought .
A stallio n d ark as n i ght l e d by thr ee cha i n s ,
Fi er c e y e d w i th n ostr i ls w i d e an d tossin g m an e
,
e- , ,
U n shod u n saddl e d for n o r i d er y et

,
H ad c
,
ross e d h im T hr e e t i m e s a c h yo u n g Sak “
e v
Spra n g to his m i ghty ba c

.
k Bu t th e hot st ee d .
F ur i o u sl y r e ar e d an d fl u ng th m to the pla i n
, e
In d u st an d sha m e ; o n ly A rdj u n a h eld

H i s s e at a whil e an d bidd i n g loos e th e chai n s
, , ,
Lash e d th e black fla nk an d shook th e bit and h el d , ,

.
c
T h en o n hi s n e k s h e h u n g th e fragra n t wr e ath ,
A n d o n his br e ast s h e laid h er perf e t h e ad , c
c
An d stoo pe d to to u h h i s f e e t w i th pro u d glad e y e s,
Sayi n g , De ar Pr i n e , b ehold m e , w h o am th i n e ! c
A n d all th e thro n g r e j o i e d , s e ei n g th e m pass c
H a n d fast i n ha n d , an d h e art b e at i n g w ith h e art,
c
T h e v eil of bla k an d gold drawn los e agai n c .
L o ng aft e r wh e n e nlight en m ent was c om e

T h ey pray e d L ord B u ddha to u c hi n g all an d why
or e this bla c
,
Sh e w k an d gold an d st eppe d s o proud , .
A n d th e W orld ho n or e d a n sw e r d
—
“ U n to m e e ,
T his was u n k n o n alb e it i t s e m e d half k n o n ;

w ,
e w
FO I wh i l e th e wh e l of b i rth an d d e ath t u rn s ro u n d
1
e ,
Past th i n gs an d tho u ghts an d b u r i e d liv e s c o m b ack ,

e
I n o w r e m e m b e r m yr i ad rai n s ago
, ,
W h at t i m e I roa m d H im ala ha n gi n g woods

’
e s ,
A t i g e r with m y str i pe d an d h u n gry kin d ;

,
I h o am B u ddh c
, w ou c h e d i n th e k u sa g rass
,
G a i n g w i th gr e e n bl i n k e d ey s u po n th e h erd s
z e
W hi c h past u r e d n e ar an d n e ar er to th i r d e ath e
Ro u n d m y day la i r ; 0 u n d e r n e ath th e s tars

-
1
1
I roa m e d for pr y savag i n sat i abl ee , e, ,
Snifii n g th e paths for tra c k of m an an d d e er .
A m i d th e b e asts that w er e m y f e llows th en ,
Met in d ep j u n gl or by r e edy jh e el
e e ,
A t i gr e ss c o m l i st of th for e st s et
, e e e ,
T h e m al e s at war ; h er hi d w as l i t with gold e ,
Bla c k broid ed l i k e th e v eil Yas Odh a a

-
r
W or e for m e ; hot th e str i fe wax e d i n that wood

W ith tooth an d c la h i l e u n d r n eath a n e m
w ,
w e e
Th e fa i r b e ast atc h e d u s bl e e d thu s fi erc ely woo e d

w ,
A n d I r m e m b e r at th e e n d s h e ca m e
e ,
Sn arl i n g past th i s an d that tor n for e st lord -
\V h i ch I had co n q u er e d an d ith fa n i n g j a s ,
w w w
Li c k e d m y q ui c k h e av i n g flan k an d i th m en t
-
,
w e w
I n to th e w i ld i th pro u d st eps a m oro u sly

w ,
.
T he w h eel of b irth and d eath turn s lo w and hi g h

.
.
THE LI GH T OF A SIA .
33
T h er efor e th e m aid was giv en u n to th e Pri n c e

A willin g s poil ; an d wh en th e stars w er good e
Me sh a th e Red Ram b ei n g L ord of h e av en

, ,
T h e m arriag e f e ast was k e pt as Sak yas u s e , ,
T h e gold en gadi s et th e car pe t S pr ad

, e ,
Th e w e dd i n g garla n ds h u n g th e a m thr e ads t i d , r -

e
T h e sw e e t cak e brok th e r i c
,
e an d attar thro
e, n w ,
T h e two stra s float e d o n th e r e dd n e d m i lk

w e
W hi c h c “
,
, o m in g clos e b etok en e d lov e t i ll d e ath ;

,
T h e s e v n st ps tak e n thr i c
e e e aro u n d th e fi r e ,
Th e gifts b e sto w e d n ho l y m e n th e al m s
o ,
An d t e m pl e o ffe ri n gs m ad e th e m an tras s u n g , ,
T h e garm e n ts of th e br i d e an d br i d e groo m t i e d
“
.
T h e n th e gr y fath e r s pak e
e VVo r s h ipful Pri n c e :
Sh e that was o u rs h e n c
,
e forth is o n ly thi n e ,
Be good to h er who hath h er lif in th e

, e e ,
VVh erew ith th e y bro u ght ho m e s t Yas Odh a a w ee r ,
W ith so n gs an d tr u m pe ts to th e Pr i n c e s ar m s
’
, ,
A n d lo v e w as all in all .
Ye t n o t to lov e
Al o n e trust e d th e Ki n g ; lov e s priso n hous e
’
-
Stat ely an d b ea u tifu l h e bad e th e m b u ild ,
So that in all th e e art h n o m arv el was

L i k e V i s h r am v an th e Pri n c e s pl e as u r e pla c
’
,
e -
Mid w ay in thos e w i d e pala c e gro u n ds th r e r o s e -

e
A v e rda n t hill whos e bas e Roh i n i bath e d ,
Murm u rin g adow n fro m H im al ay s broad feet ’
T o b e ar its trib u t e i n to G un ga s wav e s

’
.
So u thward a growt h of ta m ari n d tr e e s an d SO] ,
T hi c k s et with pal e s ky color e d g an th i flo ers -

w ,
Sh u t out th e world sa v e if th e c i ty s h u m
’
Ca m e 0 11th e wi n d n o harsh er tha n h n b es w e e
H u m o u t of sight i n thi c k ts North ards soa d e . w re
T h e stai n l e ss ra m ps of h u g e H im al a all ’
s w
Ran g e d i n w h i t e ra n ks aga i n st th e bl u e
In fi nit e o n d e rful
w ho s e u pla n ds vas t
—
w ,
r st an d c
,
And lift e d u n iv rs e of c e rag e ,
Should e r and sh e lf gr ee n slo p an d i c y hor n e ,
i pi c
,
Ri v en ravi n e an d S pli n t e r d pr e c e e
c
,
L e d l i m bi n
g tho u ght h i g h r an d high u nti l e e r,
.
It s eem e d to sta n d in h e av en an d Spe ak wi th gods .
B en e ath th e s n o s dark for e sts s pr ad shar p lac e d

w e
W i th l e api ng catara c
,
ts an d v ei l e d w i th c lo u ds
L o w er gr e w ros e oaks an d th e gr e at fir grov e s
-
IV h e e e c r ho e d ph e asan t s c all an d pa n th er s cy ’
Clatt e r of w ild sh e ep o n th e sto n s an d scr e a m e ,
O f circl i n g e agl e s u n d er th e s e th e pla i n :
G l a m e d l i k e a prayi n g car pe t at th foot

e
—
e
O f thos e divi n e st altars Fro n tin g th i s .
T h e b u ild e rs s e t t h e bright pav i lio n up ,
Fair plan t d o n th e ta ac
-
e e d h i ll ith tow e rs rr w
O n e i th e r fla n k an d p i llar e d c
,
lo i st ers ro un d
Its b e a m s r e c
.
arv e d w i th stor i e s of old ti m e

w e
Radha an d Kr i sh n a an d th e sylva n girls

Sita an d H an u m a n an d D au padi ; r
A n d o n th e m i ddl e por c h G d G an e sha o ,
W i th disc an d hook to bri ng isdo m an d w ealth—

w
Pro pi t i o u s sat r ath i n g h i s sid elo n g tr unk

e, w e
By i n d i n g w ays of gard en an d of c
.
w o u rt
T h e i nn e r gat e as r e a c h e d of m arbl e wrought
w , ,
W h i t e w i th pi n k v i n s ; th e l i n t l la u l i e e z ,
T h e thr e shold alabast r an d th e doors e
Sa n dal ood c
,
-
u t i n pi c
w tu r e d pan l i n g ;
, e
W h e r by to lofty halls an d shado y bo w ers

’
e w
Pass th e d l i ght e d foot o n stat l y stairs

e , e
T hro u gh latti c
,
e d gall ri s n ath a i t e d roofs

’
p n e e , e
An d c l u st er i n g col u m n s h er c ool fo u n tai n s fri ng e d

,
w e
W ith lot u s an d n el u m bo dan cd an d fi s h —

e
G l e a m e d thro ugh th ir c rystal s c

,
arl e t gold an d bl u e
e , , ,
G r e at ey e d ga ll e s in s u n n y al c
.
-
z e ov s bro s d e w e
T h e blo n d ros e s ; b i rds of rai n bow

w re ing w
Fl u tt er e d a m o n g th e pal m s ; dov e s gr e en an d gray , ,
B u ilt th eir safe n e sts on g i ld e d cor n i c e s ;

O v r th e sh i n i n g pav e m n ts p e a c
e oc ks dr e ew
T h e S pl en dors of th ei r tra i n s s e dat e ly at ched ,

w
By m i lk hit e h ero n s an d th e s m all ho u s o ls

-
w e- w
T h e pl u m n e c
.
k e d parrots s u n g fro m fr uit to fruit ;

-
w
T h e y ellow s u nb i rds h i rr e d fro m bloo m to bloo mw ,
T h e ti m i d l i ards n th la t ti c z e bask d o e e
Fearless the s q uirr els r an to f ee d fro m hand

,
TH E LIG H T OF A SIA 3
11
.
For all was pe ac e th e h y bla c k s n ak e that giv e s

: s
Fortun e to hou s eholds s unne d h i sl e epy c

,
o i ls
, s
Un d e r th m oo n fl o e s h r th e m u sk d eer play e d
e -
w r , w e e -
A n d bro n e y e d m o n k ys c
,
w -
hatt er e d to th e cro s
e w .
A n d all th i s ho u s e of lov e as pe o pl e d fa i r w
W i th sw e e t att en da n c e s o that in e ach part ,
W ith lov e ly s i ghts er g en tl e fa c e s fo u n d

w e
Soft s pee ch an d i ll i n g s rvi c e ea c

,
w h n glad e , o e
T o gladd e n pl e as e d at pl as u r e pro u d to ob y ;
, e , e
T ill life glid e d b eg ui l e d lik e a s m ooth str e a m ,
Ban k e d by p er petu al fl o w s Yas Odh ar a ’
Qu een of th e en c
,
han t i n g cou rt .
Bu t i nn er m ost
B eyo n d th e ri c
,
h n e ss of thos e h u n dr e d h alls
A s ec
,
r e t cham b er l u rk e d w h er e skill had s p n t , e
A l l lov e ly fa n tasi s to l u ll th e m i n d
e
T h e e n tra n c as a c
.
e of i t loist r e d squ ar
w e e
Roofe d by th e s ky an d i n th e m i dst a ta n k
,
O f m i lky m arbl e b u i lt ; an d la i d ith sla b s w
O f m i lk w hit e m arbl e ; bord r e d ro u n d th e ta nk

-
e
A n d o n th e st ps an d all alo n g th fr i e
e , e ez
W i th t en d er i n la i d ork of agat e sto n es w -

.
Cool as to tr e ad in s u m m er t i m n s no s -
e o w
It was to loit er th r ; th s un b a m s dro pp d e e e e e
T h e i r gold an d pass i n g in to por c

,
h an d n i c h e,
Soft en e d to shado s s i lv ery pal an d d im w , ,

e, ,
A s i f th e v ry Day pa u s e d an d gr
e E ew ve
In lov e an d s i l n c at that bo r s ga i t ; ’
e e w e
For th e r e b yo n d th gat th c
e ha m b r as e e e e w
B e au t i fu l s e t ; a w o n d r of th orld !
, w e e e w
Soft light fro m pe rfu m e d la m ps thro u gh i n do w s f ll w e
O f n akr e an d sta i n d stars of l u cn t fi l m e e
O n gold n c e loths o uts pr ead an d s i lk n b d ,

e e s.
An d h e avy s pl n dor of th pu rdah s fri ng

’
e e e,
Li ft e d to tak e o n ly th e lov l i st in e e .
H e r e wh e th r i t w as ni ght
, e da n o n k n w 0 1
1
y e o ,
For always s tr e a m d that soft n d li gh t m or bright

e e e ,
e
T han s u n r i s e but a t n d r a th v s; '
s e e s e e e
,
An d always br e ath e d s t ai rs m or j oy g i vi ng w ee ,
e -
T ha n m or ni ng s but as c ool a m i d ni ght s br ath ;

’
’
s e
,
36 A RNOL D S POE MS ’
.
An d night an d day l u t e s sigh e d an d night and day ,
D l i cio u s foods w e r e s pr e ad an d d ew y fr uits

e ,
Sh e rb ets n w chill e d w i th s n ows of H im al ay

e
A n d s ee t m e ats m ad e of s u btl e dai n ti n e ss

w
W i th sw e t tr ee m ilk in i ts o w n ivory c
.
e -
up .
A n d n i ght an d day s e rv e d th e r e a chos n ba n d e
O f n au t c h g i rls c u p b e ar e rs an d cy m bal e rs
,
-
, .
De l i cat e d a k b o w ed m i n ist e rs of lov e

,
r ~
r ,
W h o fann e d th e sl e ep i n g e y s of th e happy Pri n c e e ,
A nd wh e n h e wak e d l e d ba c k h is tho ug h ts to bliss

,
W ith m u sic whisp er i n g thro u gh th e bloo m s an d char m

O f a m oro u s so n gs an d dr e a m y da n c
,
e s l ink ed ,
By ch i m of an kl e b e lls an d wav e of ar m s
e -
An d s i lv e r V i n a str i n gs ; -
h i l e e ss e n c es w
O f m usk an d c ha m pak an d th e bl u e ha e s pr ead z
Fro m b u r nin g sp i c e s sooth e d his so u l aga i n
T o drows e by s w ee t Yas Odh a a ; an d th u s r
Sid d ar th a liv e d forg e tt i ng .
F u rth er m or e ,
T h e Ki n g co m m a n d e d that ith i n thos e walls w
No m en t i o n sho uld b e m ad e of d e ath or ag e ,
Sorrow or pa i n or s i c k n e ss If o n e droo pe d
,
h er dark gla n c
.
,
In th e lov e ly Co u rt , e di m h er f eet ,
Fain t in th e dan c e th e g u i ltl e ss c

,
—
ri m in al
Pass d fo r th an e x i l e fro m that Paradis e
e .
,
L est h e sho u ld s e e an d s u ffe r at h e r w o e

Bright ey e d i n t en dan ts at c h e d to exec
.
—
ut ew
Se n t en c e o n s uc h as spak e of th e harsh w orld

W i tho u t h e r e a c
, w h e s an d plag u e s w e r e t e ars an d fear s ,
.
And w a i l of m o u r n ers an d gri m fu m e of pyr e s ,

.
T as tr e aso n i f a thr e ad of silv e r stray e d

’
w
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w ked ,
T h e d ad l e av e s h i d all e v i l s i ghts r e m ov e d
e ,
:
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For said th e K i n g If h e shall pass h i s yo u th,
Far fro m s u c h th ings as m ov e to i stful n e ss w ,
A n d brood i n g o n th e m pty e ggs of tho u ght e ,
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May fad e b el i k e an d I shall s ee h im grow

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T o th at g r eat statur e of fair so ve r ei g n ty

T IIE L IGH T OF A SIA .
37
W h en h e sh all r ul e all la n d s will r u l e

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if h e
The Ki n g of k i n gs an d glory of his ti m e .
W h er e for e aro u n d that pl e asan t priso n hous e

, -
W h e r e lov e was gaol er an d d l i ghts i ts bars e

,
Bu t far r e m ov e d fro m s i ght th e K i n g bad e build —
A m ass i v e w all an d in th e w all a gat e

,
W ith bra e n fold i n g doors which b u t to r oll

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,
Back o n th eir hi ng s ask e d a h u ndr e d ar m s ;

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A lso th e n o i s of that prod i g i o u s gat e

e
O p e ni n g was h e ard full half a i a n a

, .
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A n d y et withi n a n oth r thro u gh th e thr eee ,
Mu st o n e pass if h e qu i t that Pl as u r e ho u s e e -
.
T hr e m i ghty gat e s th er e e r e bolt e d an d ba rr e d

e w
A n d ov e r e a c
, ,
h w as s e t a faithfu l watch ;
A n d th e K i n g s ord e r sa i d
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“Su ffe r n m an o
,
T o pass th e gat e s tho u gh h e sho u ld b e th e Pri nc e

,
T his o n yo u r liv e s e v e n tho u gh it b e m

, y s on .
BOOK T HE T HIRD .
In which cal m ho m e of ha ppy life an d lo ve

Ligg d o u r L ord B u ddha k n o i n g n o t of o e
e , w w ,
No r w a nt 0 pa i n n o r plagu e n r ag e n o d eath
,
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o , r ,
Sav e as wh n sl e pers roa m d im s eas i n dr e a m s

e e ,
A n d la n d a e ari d o n th e shor e s of day

w e ,
Br i ngi n g stra n g e m er c ha n dis e fro m that black voyag e

T h u s oftt i m e s w h e n h e lay w i th g e n tl e h e ad
L u ll e d o n th dark br e asts of Yas Odh a a
e r ,
H er fo n d ha n d s fan ni n g slow h is sl e e pi ng lids .
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w
“ orld !
r w , w
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,
e o m e ! A n d s h e w o u ld as k
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w k; e e -
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W as awfu l an d h is v i s ag l i k e a god s
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e .
T h en o u ld h e s m i l aga i n to stay h er t ars

w e e ,
An d bid th e v i n as so u n d ; b u t o n c e th ey s e t
A stri ng e d go u rd o n th e sill , th er e wh er e th e wi nd
Could li n g er o er its n ot e s an d play at w i ll ,
’
W ild m u sic m ak e s t h e wi n d o n s i lv er strin gs ,

An d thos e who lay aro u n d h e ard o n ly that ;
Bu t Pri n c e Si d dar th a h e ard th e Dev as play,
A n d to h is e ar s th ey sa ng s u c h words as th es e
W e a r e th e vo i ces of th e w a n d er i n g w i n d
h m o a n f o r r es t a n d r es t c
,
Wh ic a n n ever fi n d;
L O ! a s th e w i n d i s s o i s m o r ta l l if e ,
A m o a n a s i g h a s o b a s to r m a s tr ife
, , , ,
.
W h er ef o r e c
h en e w e a r e y e a n n o t k n ow ,
an d w c
No r w h er e l ife spr i n g s n o r w h i th er l if e d o th g o ;
W e a r e a s y e a r e, g h o s ts f r o m th e i n a n e,
W h a t plea s u r e h a v e w e of o u r h a n g ef u l p a i n ? c
W h a t plea s u r e h a s t th o u of th y c
h an g el es s bl i s s
’
9 .
Na y if l o ve la s ted th er e w er e j o y i n th i s ,
, ,
B u t l ife s
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s th e w i n d s w a , a l l th es e thi n s
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w a
y i y g
A re c
bu t br i ef vo i es br ea th ed o n s h if ti n g s tr i n g s .
Oh Ma y a s ’
son ! be c
m th e ea r th
au s e w e r oa
M o a n w e upo n th es e s tr i n g s ; w e m a k e n o m ir th ,
So m a n y w o es w e s ee i n m a n y l a n d s ,
SO m a n y s tr ea m i n g ey es a n d w r i n g i n g h a n d s .
Yet m o c
k w h i l e w e w a il, f o r , o u l d th ey len o u ,
e w c
c
T h i s l ife th ey li n g to i s bu t emp ty s h o w ,
T w er e a ll a s w el l to bi d a l o u d to s ta n d ,
’
c
Or h o l d a r u n n i n g r i v er w i th th e h a n d .
B u t th o u th a t ar t to th i n e h o u r i s n i g h
s a v e, !
T h e s a d w o r ld w a i teth i n i ts m i s er ,
y
T h e bl i n d w o r l d s tu m bl eth o n i ts r o u n d of p a i n ,
c c
R i s e, May a s h il d ! w a / e ! s lu m ber n o t a g a i n !
’
W e a r e th e v o ic
e of s th e w a n d er i n
g w in d :
W a n d er th o u , to o, oh P r in c
e, th y r es t to fi n d;
L ea ve l o ve f o r
’
l o ve o
f l o ver s , f o r w o e s s ak e
Q u i t s ta te
f o r s or r o w , c
a n d d eli v er a n e m a / e c
.
40 A RNOLD S P OE MS 1
.
L i ght wh er e th e ros e gl e am l i n g e rs o n thos e s n ow s,

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A n d strain m y ga z e w i th s ear c h i n g what is ro un d !

W h y hav e I n e v e r s e en an d n ev e r so u ght ?
T e ll m e what l i e s b e yo n d o u r bra z e n gat e s .
T h en o n e r epli e d , T h e city first fair Pr i n e , c

T h e t em pl e s , an d th e gard en s , an d th e grov e s .
An d th en th e fi e lds , an d aft e rwards fr e sh fi el ds ,

W ith n u llahs , m aid an s , j un gl e, koss o n koss
An d n e xt ki n g Bim b as ar a s r e al m , an d th en
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T h e vast flat world , with cror e s o n ror e s of folk c

“
.
G ood , sa i d Sid d ar th a, l e t th e word b e s en t

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T hat Chann a yok e m y c hariot at n oon —
T o m orrow I shall rid e an d s e e b eyo n d

-
.
W h e r e of
th ey told th e kin g O ur L ord thy , s o n,
W ill s that his chariot b e yok e d at n oo n ,
T hat h e m ay r i d e abroad an d s ee m an kin d .
Ye a ! car e fu l Kin g ti s tim e h e s e

s pak e_ th e e 1
Bu t l e t th e c
,
ri ers go abou t an d bid

My city d e c k its e lf s o th e r e b e m e t
,
No n oiso m e s i ght ; an d l e t n o n e bli n d or m aim d e
No ne that i s sick or stri c

,
k en d e p in y e ars e ,
No l ep e r an d n o f ee bl e folk co m e forth
, .
T h e r e for e th e sto n e s w e r e sw ept an d u p an d dow n ,
T h e w at e r carri e rs s pri n kl e d all th e str ee ts

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Fro m Spirtin g skin s th e ho u s e wi v e s s c

, att er e d fr e sh
Re d powd e r o n th e ir thr e sholds str u n g n ew W ath s ,
1 e .
An d tri mm e d th e t u lsi b u sh b e for e th ir doors

-
e .
T h e pa in tin gs o n th e walls w e r e h e ight en e d u p

W ith lib eral brush th e tr e e s s et thick w i t h flags
, ,
T h e idols gild e d ; in th e fo u r w en t ways -
Sur yad ev a an d th e gr e at gods sho n e

’
Mi d shrin e s of l eav e s ; s o that th e city s eem ed
A c apit al of som e en c han t e d lan d .
Al so th e cri e rs pass e d w i th dr u m an d go n g
, ,
Procl ai m in g lo u dly H o ! all citi en s

,
z ,
T h e Ki n g co mm an ds th at th er e b e s een to day
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No evil s i g ht let no o ne bli nd O mai med

: 1
1
,
THE LIGH T OE A SIA .
None that s si c k or stric k en d p in years

I ee
,
No l p r an d n o f bl folk go forth
e e , ee e .
L e t n o n e too b u rn h i s d ad n
, br i n g th m out
, e or e
T ill n i ghtfall T hus Su d dh Od an co m m an ds
. a .
So all w as c o m ely an d th e ho u s e s tr i m
T hro u gho u t Kapil a as t u wh i l e th e Pr i n c v e ,
Ca m e forth in pai n t e d c a whi c h two st e ers dr e w r,

,
Sn ow wh i t e -
i th sw i n g i n g d e la ps an d hu gh hum p s
, w w
W ri n kl e d agai n st th e c arve d an d la c qu er e d yok e .
G oodly it was to m ark th e pe o pl e s j oy

’
G r ee t i n g th e i r Pr i n c e ; an d glad Si d da r th a wa xe d
A t s i ght of all thos li e g e an d fr i en dly folk e
Bright c lad an d lau g hi n g as i f l i fe w e r e good

-
“Fa i r is th e world h e sa i d “it lik e s m e w e ll !

.
, ,
An d light an d kin d th e s e m en that a e n o t k i ngs r

,
A n d sw e e t m y sist e rs h e r e who to i l an d t en d ; ,
W hat hav e I do n e for th e s e to m ak e th e m th u s ?

W hy if I lov e th e m sho ul d thos e c
, hildr en kn ow ?
,
I pray tak e u p yon pr e tty s akya boy

W h o fl un g u s flow ers an d l e t h im rid e with m e , .
H o w good it i s to r e ig n in r al m s l i k e this ! e
H o w si m pl e pl e as ur e i s i f th e s e b e pl e as e d ,
B e ca u s e I co m e abroad ! H o w m any th i ngs

I n ee d n o t if s u c h l i ttl e ho u s eholds hold
E n o u gh to m ak e o u r c i ty fu ll of s m i l e s !
Dr i v e Chann a ! thro u gh th e gat e s an d l e t m e s ee
, ,
Mor e of this gracio u s world I have n o t kn own .
So pass e d th ey thro u gh th e gat e s a j oyous crowd ,
T hro n gi n g about th e wh e e ls wh e r e of so m an ,
e r
B for e th e ox en throw i n g r aths so m strok e d

e w e e
e an d c
,
T h e i r s i lk e n flanks so m e bro u g h t th m ri c
,
ak s e e ,
“Ja i ! j a i ! for o u n bl e Pri n c
,
A ll cry i n g
”
,
e! r o
T h u s all th e path as k pt i th g lad m looks

w e w so o
A n d fill e d w i th fa i r s i ghts for th K i n g s ord w as ’

— e w
T h at s uc h sho u ld b wh n m i d ay in th roa d
e —
e w e ,
Slow tott e ri n g fro m th e hov e l wh e r h hid e e ,
Cr e pt forth a wr e t c h in rags ha g gard an d fo ul ,

.
An old ol d m an whos e shriv e l e d s ki n s un ta nne d

, , ,
-
,
.
Clun g lik e a b e ast s hid e to his fl esh l es s bo n es

’
B en t w as his back w i th l oad of m a n y days

H i s e ye pits r e d w i th r u st of an c
,
i en t t e ars ,
H is d im orbs bl e ar w i th rh e u m h i s toothl e ss j aw s ,
W aggi n g w i th palsy an d th e fr i ght to s e e

So m an y an d s u ch j oy On sk i nn y han d
. e
Cl u t c h e d a worn s tafi to pro p his q u av er in g lim bs

'
An d o n e w as pr e ss e d u po n th e ridg e of r i b s
W h en c e c am e in gas ps th e h e avy pai n fu l br e ath .
A im s ? m oa n e d h e g i ve goo d pe o pl e for I die

, ,
T o m orrow or th n ext day ! th en th e c

- e o u gh
Chok e d h im b u t st i ll h e str e t c
, h e d h i s pal m an d stoo d ,
Blink in g an d groan i n g m id h i s s pas m s A l m s ' ’
T h en thos e aro un d had wr n c

, ,
h e d h is fee bl e fee t
e
A s i d e an d thr u st h im fro m th road aga i n

,
e ,
Say i n g T h e P r i c dost s e e g t to thy lair !

n e ! ? e
Bu t that Si ddfi r th a c
,
“
r i e d L et b e ! l e t b e ! ,
Chann a ! what thi n g i s this who s e em s a m an ,
Ye t s ur ely o n ly s eem s b ei n g s o bow e d ,

,
So m is e rabl e s o ,horr i bl e s o s a d ?
,
A r e m e n bor n so m e ti m e s th u s ? W hat m eaneth h e

Moan in g to m orrow or n ext day I die ?
-
F in ds h e n o food that s o is bo s jut forth

h n e ?
W hat w o e hath ha pp e n e d to th i s p i t e o s
u o n e ?
T h en an sw e r m ad e t h e c har i ot ee r Sw eet Prin c e ! ,
T his is n o oth e r than an ag e d m an

So m e fo u rscor e y e ars ago h is ba c
.
k w as straight ,
H i s e ye bright an d hi s body goodly n o w :
T h e th i e v i sh y e ars hav e s u c
,
k e d h is s ap away
Pi llag e d h is str e n gth an d fi l c
,
h e d h i s will an d wit 1
H is lam p h as lost i ts o i l th e w i c k b u rn s black

,
W hat l i fe h e k e eps i s o n e poor l i n g er i n g s park

W hi c h fl i ck e rs for th e fi n i sh s u c h is ag e ; [Pri n c :e
W h y sho u ld yo u r H i gh e ss h e d n ? T h en spak e th e
e
Bu t shall this co m e to oth e rs 0 1 to all ,

1
Or i s it rar e that n e sho

o u ld b e as h e ?
Most n obl e an s e r e d Chann a e v en as h e

,
w ,
W i ll all th e s e grow if th e y shall l i v e s o lo n g

Bu t qu oth th e Pr i n c “
.
‘1
,
”
e if I shall live as long
,
Sh all I b e thu s an d if Yas Odh ar a

:
43
Liv e fo urs c
or e y ears , is th i s old ag e for h er ,
Jalinj littl e H asta , G au tam i ,
An d G un ga , an d th e oth ers ? Yea, gr e at Sir 1

Th e chariot eer r e li e d T h en s pak e th e Prin c
p e
rn ba c
.
Tu k an d dr i v e m e to m y ho u s e aga in !
,
I hav e s een that I d i d n o t th i nk to s ee .
W hich po n d e ri n g to his b e a u t eo u s Co urt r e tu rn e d

,
W istfu l Sid dar th a s ad of m i en an d m ood ;

,
No r tast e d h e th e h i t e c ak s n o th fru i ts
w e r e
Spr e ad for th e e v en i n g f e ast n o o n c e look d u

p r e
W h il e th e b e st pala c
,
e d an c rs strov e to c har m
-
e :
No r s pak e sav e o n e sad thi n g wh en ofu lly

— —
w
Yas od ha a sank to h i s f ee t an d w ept

r
“ H ath n o t m y L ord c
,
Sighi n g , o m fort in m e ?
Ah sw e e t ! h e sa i d
, s uchc o m fort that m y so u l
,
A ch e s th i nk in g it m u st en d for i t w i ll en d
, , ,
An d w e shall both grow old Yas od h ar a ! ,
L o e l e ss un lov e ly w ak an d old an d bo e d
v , ,
e , , w
Nay tho u gh w e lo c
.
, k e d u p lov e an d l i f i th li ps e w
So clos e that n i ght an d day o u br aths gr n r e ew o e,
T i m e wo u ld thr u st in b e tw e en to fi l c h a ay w
My passio n an d thy grac e as bla c k n i ght s teals ,
T h e ros e gl e a m s fro m y o n pe ak hi c h fad e to gray , w
An d ar e n o t s een to fad e T h i s hav e I fo un d .

,
A n d all m y h e art is dark e n d w i th i ts dr e ad e ,
A nd all m y h e art i s fix e d to th i n k h L ov e ow
Mi ght sav e its sw ee tn ss fro m th slay er T i m e e e , ,
W h o m ak e s m n old So thro u gh that n i ght h sat e

e .
e
Sl ee pl e ss un co m fort e d
,
.
A n d all that n ight

Th e ki n g Suddh od an a d e am e d tro ublo u s dr a m s r e .
Th e firs t fe ar of h i s v i s i o n w as a flag
Broad glorio u s gl i st n i n g i th a gold n un
, ,
e w e s ,
T h e m ark of I n dra ; b u t a stro n g i nd b l w ew ,
Ben din g its folds d i v i n e an d d ash i ng i t

I nto th e d u st ; wh e r e a t a c o u rs c
,
onc am e e
O f th e shadowy O n e s w h took th s po i l d s i lk u p o e e
A n d bor e it e ast w ard fro m th c

,
i ty gat s e e .
T h e s eco n d f e ar was ten h u g e e l ph ant s e ,

44 fl avou r s P OE MS .
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V ith silv er t u sks an d f ee t that shook th e e arth ,
T ra m plin g th e south er n road in m ighty m arch ;

An d h e who sat e u po n th e for em ost b e ast
W as th e K i n g s s o n th e oth e rs follow e d h i m
’
—
.
T h e thi rd fe ar of th e visio n was a car ,
Shi n i n g ith bli n din g light wh i c

w h fo u r st ee ds dr e , w
hit e s m ok e an d c
.
Sn ortin g w ha m pin g fi ery foam ;

An d in th e car th e Prin c e Sidd a th a sat e r .
T h e fourth f ar was a wh e el which t u r n d an d t u rn d

e e e .
W ith n av e of b u rni n g gold an d j e el e d s pok e s w ,
An d stran g e thi n gs writt en o n th e bin di n g t ir e ,
W hi c h s ee m e d both fi r e an d mu si cas it hirl e d w .
T h e fifth f e ar w as a m ighty dr u m s e t dow n ,
Mid ay b e t e en th e c
w w ity an d th e h i lls
h th e Prin c
,
On w hi c e b e at ith an iro n m a c w e,
So that th e so u n d p e al e d lik e a th un d e rstor m ,
Rollin g aro u n d th e s ky an d far a w ay

T h e si xth f e ar was a to e r whi c
.
h ros e an d ros e
w ,
H igh o e r th e c ity till its stat e ly h e ad

’
Sho n e c ro w n e d w i th c lo u ds an d o n th e to p th Pr i nc ,
e e
Stood s c ,att e rin g fro m both h an ds th i s way an d that ,
G em s of m ost lov ly l ig h t as if it ra i n d
e , e
Jac h an d r u b i e s ; an d t h e whol e world c a m

y n t s e ,
Strivin g to s e i thos e tr asur e s as th e y f ell

ze e
T oward th e fo u r qu art e rs But th s v en th f e ar w as . e e
A n ois e of w ail i n g an d b e hold s ix m n , e
W h o w e pt an d gn ash d th ir t eth an d laid th e ir pal m s

e e e ,
Upon th e ir m o u ths walkin g d i sco n solat e , .
h e s e s e v en f e ars m ad e th visio n of his sl e p

T e e ,
But n o n e of all his is st dr am r e ad ers w e e -
Co u ld t e ll th e ir m e a nin g T h en th e Kin g was wroth ,

“ T h er e c
.
Sayin g ,
o m e th e vil to m y ho u s e ,
An d n o n e of ye hav e w i t to h e l p m e k n o w
W hat th e gr e at gods port e n d s en di n g m e thi s
So in th e c
.
ity m en e n t sorro ful w w
B ecau s e th e K i n g had dr a m e d s e v n s i gn s of fe ar e e
W hich n o n e c o u ld r e ad ; b ut to th e gat e th er e c
am e
A n ag e d m an in rob e of d ee rskin c lad
By guis e a h er m i t kn own to n o n ; h e c
, ,
, ri ed e ,
THE L I G H T OF A SIA .
Bri n g m e b e for e th e K i ng for I c an r e ad ,
T h e v i s i o n of his sl e p ; w h o h n h h ard
e , w e e e
T h e s e v n fold m yst r i s of th e m i dni ght dr ea m

e e e
“
,
Bow e d r e v e r n t an d sa i d Oh Mahar aj
e , ,
I hail this favor d H o u s e h n c shall ar s

e w e e i e
A id e r r e a c
,
w h i n g s pl en dor tha n th e s un s !
-
’
L o ! all th e s e s e v n f ars a e s v en j oys

e e r e ,
W h er of th first h e r e tho u d i dst s

e e , w a flag ee
Broad glor i o u s g i lt with In dra s badg

, , cas t down ’
e -
An d c arri d o u t d i d s i g ni fy th e e n d
e ,
O f old fa i ths an d b egi nn i n g of th e n ew

For th e r e i s c
,
han g e i th gods n t l ss than m en w o e ,
An d as th e days past kal pas pass at l n gth e .
T h e ten gr e at e l e pha n ts that shook t h e arth e
T h e t en gr e at gifts of i sdo m s i g nify w ,
In str e n gth w h e r of th e Pr i n c e e shall q u i t h i s stat e
An d shak e th e world i th pass ag of t h T ru th w e e .
Th e fo u r fl am br ath i n g hors s of th c
e- e a e e r
A re thos e fo u r f arl ss v i rtu e s h ic

e h s h all br i ng
e w
T hy s o n fro m do u bt an d gloo m to gladso m l i gh t e .
The w h ee l that t u rn d i th n av of b u r ni n g gold

e w e
W as that m ost pr c i o u s W h l of p rf c
e t La ee e e w
W hich h e shall t u r n in s i ght of all th e orld w
h r o n th Pr i n c d i d b at
.
T h e m i ghty dr u m w e e e e e
T i ll th e so un d fill e d all la n ds doth s i g n i fy

h i n g of th “
,
T h e th u n d r of th pr a c
e e forde e
W hi c h h e shall pr a c h ; th e to r that g r e to h a n
e w e w e ve
T h e grow i n g of t h G os p l of th i s B u ddh e e
S t s forth ; an d thos e rar j

e ls s c at t r d th n c e ew e e e e e
T h e u n told tr as ur s a e of tha t good La

e re w
T o gods an d m n d ar an d d s i ra b l e e e e .
Such is t h e i nt r pr tat i o n of th to
e e r; e w e
But for thos e s ix m n p i n g i the sh u t m n th

w ee w o s.
T h e y ar e th e Si x c hi f t ac h rs ho m t hy ne e e w so
Shall ith bright tr u th an d s p c

w h un n ab l c ee a s w vr .
c
,
Co n vi n c e of fool i sh n ss O h K i ng ! e j i .
,
ro o e ;
T h e fort u ne of m y L ord t h P i n c i m e r e s o re
T ha n ki n gdo m s an d h i h r m i t ra g s i ll h
,
s e -
w e .
B yo n d fi n e c
e loths f g old T h i s o th d r a m I . w as y e
s v i gh s ays c h i gs shall ll
.
A n d in en n e t a n d d t l t n l u u -s .
.
So s pak e th e holy m an , an d lo w ly m ad e
T h e e ight prostrat i o n s , to u c h i n g thr ice th e grou n d ;
T h e n tu r n e d an d pass e d ; b u t w h e n th e K i n g bad e s en d
A ri c h gift aft er h im , th e m e ss eng ers
Brought word , W e c “ am e to w h er e h e en t er e d in
A t Chan dra s t em pl e b u t w i thin w as n o n e
’ "
Sav e a gray owl wh i c h flu tt e r e d fro m th e shr i ne ’
T h e gods co m e so m e ti m e s th u s .
Bu t th e s ad King
Marv el ed , an d gav e co mm an d that n e w d e l i ghts
Be c o m pass e d to en thrall Sid dar th a s h e art ’
A m id thos e da n c e rs of h i s pl e as u r e ho u s e ; -
A lso h e s e t at all th e bra z en doors

A dou bl e d g u ard .
Ye t who shall shut out fat e

For o n c e again th e S pi rit of th e Pri n c e
W as m ov d to s e e th i s world b eyo n d h i s gat es

e ,
T his l i f e of m an so pl e asan t if it s w av e s ,
Ran n o t to ast e an d w ofu l fi n i shi n g

w
In T i m e s dry sa n ds
’
“I pray y o u l et m e vi ew
O ur city as it s s u c
.
h w as h i s pray e r
i
T o Ki n g Su d dh o d an a “ Yo u r Maj e sty .
In t en d e r h e e d hath warn e d th e folk b for e e
T o pu t a ay ill th i n gs an d co m m o n sights
w ,
An d m ak th i r fa c ee s glad to gladd en m
e e,
An d all th e c au s e ays gay ; y et hav e I l arn e d w e
T his i s n o t da i ly l i f an d i f I sta n d e,
Ne ar e st m y fath e r to th e r e al m an d th ee
, , ,
Fa i n o u ld I k n o th e pe opl an d th e str eets

w w e
T h eir s i m pl e u s u al ways an d w orkday d ds , ee .
A n d liv e s hich t h os e m n l i v e h o a e n o t ki n gs
w e w r .
G iv e m e good l e av d ar L ord ! to pass u n k n o n e, e w
B yo n d m y happy gard en s ; I shall c

e om e
T h e m or c o n t en t e d to th e i r p a c
e e aga i n e
is r fath er i f n o t ll c
,
Or w e , ont nt , w e e .
T h er for e I pray th ee l e t m go at w i ll
e , , e
T o m orrow
-
ith m y s e rva n ts through th e str eet s
, w , .
A n d th e Ki n g said a m o n g h i s Mi n i st ers , ,
.
Th e h um bl e toilin g Su d r a ; h r a thro ng e e
G ath e r d to wa t c e h so m e chatt er i n g s n ak e ta m er -
W i n d ro un d h is wr i st th e livin g j e lry w e
O f as p an d n ag or c
.
harm th e hood e d d e ath

,
T o a n gry dan c e i th dro n e of b e ad e d go u rd ;

w
T h e r e a lo n g li n e of dr u m s an d hor n s which w en t , ,
W ith st e ds gay pai n t e d an d silk ca n o pi e s

e ,
T o bri n g th e yo u n g brid e ho m ; an d h e r e a wif e e
Ste ali n g w i th c ak s an d garlan ds to th e god e
T o pray h er h u sba n d s saf r e t u r n fro m trad e

’
O r b e g a boy n ext birth ; hard by th e booths

W h er e th e s art pott ers b at th e n o i sy br ass
w e
For la m ps an d lotas th n c by t em pl e walls e e,
A n d gat e ays to th e r i v r an d th e b ridg e

w ,
e
U n d e r th e c i ty walls .
T h e s e had th ey pass e d
W h en fro m th e roadsid e m oa n e d a m o u rn fu l v oic e
“H l m ast rs ! l i ft m e to m f e t ; oh h elp !
e
p ,
e
y e ,
O I shall d ie b for e I r e a c
r h m y ho u s e !
e
A str i c k en wr tch it was w hos q ui v ri n g fram e

e ,
e e
Ca u ght by so m e d adly plag u e lay in th e d u st e ,
W r i th i n g w i th fi e ry p u r pl e blot c
,
h s sp c k ed ; e e
The c h i ll s e at b e ad e d o n his bro h i s m o u th

w w ,
W as dragg e d avv y with t it c hi n gs of sor e pai n

r w ,
T h e w i ld e y e s s a m w i th i n w ard ago n y w
G as pi n g h e c
.
l u tc
h d th e grass to r i s e an d ros e
,
e ,
H alf ay th e n sa n k w i th q u ak i n g f e bl e l i m bs
-
w e
“
, ,
And s c r a m of t rror c
e ryi n g Ah th e pa i n !
e , , ,
G ood p opl e h l p ! wh e r e o n Si d d ar th a r an
”
e , e ,
L ift e d th e w ofu l m an i th t n d r ha n ds w e e
W i th s w e e t looks laid th e si c
,
k h e ad o n h is k n ee
An d whil e his soft to u c
,
hc o m fort e d th e r e t c h w ,
A sk e d “ Broth r what is ill with th e e ? what har m

e ,
wh r for e c
,
H ath fall n ? e a st tho u n o t ar i s e

n e e ?
W h y is it Cha n n a that h e pa n ts an d m oa n s
, , ,
A n d gas ps to s pe ak an d s i ghs s o pit i fu l

”
?
T h e n s pak e th e c “
har i ot e e r G r e at Pr i n c e ! this m an :
Is s m itt en w i th so m e p st ; his e l m e n ts e e
A e all co n fo u n d e d ; in h is v e i n s th e blood
r ,
Whic h r an a wh ol es o m e ri ver l eaps an d boil s ,

THE z IG B T A SIA
‘
.
4,
A fi ery flood ; his h e art whi c h k ept good t i m , e,
B ats l i k e an i ll play e d d u m kin qu i c

e —
k an d sl o w ; r e
s
H is si n e ws sla c
,
k e n l i k e a bo w str i n g sl i pp d ; e
T h e str e n gth i s go n e fro m h am an d lo i n an d n e c k

A n d all th e gra c
, , .
,
e an d j oy of m a nhood fl e d
T h i s i s a si c k m an with th e fit u po n h im
Se e how h e pl u c ks an d pl u c
.
ks to s i e h is g ri f e z e ,
A n d rolls his bloodshot orbs an d gr i n ds h i s t e th , e
A n d dra s h i s br e ath as if t
w re c hok i n g s mok e ’
w e ,
L o ! n o w h e wo u ld b e d e ad b u t shall n o t di ,
e
U n til th e plag u e hath had i ts w ork in h im ,
Kill i n g th e n erv e s wh ic h die b e for e th e l i f ; e
T h en wh n h i s str i n gs hav cra c

,
e k e d w i th ago ny e
A n d all his bo n e s a e em pty of th e s n s e r e
T o ach e th e plag u e will qu i t an d l i gh t e ls e h er e

,
w .
O h Si ! it is n o t good to hold h im s o !
,
r
T h e har m m ay pass an d str i k e th , v e n th e e e, e e .
Bu t spak e th e Pri n c e st i ll c o m fort i ng t h e m an

,
“A n d a e th e r e oth e rs a e th r e m a n y th u s ?
r r e
,
O r m ight it b e to m e as n o w i th h im ”
? w
G r e at L ord ! a n s r e d th e c hariot e r this c

w e
“ c m e ,
e S
In m a n y for m s to all m n ; gr i e fs an d w o u n d e
Si c kn e ss an d t e tt e rs pals i s l prosi e s ,
e ,
e ,
H o t f e v ers wat ery ast i n gs iss u e s blai n s

,
w , ,
B e fall all fl e sh an d e n t er ev ry h er e e w
h ills u n obs erv e d th e Pri n c

.
Co m e s u c ? e i n qu i r e d .
An d Cha n n a said “ L ik e th e s l y s n ak e th y c
,
o me e
T hat sti n gs u n s e e n ; lik e th str i p d m u rd r r e e e e ,
W h o a i ts to S pr i n g fro m th Kar u n da b ush

w e ,
H i d i n g b e s i d e th e j u n gl e path ; or l i k e
T h e l i ght n i n g str i k i n g th e s e an d S pari n g t h os e
, ,
As c ha nc e m ay s e n d .
T h e n all m en l i v i n f ar
’
2 e
e
So liv e th e y ,
Pri n c
e!
An d on e can s ay
n I sl ep ,
‘
e
H appy an d whol to n ight an d e -

,
so S hall w ak e
No ne s ay it .
.
A n d th e e n d of m a n y a c h es,
W hi c hc o m e u n s ee n , an d w i ll c
o m e w h e n th e y c o m e,
Is th i s, a br ok en body an d s ad m i n d ,
An d s o old ag e ?
Ye a, if m en last as lo n g .
Bu t if th ey c an n o t b e ar th e i r ago n i e s ,
O r if th e y w i ll n o t b e ar an d s e k a t er m ; ,
e
O r if th ey b e ar an d b e as t hi s m an i s,
T o o w e ak exc
, ,
e pt for g r oa n s an d s o S t i ll l i v e , ,
A n d gowi n g old g r ow
, old e r th e n wh a t e n d ?
,
T hey di e, Pri n c
e .
at th e l ast co m e s d eath Ye a, ,
In whatso ever w ay what e v e r ho ur , .
So m e fe w grow old m ost s u ffe r an d fall sick

, ,
Bu t all m u st di e b ehold wh er e c
—
o m e s th e Dead ! ,
T h en did Sid dar th a rais e his ey e s an d s ee ,
Fast paci n g toward th e riv e r br i n k a ban d

O f wa i lin g p e opl e for e m ost o n e h o s u n g
,
w w
An e arth n bo l with l ight e d coals b ehi n d

e w ,
T h e k i n s m en Shor n ith m o u r ni ng m arks ungirt

,
w ,
“
,
Cry i n g alo u d ,O h Ra m a Ra m a h e ar !
, , ,
Call u po n Ra m a broth e rs ; n e xt th e bi r
”
,
e ,
K nit of fo u r pol e s with bam boos i n t erla c ed ,
W h er e o n lay stark an d st i ff f ee t for em ost l e a n

, , ,
Cha pfall en Si ghtl e ss hollo fl an k e d a gr i n

, , w -
,
-
,
Spri n kl e d ith r e d an d y e llo

w d u st th e De ad w —
.
W ho m at th e fo u r nt ays th e y tu r n d h e ad first
-
w e w e ,
An d cry i ng “Ra m a Ram a ! c arr i e d o n

, ,
T o wh e r e a pil e as r e ar d b e sid e th e Str e a m

w e
T h er e o n th e y laid h i m b u i ld i n g fu e l u p ,
G ood S l e ep hath o n e that Sl u m b e rs o n that b e d !

H e shall n o t wak e for c old alb ei t h e l i e s
Nak e d to all th e airs for soo n th ey s e t —
T h e r e d fla m e to th e c orn ers fo ur, w h i c hc r e pt ,

A n d li c k e d , an d fl i ck e r e d , fi ndi n g o u t h is fl e sh
A n d fe e di ng o n it w i th s w ift h i ss i n g to n g u e s ,
An d c ra c kl e of parch e d Sk i n , an d s n ap of j o i nt
T i ll th e fat s m ok e th i n n e d an d th e ash e s sa n k
Sc arl e t an d gray , w ith h er e an d th er e a bo n e
W h i t e m i dst th e gray th e total of th e m an —
.
T h en spak e th e Pri n c
e :
“Is this th e en d which co m es
To all who l i v e ?
that co m e s "
T his is th e en d
T o all q u oth Cha nn a ; “ h e u po n th e pyr e

,
W hos e r e m n a n ts a e s o petty that th e c ro s r w
Caw h u n gr i ly th n qu i t th fr u i tl ss f ast ,
e e e e
A te dra n k la u gh e d lov e d an d l i v d an d l i k e d l i f e
, ,
ll
, ,
e ,
w e
Th e n c
.
am e w h o k n o s ? so m g u st of j ungl e win d
—
w —
e ,
A st u m bl e o n th e path a ta i n t in th e ta n k , ,
A s n ak s n ip half a s pa n of a n gry st l
’
e , ee ,
A c h i ll a fi s h b o n or a falli n g t i l e
, e, ,
A n d l i f w as ov e r an d th m an i s d ad ;
e e e
No a pp ti t e s n pl as u r s an d n pa i n s
e , o e e ,
o
H ath s u c h ; th k i ss u po n h i l i ps is n o u gh t
e s ,
The fi e sc r or ch n o u ght ; h e s m ll th n t h i fl sh
-
e e o s e
A roast n r y e t th e sa n dal an d th s pi c
-
,
o e e
T h e y b u r n ; th e tast i s m pt i d fro m h i s m o u th e e e ,
Th e h e ari n g of h i s e ars i d ogg d th s i ght s e ,

e
Is bl i n d e d in h i y e s ; thos e ho m h lov d s e w e e
W a i l d e solat e for e v n that m u st go ; ,

e
T h body
e h ich as la m p u nto th e l i fe
, w w
Or w or m s i ll hav a horrid f ast of i t

w e e .
H r e i s th e c
e o m m on d st i ny of fl sh e e :
T h e h i gh an d l o th good an d b ad m u st d i w ,
e ,
e,
A n d th n ti s t aught b g i n a n an d l i v
’
e , ,
e ew e
So m e h e r so m ho
w h kno s
e, and eaga i n w ,
w o w -
so
T h pa n gs th par ti n g an d t h l i gh t d pi l
e e ,
e e e :
Su c
,
h i m a n s ro u n d
s
’
Bu t 10 ! Sid d fi l th a
'
t ur n d e
Ey e s g l ea m i n g with divi n e t ars to th e e sk ,

y
52 A RNOL D s P OE MS i
.
E y e s lit with h e av enly pity to th e earth ;

Fro m s ky to earth h look ed fro m e arth to Sk y e , ,
A s if his S pi r i t so u ght i n lo n e ly fl i ght

L ost —
p ast b u t s ar—
c habl e b u t s n beu t k n o n , ee , w .
So m e far o ff vis i o n li n k i n g th i s an d that

-
,
T h en c
,
r i e d h e h il e h i s l i ft e d co un t en a n c
,
w e
G low e d w i t h a b u r n i n g passio n of a lov e

U n sp e akabl e th e ardor of a ho pe ,
“
Bo u n dl e ss i n satiat e Oh ! s u fferin g world :
, ,
O h ! k n o n an d u n k n ow n of m y c
w o m m o n fl e sh
Cau ght i n th i s c
,
o m m o n n e t of d ath an d o e w e
A n d lif hi c
e w h bi n ds to both ! I s ee I f eel —
T h e vast n ss of th e ago n y of e arth

e
T h e vai n n e ss of its j oys th e m o c

,
k ery ,
O f all its b st th e a n g u i sh of i ts worst ;

e ,
Si n ce pl e as u r e s e n d i n pai n an d yo u th i n a e
g , ,
A n d lov e in loss an d lif in hat fu l d ath , e e e ,
A n d d e ath i n u n k n o n l i v s wh i c h will b u t yok e

w e ,
Men to th eir wh e l agai n to w h i rl th e ro u n d

e
O f fals e d e l i ghts an d o s that a e n o t fals e w e r
Me too this l u r e h ath c

.
h at d s o i t s e m e d e e ,
e
L ov e ly to liv e an d l i f e a s u n l i t str e a m
,
For ev er flo i n g in a c w h an g el ss p a c e; e e
W h e r as th e fool i sh r i ppl e of th flood

e e
Dan c e s s o l i ghtly do n by bloo m an d law n w
O n ly to po u r it s c rystal q u ic k l i er
In to th e fo u l salt s a T h e v il i s r en te . e
W hi c h bl i n d d m ! I am as all th e s e m en
e e
t o c r
y p u o n th i r gods an d a e n o t h e ard
e r
Or a e n t h e ded
r o y e t th re m u st b e ai d ! e e
For th m an d m e an d all th er e m u st b e h lp
e e .
Pe r c ha n c th gods hav e n e d of h l p th m s elv e s

e e e e e
B ei n g s f ebl e that h e n s ad l i ps cy
o e w r
T h ey c an n o t sav e ! I o u ld n t l t o n e cry w o e
W ho m I c o u ld sav ! H o c an i t b e that Brah m

e w
W o u ld m ak e a w orld an d k ep i t m i s rabl e e e ,
Si n c if all po e rfu l h e l av s it o
e, -
w ,
e e s ,
H e i s n o t goo d an d if n o t po erfu l ,
w ,
He i s n t G o d
o Cha nn a ! l ad ho m e agai n ! e
It is e n o u gh ! m i ne ey e s hav e s e en en o u gh ! ”
53
Wh i c
h wh en Kin g h eard at th e gat e s h e
th e , s et
A tripl e g u ard bad e n o m an sho u ld pass
, an d
By day or n i ght i ssu i n g or nt r i n g in

, e e ,
U n t i l th days w e r e n u m b er d of that dr ea m
e e .
BOOK T HE FOURT H .
Bu t wh en th e days w er e n u m b er e d th en b efell ,
T h e part i n g of o u L ord hic h a to b

r —
w w s e
W h e r e by ca m e a i l i n g in th G old e n H o m
w e e,
W o e to th e K i n g an d s o rro o t h la n d
’
w er e
Bu t for all fl sh d e l i v ra n c an d t h at L a
,
e e e, w
W hi c h w hos e h ars th e sa m S hall m ak h im fr ee

—
e —
e e .
Softly th e I n dia n n i ght Si n ks n th pla i n s o e
A t fu ll m oo n i n th e m o n t h of Ch a i tra Shu d ,
W h e n m a n go s r dd n an d th e as Ok a b u ds
e e e
Sw e t e n th e br e e e an d Ra m a s b i rthday c om s ’
e z , e ,
An d all th e fi e lds ar e glad an d all th to n s e w .
Softly that n i ght fe ll ov e r V i s h am an r v ,
Fragran t w i th bloo m s an d j ew l d th i c k i th S tars e e w ,
An d cool with m o u n ta i n airs s i ghi n g ado n w
Fro m s now fl ats o n H i m ala h i gh o u ts pr ad

- -
e
For th e m oo n sw un g abov e th e e ast r n p aks e e .
Cli m bi n g th e s pa n gl d va u lt an d l i ght i n g c
e l e ar ,
Rohi ni s ri ppl e s an d th h i lls an d pla i n s e ,
A n d all th e sl epi n g la n d an d n e ar at ha n d
e ,
Si lv eri ng thos e roof to ps of th e pl as u r ho u s

-
e e -
e,
W h er e n othi n g stirr d n o r Sig n of at c h i ng a

e w w s,
Sav e at th e o u t e r gat e s w hos e ard rs c ri d ,

w e e
Mu d a th e w atch ord an d th e c
r o u n t rs i g n
w ,
e
A n g O ma an d th e wat c
,
h dr u m s b at a ro u n d ; -
e
W h er e at th e e arth lay S t i ll x cpt for c

,
all ,
e e
Of prowl i n g j a c kals an d th cas l ss tri ll ,

e e e e
Of cri c k e ts o n th e gard n gro u n d s e .
W i thi n [sto n e
W h e r e th e m oo n glitt e r d thro gh e u th e la ce w o r km l-
L ighti ng th e w alls of p arl s h ll an d e -

e th e fl oors
’
.
Pav e d with v ei n e d m arbl e softly fe ll h er b eam s —
O n such rar e co m pa n y of In d i an g i rls ,
It s eem e d so m e cha m b er sw ee t in Parad i s e

W h r e De vis r e st e d A ll th e c
e hos en o n e s
Of Pri n c
.
e Si dda th a s pl e as u r e ho m e w e r e t h er e
’
r -
,
T h e bright st an d m ost faithfu l of th e Co u rt
e ,
E ac h for m s o lov e ly in th e p e ac e of Sl e ep ,
“
T hat yo u had sa i d T his is th e pe arl of all !
Sav e that b e s i d e h e or b eyo n d h e lay
r r
Fair e r an d fair er till th e pl e as u r e d ga z e

,
Roam e d o e r that f e ast of b e au ty as it roam s

’
Fro m g em to g em in so m e gr e at goldsm ith work ,
Ca u ght by e a c h color till th n e xt i s s en e e .
W ith c ar e l e ss gra c e th ey lay th e ir soft brown l im b o ,
Part hid den part r e v e al e d ; th e ir glossy hair

,
Bo un d ba c k ith gold or flo ers or flo w in g loos e

w w ,
In bla c k wav e s down th e shap e ly n ap e an d n e ck .
L u ll e d i n to pl easa n t dr e a m s by ha ppy to i ls ,
T h e y sl e pt n o w e ari e r than j e w e l e d b i rds

W hi c
,
h s in g an d lov e all day th n u n d e r i n g ,

e w
Fol d h e ad till m orn bids s i n g an d lov e again

L a m ps of c
.
has e d s i lv r swin gin g fro m th e roof

e
In S i lv er c hai n s an d fe d with p er fum e d o i ls

, ,
Mad e with th e m oon b e am s t en d e r l i ghts an d Shad es

W h er e by w e r e s e en th e perf c t lin e s of grac e e
T h e boso m s pla c
,
’
id h e av e th e soft stai n e d pal m s ,
Droopin g or clas pe d th e fa c e s fa i r an d dark

, ,
T h e gr e a t arch e d brows th e part e d l i ps th e t ee th ,
L i k e p e arls a m e r c
,
han t pic ks to m ak e a strin g ,
T h e sat i n l i dd e d e y e s
-
i th lash e s dro ppe d
, w
Sw e e pi n g th e d e l i c at e ch ee ks th e ro un d e d rists , w ,
Th e s m ooth s m all f e e t it h b e lls an d ba n gl s d e ck e d

w e
,
T i nkl in g low m u sic w h e r e so m e Sl e e p r m ov d e e
Br e ak in g h er s m ilin g d e am of so m e n ew d an c
,
r e
Prais e d by th e Pri n c e so m e m ag i c rin g to fi n d

, ,
So m e fa i ry lov e gift -
H e r e n e lay f ull l e n gth
. o -
,
H e r Vi n a by h er ch e e k an d in its stri n gs ,
T h e littl e fi ng e rs still all i n t e rlac e d

A S wh en th e last n ot e s of h e r light so n g play e d
T ho s e r adiant ey e s to sl eep and Seal e d h er o w n .
86 A RNOLD S ’
POE MS
‘
W h e r ei n w er e s et th e fr e tt e d lattic es [ c oo l air s ,
T hro u gh h i ch th e r e br ath e d w i th m oo nl ght an d

w e , i
Scn ts fro m th e sh e ll fl o e s an d th e j as m i n e spray s

e -
w r
No t br i n g i n g th i th er grac e or t n d r n ss e e e
S e e t e r than sh e d fro m thos e fa i r pr s n cs

w e e e
IV ith i n th e pla c e th e b aut o u s Sakya Pr i n c e

— e e ,
An d h ers th e stat ely bright Yas Od h ar a

, , .
H alf ris en fro m h er soft n est at his S i d e ,
The c h u ddah fall n to h e r w aist h er brow

e ,
L aid i n both pal m s th lov e ly Pri n css l e a n e d

, e e
W i th h e avi n g boso m an d fast fall i n g t e ars

T hr i c e with h e r l i ps s h e to u c
.
h e d Sid da th a s han d r
’
“
,
A n d at th e third kiss m oa n d A ak e m y L o r d ! e ,
w
G iv e m e th e co m fort of thy S pe ec
,
h ! T h en h e
“W hat is it w i th th e e oh m l i f e ? b u t st ill
y , ,
Sh e m oa n e d a n e w b e for e t h e ords w o u ld c ome ; w
T h e n spak e “ A las m y Pr i n c! I sa n k to sl e ep e
, ,
Most happy for th e bab e I b ear of th ee

,
Qui c k en e d this ev e an d at m y h eart th e r e b eat

,
T hat do u bl e pu ls e of l i f e an d j oy an d lov e
W hos e ha ppy m u sic l u ll d m e b u t ah o l e ,
—
In Sl u m b e r I b e h e ld thr ee S i ghts of dr e ad ,
W ith tho u ght w h e r e of m y h art is throbbi n g yet e .
I saw a wh i t e b u ll wit h w i d bra n c hi ng hor n s e
A lord of pastu r e s pa c
,
n g thro u gh th e str e e ts
,
i ,
B e ar i n g u po n h i s fron t a g e m wh ic h sho n e
A s if so m e star had dro ppe d to gl i tt er th e r e ,
O r l i k e th e ka n tha s to n e th e gr e at s n ak e k e ps
-
e
T o m ak e br i ght daylight u n d e r n e ath th e e ar t h .
Slow thro u gh th e str ee ts toward th e gat e s h e pac e d

An d no n e cou ld stay h i m tho u gh th e r e c a m e a voi c
, e
Fro m I n dra s t e m pl e If y e stay h im n o t
’
,
‘
T h e glory of th e c
,
ity go e th forth .
’
Yet n o n e co u ld S tay h im T h e n I w ept alo u d

A n d lo c k e d m y ar m s abo u t his n ec
.
,
k an d strov e , ,
A n d bad e th e m bar th e gat s ; b u t that o x k i n g e -
B e llow e d an d l i ghtly toss i n g fr e e his cr e st

, , ,
Brok e fro m m y clasp an d b u rst i n g thro ugh th e bars

, ,
T r am pl e d th e wa r d er s dow n an d p as sed away .

57
T h e n e xt stra n g e dr ea m was this : Four Pr e s enc es

Spl en d i d , w i th Sh i n i n g e y e s , s o b ea u t i f u l
T h e y s e e m e d th e Reg en ts of th e E arth w h o dw e ll
O n Mo u n t Su m er u , l i ght i n g fro m th e Sky
W i th r tinu e of c
e o u n tl e ss h e av enly o n e s
pt u n to o u c
,
S ift s
w w e ity wh er e I s aw
r ,
T h gold en flag of In dra o n th gat e

e e
Fl u tt e r an d fall ; an d 10 ! th er e ros e i nst e a d

A glorio u s ba n n e r all th e folds
, h er e of w
Ri ppl e d with flash i ng fi e of r u bi e s so w n

r
T hi ck o n th e Silv er thr e ads th e rays wh er efro m

,
S t forth n ew
e w ords an d w i ghty s en t en c e es
W ho s e m e ssag e m ad e all livi n g c r atu r e s glad ; e
A n d fro m th e e ast th e wi n d of s u n r i s e bl e w
W ith t en d e r waft O pe n i n g thos e j ew e l e d s c
, rolls
So that all fl e sh m ight r e ad ; an d wo n dro u s bloo m s
Pluck e d in what cli m e I k n o n o t f e ll i n Sho w ers
w —
,
Color e d as n o n e ar e color e d in our grov e s .
T h en spak e th e Pri n c e : “A ll
this , m y lot u s fl o w -
er !
Vl as good to s e e .
A y, L ord , th e Pri n c e ss said ,

“Sav e that it en d e d w i th a voi e of f e ar c
Cryi n g , T h e t i m e i s n i gh ! th e t i m e is n igh !
’
‘
T h er e at th e third dr e a m ca m e ; for w h e n I so u ght

T h y S i d e, sw e e t L ord ! ah , o n o u r b e d th er e lay
An un pr e ss e d pillo w an d an e m pty rob e
Nothi n g of th e e b u t th o s e l n oth i n g of th ee,
—
W h o ar t m y lif e an d l i ght, m y k i n g , m y w orld !

A nd sl e ep i n g still I ros e , an d sl e epi n g s aw
T h y b elt of pe arls , t i e d h er e b elow m y br e asts ,
Cha n g e to a sti n g i n g s n ak e : m y a n kl e ri ngs -
Fall o ff, m y gold en ba n gl e s part an d fall ;

T h e j as m i n e s in m y ha i r w i th e r to d u st
cc
W hil e this our bridal o u h sa n k to th e gro u nd ,
-
An d so m e th i n g r en t th e cr i m so n pu rdah do w n ;
T h en far away I h e ard th e w h i t e b u ll l o w ,
A n d far away th e e m bro i d e r e d b a n n e r fl ap,
c
And o n e ag ai n tha t cry , T h e ti m e i s co me l
‘
’
.
But with that cy w h c h shak e s m y s pi it still

i —
1 1
I wok e ! O h Pr i n c e ! what m ay s u c
, h v i sio n s m e an
E xc e t I d ie or
p wors ,e tha n an
y
—
d e ath
T ho u sho u ldst forsak e m e or b e tak e n !
”
Sw eet
A s th e last s m il e of s u n s e t was th e look
Sid d ar th a b e n t u po n his w e epi n g w i f e .
Co m fort th e e d ear ! h e said “ if co m fort live s

, ,
In cha n g e l e ss lov e ; for tho u gh thy dr am s m ay b e e
Shadows of thi n gs to c o m e an d tho u gh th e gods ,
A r e shak e n in th e ir s e ats an d tho u gh th e world

Sta n ds n i gh pe r c
,
han c e to k n ow so m e way of h elp

, , ,
Ye t whatso ev r fall to th e e an d m e
, e ,
Be sur e I lov e d an d lov e Yas 6 dh ar a .
T hou k n ow e st h o w I m u s e th e s e m a ny m oo n s
c
,
e ki ng to sav e th e s ad e arth I ha ve s e e n ;
‘
A n d h en th e t i m e c
w o m es that h i c h will b e will ,
w .
Bu t if m y so u l y e arn s sor for so u ls u n k n own e ,
A n d if I gr i v e for gr i fs hi c
e h a e no t m ine e w r ,
J u dg e how m y high i n g d tho u ghts m u st hov er h er e-

w e
O e r all th e s liv e s tha t shar e an d s ee t en m i n e

’
e w
So d e ar ! an d thi n e th e d e ar e st g e n tl st b e st ,
e , ,
An d n e ar e st A h tho u m oth er of m y bab e !

.
,
W hos e body m i xe d ith m i n e for th i s fair hop e w ,
W h e n m ost m y spir i t w an d e rs ra ngi n g ro u n d ,
T h e la n ds an d s e as as fu ll of r u th for m en —
A s th e far fl ying dov e is f ull of r u th

-
Fo r h er tw i n n e stl i ngs v e r it has co m e —

e
H o m e with glad wi n g an d passio n at e pl u m es to th e e

W h o art th e sw e et n e ss of m y k i n d b e st s een ,
T h e u t m ost of th e ir good th e t e n d r e st ,
e
Of all th e i r t en d er n e ss m i n e m ost of all ,

.
T h e r e for e what ev er aft e r this b t i d e

, e ,
B thi nk th ee of that lordly b u ll wh i c

e h lowe d ,
T h at j e w l d ba nn er in thy dr a m
e e hi ch wav e d e w
Its folds d e parti ng an d of this b e s u r e , ,
A l ays I lov e d an d al w ays lov e th e e w e ll

w ,
A n d what I so u ght for all so u ght m ost for th ee .
But tho u t ak c ,
o m fort ; an d i f sorro w falls
e , ,
Take co mfo rt still in d e em i ng th er e may b e

THE LIGH T OF A SIA .
A way of p eac e o n earth by wo e s of o u rs ;

An d hav e with this em bra c e what fa i thfu l lo v e
Can thi n k of tha n ks or fra m e fo r b e n i so n

T o o littl e s e e i n g lov e s stro n g s e lf is w eak
’
Ye t kiss m e o n th e m o u th an d dri n k th e s e words ,
Fro m h e art to h e art th er e w ith that thou m ayst k n ow ,
W hat oth ers w ill n o t that I lov e d th ee m o s t

—
B ec au s e I lov ed s o w e ll all li vi n g sou ls .
No w Pri n c e ss ! r e st for I will ris e an d watch

, , .
T h en in h er t e ars Sh e Sl ept b u t Sl eepin g sigh ed ,
A s if that v isio n pass e d aga i n “ T h e ti m e ! —
T h e ti m e i s co m e ! YVh er e at Si dd a th a t urn e d r ,
An d 10 ! th e m oo n sho n e by th e Crab ! th e stars

,
In that sa m e silv e r ord e r lo n g for e told

“
Stood ra n g e d to say T his i s th e nig h t I choos e tho u —
,
Th e way of gr e at n e ss or th e way of good

T o r eig n a Ki n g of ki n gs or a n d er lo n e ,
w ,
Crow n l e ss an d ho m el e ss that th e world b e h elp e d

,
.
Mor e ov er with th e whis pe rs of th e gloo m

,
Ca m e to h i s e ars aga i n that war n i n g so n g ,
A S wh en th e De vas s pok e u po n th e i n d w :
A n d s u r e ly G ods w e r e ro u n d abo u t th e plac e

W atchi n g o ur L or d who watch e d th e Sh i ni n g Star s
,
.
I will d epart h e S pak e ; th e hour i s co m e !

,
T hy t en d er l i ps d e ar Sl e e pe r s u m m o n m e
, ,
T o that hich sav e s th e e arth b u t s u n d e rs u s

w
A n d i n th e s i l e n c
e of y o n Sky I r e ad
My fat e d m ssag e flas h i n g U n to this

e .
Ca m e I an d u n to this all nights an d days

,
H av e l e d m e ; for I w ill n t hav e that cro w n o
W hi c h m ay b e m in e I lay as i d e thos e r e al m s
:
W hi c h wait th e gl e a m i n g of m y n ak e d s ord w :
My c har i ot shall n o t roll i th bloody wh els w e
Fro m v i c tory to v i c tory t i ll e arth

W e ars th e d e0 0 d of m y n a m e I c
,
re r 1 hoos e .
T o tr e ad i ts paths ith pa ti n t S tain l ss fe t

w e ,
e e ,
Mak i n g its d u st m y b d it l o n el i e st wast s

e ,
s e
My dw elli ng an d its m a nes t thi ng s m y m at e s

,
e
60 ARNOLD S POE MS ’
.
Clad in n o proud er garb tha n o u tcasts w e ar ,

Fe d with n o m eats sa ve what th e c haritabl e
G iv e of th e ir will , S h elt er e d by n o m or e po m p
T ha n th e d im cav e l en ds or th e j u n gl e b u sh -
.
T h i s w i ll I do b e cau s e t h e w ofu l cry

O f lif e an d all fl e sh livi n g c o m e th u p
Into m y ears , an d all m y so u l is fu ll
O f pity for th e S i ck n e ss of this w orld ;
W h i ch I w i ll h e al , if h e al i n g m ay b e foun d
By u tt er m ost r e n o un c i ng an d stro n g strif e
For whi c
.
h of all th e gr e at an d l e ss e r G ods
H av e po w er or pity ? W h o hath s ee n th e m who ? —
W hat hav e th e y ro u ght to h el p th ei r w orship e rs

w ?
H o w hath it st e ad e d m an to pray an d pay ,
T ith e s of th e c or n an d o i l to c ha n t th e charm s
,
T o Slay th e shri e ki n g sa c rific e to r e ar ,
T h e stat ely fa n e to f e e d th e pri e sts an d call

, ,
O n V i sh n u Shiva Su rya who sav e

No n e n o t th e orth i e st fro m th e gri e fs t h at teac
, , ,
—
w —
h
T hos e litan i e s of flatt e ry an d f e ar
As c en d i ng day by day, l i k e wast e d s m ok e ?
H ath any of m y broth ers S c ape d th e r eby

’
T he ac h e s of l i fe th e stin gs of lov e an d loss

, ,
T h e fi ery f e v e r an d th e ag u e S hak e -
,
T h e Slow d u ll si n k i n g i n to w i th e r e d ag e
, ,
T h e horr i bl e dark d e ath an d what b e yo n d

—
W aits t i ll th e whirli n g h ee l c om e s u p again

”
—
w ,
A n d n e w liv e s bri n g n ew sorro s to b e born e w
New g n eratio n s for th e n ew d e s i r s

e e
W hi c h hav e th e i r en d n t e old m o k eri s

i h c e ?
H ath an y of m y t e n d e r S i st rs fo u n d e
Fru it of th e fast or harve s t of th e hy m n ,
O r bo ught o n pa n g th e l e ss at b e ari n g ti m e
e -
Fo r whit e c u rds o er e d an d tr i m t u lsi l e av e s

ff ? -
Nay ; it m ay b e so m e of th e G ods ar e good

A n d evil so m e b u t all in actio n w e ak ;
,
Both pitiful an d p i til e ss an d both ,
A s m e n ar e bo u n d u po n this wh e el of ch an g e
—
,
K n o ing th e for m er an d th e aft e r live s

w .
For s o our scriptur e s tr uly s eem to t each ,

T hat — o n c e, an d wh e r e so e e r , an d w h en c e b eg u n
’
L i fe r u n s its ro u n ds of liv i n g , c
li m b in g up
Fro m m ot e, an d g n at , an d w or m , r e pti l e , an d fi sh ,
B i rd an d shagg e d b e ast m an , d em on d eva G o d,
To c
, , ,
lod an d m o t e again ; s o ar e w e k in
T o all that i s ; an d th u s , if o n e m i ght sav e
Man fro m his c u rs e , th e whol e w i d e w orld S ho u ld Shar e
The l i ght en e d horror of this i g n oran c e
W hos e Shado w is c hill f ear an d cr u elty ,
Its bitt e r past i m e Ye a if o n e m i ght s av e !

.
,
A n d m e an s m u st b e ! T h er e m u st b e r e f u g e ! Men
Pe rish e d in w i n t e r wi n ds t i ll o n e s m ot e fi e
-
r
Fro m fl in t sto n e s coldly hid i n g what th ey h e ld

-
T h e e d spark tr as u r e d fro m th e k i n dl i n g s u n
r e
T h e y gorg e d 0 1 fl e sh l i k e w olv e s t i ll o n e so e d c
.
1 or n '
w ,
W hi c
,
h gr e w a ee d yet m ak e s th e l i fe of m an ; [S pe e c
w
,
h
T h e y m o w e d an d babbl e d t i ll so m e t on g u e s tr u c k
An d pat i en t fi n g ers fra m d th e l e tt e r d so u n d e e
W hat good gift ha v e m y broth e rs b u t it c

.
am e
h an d str i fe an d lov i n g s ac
,
Fro m s e ar c rific ? e
If o n e th en b ei n g gr e at an d fort u n at e
, , ,
Ric h d o w e e d w i th h e alth an d e as fro m birth d sig n e d

,
r e, e
T o r u l e i f h e wo uld r u l e a K i n g of k i n gs ;
— —
If o n e n o t tir e d w i th lif s lo ng day b u t glad e

’
I th e fr e sh n e ss of its m orn i ng o n e n o t c
,
’
loy e d
W ith lov e s d eli c
,
i o u s f e asts b u t h u n gry st i ll ;
’
If o n e n o t or n an d wr i n kl e d sad ly sag e
w , ,
Bu t j oyo u s in th e glory an d th e grac e

T hat m ix ith e vils h e r e an d fr e e to c
w hoos e ,
E arth s lov e li e st at h i s will o n e v e n as I

’
: e ,
W h o ac h e n o t la ck n o t gr i e e n t sav e w i th gri e fs
, ,
v o ,
‘ V h ic h a e n o t m in e ex c
r e pt a s I am m an ;
,
If s u ch a n e hav i n g s m u c
o ,
h to g i v o e,
G av e all lay i n g it dow n for lov e of m n e ,
e forth S p n t h i m s e lf to s ar c
,
A n d th e n c e h for tr u th e ,
VVr in g in g th e s e c r t of d l i v e ra n c forth
e e e ,
W h e th e r it l u rk in h lls or h i d in h av n s e e e e ,
O r hov er u n r e v e al d n i gh u n to all
,
e ,
Su r e ly at last far o ff so m e t i m so m w h r e e, e e ,
T h e veil woul d lift for h is d e p s e ar c

, ,
hi ng ey e s e -
,
62
-
A RNOLD S P OE MS ’
.
T h e roa d wo u ld op en for his pai n fu l f ee t ,

T hat Sho u ld b e w o n for whi h h e lost th e world , c
A n d De ath m i ght fi n d h i m co n q u e ror of d e ath .
T h i s w i ll I do , who hav e a r e al m to los e,

c c
B e au s e I lov e m y r e al m , b e au s e m y h e art
B eats with e a c h throb of all h e arts that a c he ,
K n ow n an d un k n ow n th e s e that a e m i n e an d thos e
,
r
W hich shall b e m i n e a tho u san d m illio n m or e ,
Sav e d by this sa c rific e I o ffer n o w

O h s u m m o n i n g stars ! I c
.
,
o m e ! Oh m o urn ful e arth ! ,
For th ee an d th in e I lay asid e m y yo u th ,
My thro n e m y j oys m y gold en days m y n i ghts

, , ,
My hap py pala c
,
e an d thi n e ar m s sw ee t Q u e en !
—
,
H ard er to put as i d e tha n all th e r e st !

Ye t th ee too I S h all sav e savi n g th i s e arth ;
, , ,
A n d that which st i rs ith i n thy t en d r o mb w e w ,
My c hild th e hidd en blosso m of ou r lov e s

, ,
W ho m if I wa i t to bl e ss m y m i n d ill fa i l w .
l V ife ! ch i ld ! fath er ! an d p e o pl e ! y e m u st Shar e

A l i ttl e whil e th e a n g u i sh of this ho u r
T hat l i ght m ay br e ak an d all fl e sh l e ar n th e L aw .
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w ,
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e o m e again t i ll hat I s ee k w
Be fo u n d if ferv en t s e arch an d strife avail

, .
So w ith h i s brow h e to u c h e d h er f e e t , an d b en t
T h e far e w e ll of fo n d e y e s , u nu tt erabl e,
Upo n h i s sl eepi n g fac e st i ll w e t w i th t ears ; ,
An d thric e aro un d th e b e d in r ev er e n c e ,
A s tho u gh it e r e an altar softly st p e d

w
p e
W i th c
,
lasp e d han ds lai d u po n h i s b e at i n g h eart

“For n e v e r spak e e li e I th e r e agai n !
,
1 ‘
,
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o
a m e back ,
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T h e n o er his h e ad dra i n g h i s cloth h e t u rn e d

’
, w ,
A n d rais ed th e p u rdah s dg e
’
e :
T h e r e d roo pe d clos e hush e d ,

-
,
In s u ch s e al e d Sl e e p as wat r lil i e s k n ow e -
T h e lo ve ly gard n of his In d i a n girls ;

e
T h at twi n dark p e t al ed lotu s buds of all

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64.
A RNOL D S P OE MS ’
.
De s c en di ng at th e doorway two by two , ,
l V ith th e ir bright l e g i o n s of i n visibl e s

In ar m s of sap phir e s i lv e r gold an d pe arl
, , [stood , ,
Y V atch e d with j o i n e d ha n ds th e I n dia n Pri n c e w h o ,
H is t e arfu l e y e s rais e d to th e stars an d l i ps ,
Clos e s e t with p u rpos e of prod i gio u s lov e

-
.
T h en strod e h e forth i n to th e gloo m an d cri ed ,
C hann a awak e ! an d brin g

, out Kan tak a !
W hat
wo u ld th e c
m y L ord ? hari o t e er r epli e d
Slow risin g fro m h i s pla c
—
e b e sid e th e gat e — a
T o rid e at n ight wh en all th e ways ar e dark ?
Spe ak low Sid dar th a said br ing m y hor se “an d

, ,
For n ow th e ho u r is co m e wh en I Sho u ld qu i t
T his gold en pr i so n wh e r e m y h e art l i v e s c
ag e d
T o fi n d th e tr u th ; w hi c
h h en c
e forth I will s e ek ,
For all m en s sak e u n til th e tr u th b e fo u n d

’ ”
,
.
A las !d e ar Pri n c e an sw e r e d th c, hariot ee r e ,
Spak e th en for n o u ght thos e i s e an d holy m en w
W h o cast th e stars an d bad e u s wa i t th e ti m e

IVh en K i n g Su d dh Od an a s gr e at s o n sho u l d r u l e
’
Re al m s u po n r e al s a d b e a L ord of lords
m n ,
?
W i lt tho u rid e h e n c e an d l e t th e r i c
h w orld S l i p
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,
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T h e pr i n c e m ad e a n sw e r , this I a m e, “U n to c
An d n o t for thro n e s : th e ki n gdo m that I rav e c
Is m or e tha n m a n y r e al m s an d all thi n gs pass
—
c
T o ha n g e an d d e ath Bri n g m e forth Kan tak a !
’
Most ho n or e d s pak e ag ai n
, char i ot e er th e ,
B e think th e e of m y L ord thy fath e r s gr i e f ! ’
B e th i n k th e e of th eir w o e hos e bl i ss tho u art

w
How sh al t thou h elp th em firs t undo ing th em ,

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6
Si dd ar th a a n sw e r e d that lov e i s fals e “Fr i e n d

hc
,
W hi c
,
l i n gs to lov for s lfish s e ts of lov ; e e w e e
Bu t I w h o lov e th e s e m or e than j oys of m i n e

,
Y a m or e t ha n j oy of th i rs d e part to sav
e , e —
e
T h em an d all fl sh i f u t m ost lov e avail

e , .
G o bri n g m e Kantak a !
,
h en Cha nn a said T
Mast e r I go ! an d forthw i th m o u rn fu lly
, , ,
Un to th e s tall h e pass e d an d fro m th ra c k , e
T ook dow n th e S i lv e r b i t an d br i dl e c ha i n s -
Br e a s t c ord an d c
,
-
u rb an d k n i tt d fast t h S trap s
, e e ,
A n d l i n k e d th e ho ks an d l d o u t Kan tak a o , e :
W ho m t e th eri n g to th e r i ng h e c o m b e d an d dr ess ed , .
Stroki n g th e s n o y coat to silk n gloss ; w e
Next o n th e st ee d h e la i d th e nu m dah sq u ar e
F i tt e d th e saddl e c loth a c
,
ross an d s et ,
T h e saddl e fair dr e w tight th e j e w el e d girths

,
Bu c kl e d th br ee c
,
h ban ds an d th e m arti n g al e
e -
,
A n d m ad e fall both th e st i rr u ps of ork d gol d w e
T h en ov e r all h e c ast a gold n n e t e ,
W ith tass e ls of s e e d pe arl an d s i lk en stri n gs -

,
A n d l e d th e gr e at hors e to th e pala c e door
W h er e S tood th Pr i n c
,
e ; b u t wh e n h e s aw h i s L or d
e
Ri ght glad h e wax d an d j oyo u sly h e n e i gh d e e ,
Spr e ad i n g his s c arl e t n ostr i ls ; an d th books e
W ri t e Su r ely all had h ard Kan tak a s n i gh

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,
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Sav e that th e d e vas la i d th e i r u n s en i n gs e w
O v e r th e ir e ars an d k ept th e Sl e epers d e af .
Fo n dly Sidd a th a dr e th e pro u d h e a d down

r w ,
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e
“
k an d sa i d Be st i ll e , , ,
W hit e Kan tak a ! b e S till an d b e ar m n o w ,

e
T h e farth e st j o u rn y e v e r rid e r rod ; e e
For this n ight tak e I hors to fi n d th e tr uth e ,
An d wh e r e m y q u e st w i ll e n d y t k n o I n o t e w ,
Sav e that it shall n o t n d u n til I fi n d e .
T h e r e for to n i ght good st d b fi r c an d bold !

e -
,
ee ,
e e e
L tn t
e o hi n g sta y th e e tho u gh a tho u sa n d b lad s ,
e
.
De n y th e road ! l t n e i th r all n o m oat

e e w r
Forb i d our fl i ght ! L ook ! i f I to u c h thy fla nk

An d c ry O n Kan tak a ! l t whirl w i n ds lag
, , e
B e hin d thy co urs e ! Be fi e an d a i r m y hors e ! r ,
T o st e ad thy L ord s o shalt tho u S har e , i th h im w
T h e gr e at n e ss of th i s d e e d hich h lps th e orld ; w e w
For th er e for e rid e I n o t for m e n al o n , e,
Bu t for all thi n gs wh i ch s pe e c h l ss Shar e o u pa i n ,

e ,
r
A n d hav e n o ho pe n o r it to ask for ho pe

, w .
No w th er efor e b e ar thy m ast e r valoro u sly !

, ,
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T o u ch e d th e ar c h e d cr e st an d Kan tak a s pran g forth ,
W ith ai m e d hoofs S parkl i n g o n th e sto n s an d ri n g e
Of cha m pi n g bit b u t n o ne did h ar that so u n d

, e ,
For that th e Su ddh a Devas gath erin g n e ar , ,
Pl u ck e d th e r e d m ohra fl o e s an d str e w e d th em thic k

—
w r
U n d er his tr e ad wh i l e han ds in vi sibl e

,
Muffl e d th e r i n gi n g b i t an d br i dl e c
ha in s -
.
Mor e ov r it i s wr i tt en wh en th ey ca m e
e ,
Upo n th e pav e m en t n ear th i nn e r gat e s e ,
T h e Yak sh as of th e air la i d m agi c c

loths
U n d e r th e Stallio n s f ee t s o that h e w en t
’
So ftly an d still .
h en th e y r e ach e d th e
Bu t w
O f tripl e d brass h i ch hardly fi v e s cwo e m n r e
Serv e d to un bar an d op en 10 ! th doors -

e
Roll e d back all Si l en tl y tho u gh o n e m i ght h e ar ,
In dayti m e tw o koss o ff th e th u n d ero u s roar

O f thos e gri m h in g e s an d u n i e ldy pl e ats w .
A lso th e m iddl e o u t er gat e s

an d th e
U n fold e d e a ch th eir m o n stro u s portals th u s
In Sil en c e as Si d d a th a an d h i s st e e d
r
Dr e w n e ar ; hil e un d er n e ath th ir shadow lay

w e ,
Si l en t as d e ad m en all thos e chos en guards,
T h e la n c e an d s ord l t fall th e S h i e lds un brac d

w e e
for th e r e c
,
Captai n s an d sold i e rs am e a i nd —
w ,
Drow s iert han blo w s o er Malwa s fi l ds of s l een

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,
e q
THE L I G H T OE A SIA .
Be for e r i n c s p ath h i c
th e P e h b ei ng br ath e d
’
, w , e
L u ll e d e v e ry s e n s as oo n ; an d so h e pass e d
e w
Fr e fro m th e palac e
e .
W h en th e m orn i ng star
Stood half a S pe ar s l en gth fro m th e e ast er n im
’
r ,
A n d o e t h e arth t h e br e ath of m or n i n g s i gh e d
’
r e
Ri pplin g An o m a s w av e th e bord e r str e am

’
, ,
T h e n dr ew h e r e i n an d l a pe d to e arth an d kiss e d
, e
W hit e Kan tak a b e tw i xt th e ars an d s pak e e ,
F ul l s ee t to Chan n a T h i s whi c
w
“ h tho u hast do ne
:
Shall br i n g th e good an d br i n g all cr e at u r e s good

e .
Be s u r e I lov e th e e always for thy lov e

L ead ba c
.
k m y hors e an d tak e m y cr est pe arl h er e -
My pri n c
,
e ly rob e s h h nc
h ic e forth st e ad m e n o t
, w e ,
My j e l e d sword b elt an d m y s ord an d th e s e

ew -
w ,
T h e lo n g lo c ks by i ts br i ght e dg e s ev r e d th u s e
Fro m o ff m y bro s G i v e th e K i n g all an d s ay

w ,
Sidd ar th a prays forg e t h im t i ll h e c

.
ome
T n t i m e s a Pri n c
e e ith royal w isdo m o n
,
w w
Fro m lo n e ly s e ar c h i ngs an d th e str i fe for l i ght

IV h e e i f I c
r o n q uer lo ! all arth i m i n e s e
Mi n e by ch i e f s e ic
.
,
eI t ell h im m i n by lov e !
rv — —
e
Si n c e th e r e i s ho pe for m an o n ly i n m an ,
A n d n o n e h av e so u ght for th i s as I i ll s e k w e ,
W h o cast away m y world to sav m y orld

”
e w .
BOOK T HE FIFT H .
Ro un d Raj agriha fi v e fa i r hills aros e,

G u ardi n g K i n g Bi m b as ar a s sylva n to w n
’
Baib h ar a, gr e en w i th l e m o n grass an d pal m s ; -
Bipu ll a at w hos foot th i n Sa u ti

,
e rs
St als ith w ar m r i ppl ; shado y T ap an

e w e w ov ,
W hos e st e a m i n g pools m i rror bla ck ro cks h c

h ,
w i oo z e
Sov r i g n e a th b u tt
e e r fro m th i r r ugg d roofs ;
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er e e
So u th e ast th e v u lt u r e pe ak Sail ag i i ; - r
An d e ast w ard Ra tn ag i r i h i ll of g m s ,
e ,
A wi n di n g tra ck pav e n i th,

foot w or n slabs w .
68 A RAV OLD S P OE rV S ’
.
Le ads th e e by sa ffl ow er fi e lds an d ba m boo t u fts

Un d e r dark m a n go e s an d th e j u j u b e tr e e s -
k an d j as pe r c
,
Past m i lk wh i t e v e i n s of roc
-
rags ,
L o w cl i ff flats of j gl
an d un to w h ere
e- fl o w e r s ,
Th e Sho u ld e r of that m o un ta i n , slo pi n g w e st,

O er h an g s a cav e with w i ld figs an op i e d
’
c .
L o ! tho u who co m e st th i th e r , bar e thy f e e t

An d bow thy h e a d ! for all th i s s pa i o u s e arth c
H ath n o t a spot m or e d e ar an d hallo w e d H ere .
L ord B u ddha sat e th e s c or chi n g s u m m e rs thro u gh ,

c
T h e dr i vi n g rain s , th e hilly daw n s an d e v e s ;
W e ari n g for all m en s sak e s th e y e llo w rob e,
’
E at i n g in b e ggar s g u i s e th e s a n ty m e al
’
c
Chan c e gath er e d fro m th e charitabl e ; at ni ght
-
c
Cro u h e d o n th e grass , h o m e l e ss , alo n e ; w h i l e y e lp e d
c
T h e Sl e epl e ss j a k al s ro un d h i s cav e, or o u ghs c
O f fa mi sh e d t i g er fro m th e th i k e t brok e c .
By day an d n i ght h e r e d w e lt th e VVo r l d ho n or e d, -
Su bd u i n g that fa i r body bor n for bl i ss

c
W i th fast an d fr e qu en t wat h an d s e ar h i n t e n s e c
O f Sil en t m e ditat i on , s o prolo n g e d
T hat oftti m e s w h i l e h e m u s e d as m otio nl e ss —
c
A S th e fix e d ro k h i s s eat th e squ irr e l l e a pe d
—
U po n h i s kn e e, th e t i m i d qu ail l e d forth
H er broo d b e t w e en his f e e t , an d bl u e dov e s pe ek e d
c
T h e ri e gra i n s fro m th e bowl b e sid e h i s h an d
-
.
T h u s w o uld h e m u s e fro m n oo n tid e w h en th e l an d

Sh i m m er e d w i th h e at , an d w alls an d t e m pl e s da n c ed
In th e r e e k in g air t i ll s u n s e t , n ot in g n o t
—
T h e bla z i n g glob e roll do w n , n o r e v e n i n g gl i d e ,
Pu r pl e an d s w i ft , across th e soft e n e d fi elds

c
Nor th e S t i ll o m i n g of th e stars , n o r throb
O f d ru m s k in s i n th e b u sy to w n , n o r s c ree h c
O f o w l an d n ight j ar ; w holly wra pt fro m s e lf
-
In k e e n u nrav e l i n g of th e thr e ads of tho u gh t

c
An d st e adfast pa i n g of l i fe s labyr i n ths
’
T h u s wo u ld h e s i t t i ll m i d ni ght h u sh e d th e w orld
Sav e wh e r e th e b e asts of dark n e ss in t he b rak e
Cr e pt an d cri e d o u t, as f e ar an d hatr e d r y, c
TH E L IGH T O F A SIA .
69
As lust an d avari c e an d a n g e r cr e e p
In th e bla c k jun gl e s of m an s ign oran c e ’
T h en S l e pt h e for what Spa c

.
e th e fl ee t m oo n ask s
T o swi m a t en th part of h er clo u dy s e a ;

Bu t ros e er e th e Fals e daw n an d S tood agai n -
,
W i stfu l o n so m e dark platform of his hill ,
W atchi n g th e Sl e e pi ng e arth with ard e nt ey e s

An d tho u ghts em bra c i n g all its li vi n g thi n gs ,
W hil e o e r th e wavi n g fi e lds that m u r mu r m ov e d

’
W hi c h is th e kiss of Morn wak i n g th e lan ds

A n d in th e e ast that m iracl e o f Day
G ath e r e d an d gr e w A t first a d u sk s o d im
.
Night s e em s still u n awar e of whisp er e d daw n ,
But soo n b e for e th e j un gl e co c

—
k crows t i c e -
w
A whit e v erg e c l e ars a w i d en in g bright en in g whit e

, ,
H i gh as th e h erald star whi c

,
h fad es in floods
-
,
O f silv er w arm i n g i n to pal e gold ca u ght

, ,
By top m ost c lo u ds an d flam i n g o n th eir ri m s

,
T o f erv e n t gold e n glow flush e d fro m th e bri n k ,
W i th s afl o n scarl e t c r i m so n a m ethyst ;
’
r , , ,
W h er e at th e Sk y b u rn s spl en d i d to th e bl u e ,
An d rob e d in raim en t of glad l i ght th e Ki n g ,
O f lif e an d G lory co m e th !
h en our L ord T ,
A ft er th e m an n e r of a Rish i ha i l e d ,
T h e r i si n g orb an d w e n t
,
abl u tio n s m ad e —
Dow n by th e wi n d i n g path u n to th e tow n ;

A n d in th e fash i o n of a Rish i pass e d
Fro m str e t to str e e t with b egg i n g bowl in hand
e ,
-
G ath e r i n g th e littl e pitta n c e of h i s n e e ds

Soo n was it fill e d for all th e tow n s m n c
.
,
ri e d e ,
“
T ak e of o u r stor e gr e at Sir ! an d T ak e of our s !
”
Marki n g h i s godl i k e fa c e an d e y e s e n wra pt ;
A n d m oth e rs wh en th e y s aw o u r L ord go by
,
W ould b i d th ei r c h i ldr e n fall to k i ss h is f ee t ,
An d lift h is rob e s h e m to th e i r brows or r u n

’
T o fill h i s j ar an d fe t c
,
h h im m i lk an d c ak s e .
A n d oftt i m e s as h e pa c e d g en tl e an d Slow , ,
Radian t with h e av en ly pity lost in c ar e ,

.
Fo r thos e h e k n e w n o t sav e as fe llow liv e s ,

-
,
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W o u ld d w e ll i n s u dd e n lov e an d worsh ip d p ee
O n that m a j e st i c for m as if Sh e s a ,
w
H r dr e am s of t en d e r s t tho u ght m ad tru e an d gra c

e e e e
Faire r than m ortal fi e h er br e ast Bu t h e r .
Pass e d o n ward with th e bowl an d y e llow rob e,
By m ild Spee c h payi n g all thos e gifts of h earts ,
VVen din g his ay ba c wk to th e solitu d e s

T o S i t u po n h i s hill ith holy m en w ,
A n d h e ar an d as k of wisdo m an d its roads .
Mi dway on gro ve s of cal m

Ratn ag ir i s
’
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,
av e s
e ,
L odg d s uc
e h as hold th e body fo e to so u l ,
An d fl e sh a b east whi c h m e n m u st c ha i n an d tam e ,
\Vi th bitt er pa i n s t i ll s en s e of pa i n i s k i ll e d
,
An d tort u r d n e rv e s e x tort u r e r n o m or e
e v
Yogis an d Br ah m ac h a i s Bh i ks hu s all
r , ,
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w .
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T ill drai n e d of b lood an d with e r e d by d i s as

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-
Ju tte d fro m sa pl e ss sho u ld rs lik e d e ad forks e
Fro m for e st tr un ks O th ers had c l en c h e d th ir han d s e
S lo n g an d with so fi er c
.
o e a fort i t u d e ,
T h e claw lik e n ails gr e w thro u gh th e fe st r e d pal m

—
e .
Sam e alk e d o n s an dals s pi k e d ; so m e w i th S har p f in i s

w l
G ash e d br e ast an d bro w an d th i gh Sc arr e d t h s i th ,

e e w
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B e s m e ar e d w i th m u d an d ash s c
,
ro u c h i n g fo u l e ,
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w .
C rta i n th r e e r e i n hab i t d th e s pots

e e w e
W h e r e d e ath pyr s s m o u ld r e d c
-
e ow erin g d fil ed e e
W i th c orps e s for th i r c
,
o m pan y an d k i t e s
e ,
Sc r e am in g aro un d th em o th f un eral spoils ’
er e -
Ce rta i n who c r i e d fi h un dr e d t im s a d ay
ve e
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, w w
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-
ks an d hollo flanks
e w ,
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.
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T h e to i l b e gi n s agai n !
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if th ey last Ye t
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F e ar s o to d ie th ey ar e afra i d to f e ar ,
L u st s o to l i v e th ey dar e n o t lov e th ei r lif e

Bu t plag u e i t w i th fi e r c e pe n a n c
,
e s b elik e ,
T o pl e as e th e G o d s w h o gr u dg e pl e as u r e to m an ;
B el i k e to balk h ell by s e lf k i n dl e d h e lls ; -
B e lik e i n holy m adn e ss hopi ng so u l ,
May br e ak th e b e tt e r thro u gh th ei r wast e d fl e sh

“O h fl o w e r e ts of th e fi e ld ! Si dd ar th a sa i d
.
W h o t u r n yo u r t e n d e r fa c
,
e s to th e s u n
G lad of th e light an d grat ef u l w ith s w e e t br e ath

,
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e —
,
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w ,
o m eth thus forth ,
In s e lf tor m en ti n gs !
-
W h i l e th e Mast e r S pak e
Bl e w dow n th e m o un t th e d u st of patt e r i n g fe e t ,
W h i t e goats an d bla c k sh ep i n d i n g S low th eir w a e w v,
W i th m a ny a l i n g e r i n g n i bbl e at th e t u fts ,
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e
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w e , e
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w w
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, ,
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o -
,
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e h i ld ; b u t h e e e
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,
h t i n d abo u t h i s r i st w hilst h e d i d lau gh

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w e w ,
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-
,
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,
‘
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For that wh i c h a i ls thy s on W h e r e o n I ca m e .
’
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,
loth fro m m y bab e -
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,
o uldst f e t c h th e thi ng ;
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-
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.
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! y o u ask th e d e ad ?
Ar e v e ry m a n y , an d th e l i v i n g fe w !
’
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A n d pray e d of oth e rs ; b u t th e oth e rs sa i d,
H e r e is th e s e e d , b u t w e hav e lost o u r S lav e !
’
‘
H er e is th e s e e d , b u t o u r good m an i s d e ad !
’
‘
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B e tw e en th e ra i n t i m e an d th e harve sti n g
- "
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,
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-
T h e r e for e I l eft m y c h i ld w h o w o uld n o t s u ck

—
No r s m il e b en eath th e wild vi n e s by th e str e am ,

T o s e e k thy fa c e an d k i ss thy f e e t an d pray .
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If n o w , in d e ed , m y baby b e n o t d e ad ,
AS I d o f e ar, an d as th ey said to m e .
My Sist e r thou hast fo u n d , th e Mast er said ,
Sear c hi n g for what n o n e fi n d s that b i tt er bal m —
I h ad to g i v e th ee H e thou lov e dst Sl e pt

.
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T ho u kn o w s t th e whol e w id e world w eeps w ith thy w o e

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.
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r e t ; bury tho u thy c
.
h i ld !
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,
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’
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’
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,
l V i th y e t so b e a u tiful a m aj e sty .
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w
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“ W h o is th i s that br i n gs th e sa c rifi ce
e fu l an d p e a c
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w e w
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, h ar e th ei r k in .
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r :
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’
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.
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w e .
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O ur L ord b e tho u ght “ T h e r e i s n o oth r ay e w

,
T o h e l p this m u rd er e ss of th e woods b u t o n e .
By s un s t th e s w ill die hav i ng n o m eat

e e ,
°
T h er e is n o livi n g h e art w i ll pi ty h e r,
Bloody with rav i n l e a n for la c k of blood

,
.
L o ! if I f ee d h er h o S hall los e b u t I
w
A n d how c
, ,
an lov e los e doi n g of i ts k i n d

E v e n to th e u tt e r m o st ? So say i n g B u dd h ,
Si l e n tly la i d as i d e san dals an d sta ff ,
H is sa c r d thr e ad t u rba n an d c
e lo th an d c
, am e , ,
Forth fro m b ehin d th e m ilk b u sh o n th sa n d -

e
“
,
S y in g
i H o ! m oth e r h e r e i s m e at for th e !
, ,
e
W h e r eat th e p r i sh i n g b ast y e lp d hoars e an d shril l

e e e
Spra ng fro m h e r c u bs an d h u rli ng to th e e ar th

T h a t i ll i n g v i c
,
w t i m had h er f east of h im
W i th all th e c
,
rook d d agge rs of h r c laws

e e
R n d i n g his fl sh an d all h
e e y e llow fa n g s
, er
Ba th e d in his blood th e gr a t c at s b urn i n g br ea th

: e
’
Mixe d with th e last S i gh of s u c h f earl e ss lo v e .
T h u s larg e th e Mast er s h e art was lo n g ago ,

’
No t o nly n ow , wh en with h is g racio u s r ut h

TH E LIG H T OF A SIA .
He b de c a e as e c r u l orshi p of th G ods e w e
A nd m u c
.
h K i n g Bim b as a a pray d o u L ord r e r
L e ar ni n g h i s royal b i rth an d holy s e arch

T tarry i n that c
o i ty say i n g oft
T hy pr i n cly stat m ay n o t a b i d e s u ch fasts ;
, ,
e e
T h y ha n ds e r e m ad e for s c w e t e rs n o t for al m s
p , .
Soj o u r n i th m w h hav n o o n to r u l e e, w o e s
A nd t ac
,
h m y k i n gdo m i sdo m t i ll I d ie
e w
L odg e d in m y pala c
, ,
e w i th a b au t e o u s br i d e
”
e .
Bu t e v e r s pak Si d d a th a of s t m i n de r , e
“T h s th in gs I had m ost n obl e K i n g an d l e ft
,
e e ,
S k i n g th e T r u th ; w h i c
, ,
ee h st i ll I s e k an d S hall ; e ,
No t to b e stay d tho u gh Sakra s pala c e e o pe d

’ ’
It s doors of pe arl an d D vis woo d m e in e e .
I go to b ui ld th e Kin gdo m of th e L aw ,
Jo u r n ey i n g to G aya an d th e for e st S had e s

W h e r e a I th i n k th l i ght i ll co m e to m e
,
s ,
e w
:
For n o i s e h r am o n g th Ri sh i s c
w e e om s e e
T hat l i ght n o fro m th e Shast rs n o fro m fasts

,
r e ,
r
Born e t i ll th e body fa in ts starv e d by th e so u l ,
Ye t th er e is l i ght to r e a c
.
h an d tr u th to w in ;
A n d s u ly oh tr u e fr i en d i f I atta i n
re , , ,
I i ll r e t urn an d qu i t thy lov e

w .
T h e r e at
T h ri c ro u n d th Pri n c Ki n g Bimb as a a pa c
e e ed e r
R v r en tly b n d i n g to th Mast r s f t
’
e e e e e ee
A n d bad h im S p d e S pass d u L ord a ay ee o e o r w
T o ard U a ii a n t y t c
.
w r o m for t d
v v o e e ,
A n d an of f ac an d ak i th S i x y ars q u st ’
w e, w e w e e .
Bu t t h u po n t h
ey h i ll an d i n th grov e e e
A l ar Udra a n d t h as cti c
a sfi
,
e e ve
H d s t ay d hi m s
a e n g all a ri tt n c
,
l ar av i w s w e e
In holy Shast r an d th at n o n m i ght i n e s, e w
H i g h r tha n S mi an d t h an Um i ti
e wa n y r a ,
N t th c
o h i f sa i n t !
e for h S ho u ld m o tal m a
e s —
ow r 1
B e w i s r than th Jn an a Kan d h i c
e h t llse —
,
w e
H ow Brah m i bod i l ss n d ac ti o n l ss
s e a e ,
Pass i o n l ss c alm u n qu al i fi d u n c
e ,
ha n g d ,
e , e ,
Pur e lif e pur e tho ught p u r j oy

,
? O how Sho u ld m an ,
e r
.
Be b e tt er tha n th e Kar m ma K an d w hi c h -
, show s
H o w h e m ay str i p passio n an d a c
t i o n o ff,
Br e ak fro m bo n d of s e lf an d s o u n s ph e r ed
th e , ,
Be G o d an d m e lt i n to th e vast divi n e
, ,
Flyin g fro m fals e to tru e fro m ars of s en s e , w
T o p e ac e e t r al wh er e t e Sil e c liv s
e n h ,
n e e ?
But th e P ri nc e h eard th em ,
n ot y et c
o m fort ed .
BOOK T HE SIX T H .
T ho u who wo u ldst s ee h er e daw n e d th e light at last

w ,
“
North w e stw ards fro m th e T housa n d g ard en s go
-
By G unga s vall ey till thy st eps b e s et

’
O n th e gr en hills wh e r e thos e t i n str e am l e ts Spri n g

e w
Nil ajan an d Moh an a ; follow th e m ,
W i n d in g b en e ath broad l e av d m ah i i a tr e e s
'
-
e -
,
Mid th i ck e t s of th e san s ar an d th e bir

’
T ill o n th e pla i n th e Shi ni n g S ist e rs m e e t

In Ph al g i i s b e d flowi n g by ro c ky ba n ks
' ’
T o G aya an d th e r e d Barabar hills .
Hard by that riv e r s pr e ads a th o ny wast e

’
r ,
Ur u w el aya n a m ed i n a n c i en t days ,
W i th san dhills brok en ; o n i ts v erg e a woo d

W av e s s ea gr en pl um s an d tass e ls th art th e Sky
’
-
e e w ,
W ith u n d e rgro th wh er e thro u gh a still flood st e als

w ,
Da ppl e d ith lotu s blosso m s bl u e an d whit e

w -
,
An d pe o pl d w i th qu i c
,
e k fish an d tortois e s .
N ar it t h e v i llag of S n an i r e ar e d
e e e
Its roofs of grass n e stl d a m i d th e pal m s

, e
Pe a c
,
e fu l w i th Si m pl e folk an d astoral toils

p .
h er e in th e sylvan solit u d e s o nc
T e m or e
L ord B u ddha liv e d m u s i n g th e wo e s of m en

,
T h e ways of fat e th e doctri n s of th e books

, e ,
T h e l e sso n s of th e cr e at u r e s of th e brak e ,
T h e s ec r e ts of th e S i l en c
e h e n c e all c
om e w ,
T h e s e c r e ts of th e g loo m w h er e to all go ,
T H E LI GH T OF A SIA .
83
T h e lif e which li e s b etw e en l i k e that ar c h flun g

c
,
From c lo u d to lo u d a0 o s s th e S ky , h i c
1 h hath w
Mi sts for its m aso nry an d ap0 y p r S v 1 ie ,
M lti ng to vo i d aga i n h i c h as s fair

“i th sapph i r e h u s garn t an d chryso pras e
e w w o
T
e , e , .
Moo n aft e r m oo n o u L ord s at in t h e ood r e w
S m e d i tat i ng th e s e that h e forgot

o
O ftti m e s th e ho u r of food r i si n g fro m tho u ght s ,
Prolo n g e d b e yo n d th s u nri s e an d t h e n oo n
e
T o s ee h i s bo l u n fill e d an d e at p rfor c
w e
, e
Of w ild fr ui t fall en fro m th e bo u ghs o

’
h e ad er
Shak en to earth by c hatt r i n g ap or pl u c k ed

e e
By purpl e pa o k e et t h e r for e Li g a c
r e s r e
Fad ed ; h is body o rn by str e ss of S o ul

, w ,
L ost day by day t h m arks t h i rty an d t o

e , w ,
Wh ic h t e st i fy th e B uddh a Sc ar c that l af . e e ,
Fl u tt eri n g s o dry an d ith e d to h i s f e t w er e
Fro m o ff th e Sal bra n c -

h bor e l e ss l i k l i n e ss
, e
O f spri n g s soft gr e n ery tha n h e of him

’
e
W h o w as th e p ri n c e ly flow e r of all h is la n d .
And o n c e at such a ti m e th e o er w ro ug h t Pri n c e ’
F ell to th e e arth in d e adly swoo n all s p n t , e ,
E v en as o n e Slai n who hath n o lo n g e r br eath

,
Nor any S tir of blood ; s o w an h e was ,
So m otio n l e ss . Bu t th r e ca m e by that w ay e
A S h eph e rd boy
-
h o s a Sid d ar th a l i e
, w w
W ith lids fast clos e d an d l i n e s of n a m l ss pai n

-
, e e
Fixe d o n h is li ps th e fi ery n oo n day s un

-
B e ati ng u po n his h e ad who pl uc k i ng bo ughs ,
Fro m wild ros e appl e tr e e s k n i tt e d th em th i c

-
k ,
In to a bow er to Shad e th e sacr e d fa c e .
A lso h e po u r e d u po n th e Mas tei s l i ps

’
Dro ps of warm m ilk pr e ss e d f m h i s Sh e goat S b ag

’
, 1 o -
,
L e st b ei ng of low cast e h e do w ro n g to o n e
, ,
So high an d holy s e e m i n g Bu t th books . e
T e ll h o w th e j a m b u bra n ch s pla n t d th u s
-
e , e ,
Shot with q u ick lif e i n w e alth of l e af an d flow er

A n d glo w i n g fruitag e in t e rlac e d an d c los e ,
So that th e bow e r g r ew lik e a t n t of silk e

.
Pi t c
h ed for a ki ng at h u n t i n g d c k d w i th stu ds ; , e e
Of S ilv r work an d boss s of r e d gold

e -
e .
An d th e boy w orsh i pe d d m i n g h i m so m G o d ; ,
ee e
Bu t u r L ord ga i n i n g br e ath aros e an d ask d

o ,
e
Mi lk in th e S h ph erd s lota “ A h m y L ord

e
’
, ,
.
Ic an n t giv e th e o
“
qu o th th lad ; tho u s e e st
e e
,
I am a Su dra an d m y to u c h d fil s !
,
e e
T h en th e l V o r l d ho n or e d s pak e “ Pi ty an d n ee d
-
:
Mak e all fl esh k in T h er e i s n o c ast in blood e
h r u nn e th of o n e h u e n o r c
.
IV h i c ast i n t ears e ,
h tr i c
,
W hic kl e salt w i th all ; n ei th er co m s m an e
T o birth ith t i lka m ark s ta m pe d o n th bro

w —
e w ,
N sacr d thr e ad o n n e ck W h o doth r i ght d e e d s

'
or e
Is t i c
.
we bor n an d -
h do e th ill d ds v i l e
,
w o ee .
G i v e m e to dr i n k m y broth r ; h nIc ome

, e w e
U n to m y qu e st i t S hall b e good for th e e .
T h er at e th e pe asa n t s h eart was glad ’
, an d gav e .
And an oth e r day th r pass d that road

on e e e
A ban d of ti n s e l e d g i rls th e n a u t ch dan crs ,

-
e
O f In dra s t m pl e i n th to n w i th thos
’
e e w ,
e
W h o m ad e t h i r m u s i c n e that b e at a dr u m
e —
o
S t ro un d w i th p a c
e oc k fe ath e rs ; n that bl e w
e -
o e
T h e pi pi n g b an s uli an d o n that t it c h ed , e w
A thr e stri n g Si tar

e -
L i ghtly tri ppe d th e y do n w
Fro m l dg to l dg an d thro ugh th e c

.
e e h e qu er d paths
e e e
T o so m e gay f e st i val th e S ilv r b e lls ,

e
Chi m i n g soft pe als abo u t th e s m all bro n f ee t w ,
A r m l ts an d rist r i ng s tattl i n g a n s e r shr i ll ;

e w —
w
W hil h e that bor e th e Si tar thr u m m e d an d t a n g e d

e w
Hi s thr eads of brass an d Sh e b e s i d e h im sa n g , ,
F a i r g oes th e d a n c
'
in g h en th e s i ta r s t u n ed ;
w
T i me u s th e Si ta r n ei th er l o w n o r h i g h ,
A n d w e w i ll d a n c e aw a
y th e h ea r ts O
f m e n .
ch ed b eak a n d th e m u i c
’
Th e s tr i n g O er s tr et
f l i esr
; s, s
/c
l ac i d um b a n d m u s i c
’
T h e s tr i n g O er s d i es
s ,
T
i me u s th e Si ta r n ei th er low n or [rig /z ,
85
B u sa n g a tc
th e h g i rl to th pip an d ir e s
n u -
e e w ,
Fl atter in g l i k so m e va i n pa i n t d b u t t rfly
e , e e
Fro m glad to glad alo n g th for st path

e e e e
No dr e a m d h l i ght ords c
,
r e ho e d o n th e ear
er w e
O f h i m that holy m an
, h o sat s o ra pt , w e
Un d er th e fig tr e e by th e path Bu t B u ddh

—
.
L ift e d hi s gr e at bro as th e a n to n s pass d w w e

“
,
A n d spak e T h e foolish oftti m e s t a c h th e w i s e ; e
I strai n too m u c h t h is str i n g of l i fe b e l i k e

Me a ni n g to m ak e s uch m u s i cas shall sav e
, ,
Mi n e e y e s a e d im n o that th y s th tru th
r w e ee e ,
My str en gth is wan d n w that m y n e d is m ost ; e o e
W o u ld that I had s u c h h l p as m an m u st hav e e,
For I shall die whos e life w as all m e n s ho pe

,
’
No w by that ri ve r d w e lt a lan dhold e r

,
Pi o u s an d rich m ast e r of m an y h rds

, e
A goodly c hi e f th fri en d of all th poor ;

,
e e
A n d fro m his ho u s e th v illag e dr w it s n a m e e e
S n ani
e . Pl e asa n t an d in pe a c e h liv d e e ,
H av i n g for w if Su j ata lov e l i st

e ,
e
O f all th e dark y e d da u ght e rs of th plai n ;

-
e e
G e n tl e an d tr u e si m pl e an d k i n d w as s h
,
e,
Nobl e of m i n i th gra c
e ,
io u s S p c
w h to all ee
An d gladso m looks e a pe arl of wo m a n hood —
Pass i n g c al m y ars of ho u s hold happi n e ss

e e
B sid e h er lord i n that st i ll I n dia n ho m e

e ,
Sav e that n o m al c h ild bl e ss e d th e ir w e dd d lov e

e e .
W h e r e for with m a n y pray rs sh e had b e so u ght

e e
Lu k s h m i ; an d m a n y n i gh t s at fu ll m oo n go n -
e
Ro un d th gr e at L i n ga m n i n e ti m e s n i n e wi th gifts
e , ,
O f ri c e an d j as m i n e wr e aths an d sa n dal oil - -
Pray i n g a boy ; also Su j ata vo e d w
If th i s sho u ld b e a o ff r i n g of food —
h e
U n to th e VVo o d G d pl n t o u s d l i c
-
at eo ,
e e ,
e ,
Se t i n a bo w l of gold u n d e r h i s tr e e ,
Suc h as th e l i ps of D vs m ay tast an d tak e e e .
An d th i s had b n for th r e w as bor n to h r

ee : e e
A b e a u t e o u s boy n o w thr e m o n ths old who lay e
Be tw e en Sujata s br e asts wh i l e s h e d i d pa c
, ,
’
e ,
86 A RNOL D S POE US ’
i .
W ith grat eful footst e ps to th e W ood G od s s h in e '

-
r .
O ne a m c r las pi n g h e cri m so n sar i clos e r
T o wra p th e bab t hat j w l of h j oys

e, e e er
T h e oth e r lift d h i gh in co m e ly c
e u rv e
T o st ady o n h
e h ad th e bo l an d d i sh
er e w
W hi ch h ld th e da in ty v i c
e tu als for th G o d e .
But Radha s n t b efor e to s eep th e gro u n d

,
e w
An d ti e th e scarl t thr e ads aro u n d t h e t r e e

e ,
Ca m e e ag e r cry i n g “A h d e ar Mi str e ss ! look !

, , ,
T h er e is th e W ood G o d s i tt i n g in h i s pl a c
e-
,
Re v e al e d ith fold e d ha n ds u pon h is k n e s

, w e .
Se e how th e l i ght sh i n s ro u n d abo u t h i s bro ! e w
H o w m i ld an d gr e at h e s m s i th h av e nly ey e s ! ee ,
w e
G ood fortu n e i s i t th u s t o m e t th e gods e .
So , thinki n g him di vi n e SuJata dr ew ,

—
T r m bli n gly n i gh an d k i ss e d th e e arth an d said

e , ,
W i th s e e t fa c
w e b en t
“W o u ld that th H oly O n e , e
I n hab i t i n g th i s grov e G iv er of good , ,
M rc i fu l un to m e h i s ha n d m a i d en
e ,
V o uc h s afi n g n o w h i s pr e s n ce m i ght ac c e pt e ,
T h e s e o u poor g i fts of s n o y c
r u rds fr sh m ad e w ,
e -
,
W i th m ilk as Wh i t e as n w c arv e d ivory ! e —
T h er e ith i n to th e gold en bo l sh e pou r d

w w e
The c u rds an d m ilk an d n t h e ha n ds of B u ddh , o
Dro ppe d attar fro m a c rystal fl as k d i still d —

e
O u t of th e h arts of ros e s an d h e at e
e : ,
Spe aki n g n ord whil e th e glad m oth r stood

o w , e
In r e v e r n c e a par t
e Bu t of that m e al .
So w o n drou s as th v irt u e that o ur L ord

w e
F elt str ength an d l i f r t u rn a tho u gh th n i ghts e e s e
O f wat c h i n g an d th e days of fast had pass ed

In dr ea m as tho u gh th s pi rit
, i th th fl sh e w e e
Shar e d that fi n e m e at an d pl u m d i t i n gs a n e w e s w ,
L i k e so m e d light e d b i rd at s u dd e n str a m s
e e
\V e ar y with fl i ght o er e n dl ss ast s of sa n d ’

e w e
W hi c
,
h lav e s th d e s ert d u st fro m n c

e k an d c r e st e .
A nd m or e Suj ata worsh i p d s e ei n g o ur L ord e ,

.
A n sw e r e d SuJata, “W ors h i
f u l ! m h e a r t
p y
Is littl e an d a l i t tl e ra i n i ll fill w
T h e lily s c
,
u p w h i ch hardly m o i sts th e fi e ld
’
It is n o u gh for m e to f ee l l i f e s s u n
’
Sh i n e in m y L ord s gra c e an d m y baby s s m il e

’ ’
Mak in g th e lov i n g s u mm e r of o u ho m e r .
Pl asa n t m y days pass fill e d i th ho u s ehold c

e ar es w
Fro m s unr i s e wh en I wak e to pra i s e th e gods ,
An d giv e forth gra i n an d tr i m th e t u lsi pla n t

,
-
A n d s e t m y han d m a i ds to th e i r tasks till n oo n ,
W h e n m y L ord lays h i s h e ad u po n m y l ap
L u ll e d by soft so n gs an d w a vi n gs of th e fan ;
A n d s o to s u p pe r t i m e at q u i e t e e
-
v ,
W h en by h i s s i d e I sta n d an d s rv e th e c ak e s e .
T h en th e stars l i ght th e i r s i lv r la m ps for sl eep e ,
A ft e r th e t em pl e an d th e talk with fr i n ds e .
H o w sho u ld I n o t b e hap py bl e st s o m u ch , ,
A n d b e ar in g h im th i s boy whos t i n y ha n d e
Shall l e ad hi s so u l to S g a i f it n ed !
w er ,
e
For holy books t e a c h wh en a m an shall plan t

T r e e s for th e trav l e rs shad e an d d i g a w ell
’
For th e folks c
,
o m fort an d b g e t a s on
’
, e ,
It shall b e good for s u c h aft er th e i r d ath ; e
An d what th e books say that I h u m bly tak e ,
B ein g n ot w i s e r t h an thos e gr e at of old

W h o s pak e w ith gods an d k n e th e hy m n s an d c
,
harm s w ,
An d all th e ays of v i rt u e an d of pe ac e
w
A lso I think that good m u st c

.
o m e of good
An d i ll of e vil s u r ly u n to all
—
e —
In e v e ry pla c e and t i m e s ee in g s eet fr uit

—
w
G ro w th fro m whol e so m e roots an d b i tt e r thi n gs

e ,
Fro m poiso n sto c -

ks ; ye a s e i n g too how s pi t e e
B ree ds hat e an d kin d n ss fri en ds an d pat i en cpe a c

, .
,
, e ,
e e
E e n whil e w e l i v e ; an d h n ti s i ll d e d ie ’
v w e w e w
Shall th e r e n o t b e as good a T h e n as No
’ ’
? ‘ ‘
w
H aply m u c h b e tt r ! s i n c
e e on gra i n of r i ce e
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In whatso e v r orld holds fa i thfu l w i v s

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W h r e o n th e gods gra n t pi ty ! b u t for m e

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w o m e shall c
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t ich m u st s pr e ad broad in oth e r s u n s an d l i ft

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w e , w
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A n d wh e r e w e hold th e h e e l of l i f at i ll w e w .
Pe a ce go w i th th e an d c o m fort all thy days !

e ,
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W i th m e as u r d pa c e st adfast m aj st i c
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w e
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w e ,
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e e e r ,
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e ,
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ew o s w e .
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w o w ,
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r w e e
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My l i ps ag in b u t l t m e to thy br e ast
t , e
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e, e i ll e n d ! Ah look ! w ,
A m I n t s h e tho u lov s t
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p y
Fa i r an d fals e Shadow ! i s thy play i n g vain ;
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r w .
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e T h e r at a cry e
T hrill e d thro u gh th e grov e an d all tha t co m e ly rou t ,
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w ,
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A n d w i th h e r c u rs e s m ix th eir a n gry h i ss .
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w e r —
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e n y t s par at e ,
o e e e ,
T h e s i lv e r i sla n ds of a sapph i r s a e e
Shor e l e ss u n fatho m d u n d i m i n i sh d st i rr d e ,
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w w ,
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e ,
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e h i lls e w w
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e , e e,
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o
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w , w
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Wh ic hc arr i s bl e d i n g q uarr i s to i ts yo u n g ;
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e w
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ape e .
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h do u bl e thirst b u t h i s i s e ,
w o w
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e w , e
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Al l ills wh i ch fl o w fro m for go n e w ro n gf u l n e ss e ,
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r e
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e e that th e n w to i ls prov e e
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Re l e as e d fro m all th e S kan dha s of th e fl e sh ;

Brok en fro m ti e s fro m Upé dé n as sav e d — —
Fro m whirl in g o n th e h e e l ; aro u s e d an d san w e
A s is a m an wak n e d fro m hat eful dr e am s e .
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ra e to liv e e n ds an d life glid s

z ,
e
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—
,
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T hat cha n g e whi c h n e v er chan g e s !

L o , th e Dawn
Spran g with Buddh s V i c tory ! L 0 , in th e E ast
’
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’
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No r s u ch vast sorrow m i ss to e n d in j oy .
So glad th e W orld was tho ugh it w i st n o t w hy

—
T hat o v er d e solat e w ast e s w e n t swoo n i n g so n gs

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For e s e e i ng B u ddh ; an d De vas in th e air
“
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St o od w i th th e w o n d e r i n g p e o pl e in th e str e e ts
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c
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c
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’
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W i t h d e a dl y fan gs i n sh e ath ; th e Shr i k e l e t pass
T h e n e stli n g fi n ch ; th e e m e r ald hal yo n s c
Sat e dr e a m i n g w h i l e th e fish e s play e d b e n e ath ,
Nor hawk e d th e m e ro ps , tho u gh th e b u tt er fl i e s

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c
Ar o u n d his pe r h ; th e S pir i t of o u r L ord
L ay pot e n t upo n m an an d bird an d b e ast ,
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G lorifi e d with th e Co n q u e st ga i n e d for all

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aros e radian t r ej oi c
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, ,
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e e , e
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D u hh h a a
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HA T H HE LD M E S EE KIN G E V ER H IM W H O W R O U GH T
—
T HE S E PR I S O N S O F T HE S E NS E S S O RR OW PE A U GH ,
—
SOR E W A S M Y OE A S ELE SS ST RIPE !
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T HO U B UI LDER O F T H IS T B RN OL T HOU ! A E A E —
I KN OW T HEE ! NE VER S H L T T H U B UI LD A G I N A O A
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NOR R IS E T HE R O F T REE OF DECE IT S N R L Y

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SORRO W E U L dw e lt th e Ki n g Sud dh Odan a

A l l thos e lo n g y e ars a m o n g th e Sakya L ord s
Lac k i n g th e s pe e c h an d pr e s en c e of his So n ;
Sorro w fu l sat e t h e s w ee t Yas Od h ar a

A ll thos e lo n g y e ars , k n o w i n g n o j oy of life ,
Vl id o w e d of h im h e r l i v i n g L i e g e an d Pri n c
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Se en far a w ay by past u r i n g c a m e l m en -
O r trad e rs thr e a di n g d e v i o u s paths for gai n,

Me ss en g e rs fro m th e K i n g had go n e and c ome
Br i ng in g a c co u n t of m a n y a holy sag e
L o n ely an d lost to h o m e ; b u t n o u ght of h im
T hecro n of wh i t Kapila as tu s l i n e
w e v
’
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r ,
T heh ar t s c
e o n t n t of s e t Yas Odh a a
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on V as an ta ti m e -
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T h e Pri n c e ss sat e by that bright gard e n str am -

e
W hos e gl i d i ng glass bord er d wi t h lot u s c , u ps e -

,
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T h ei r c li ngi n g han ds an d m ee ti n g li ps H e l i ds . r
W e r e w an w i th t e ars h er t e n d e r ch e eks had th i nn d ; e
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,
’
io u s cu rv e s w er e dra n ith gri e w w
T h e l u stro u s glory of h e ha i r w as h i d r
Clos e bo un d as w i dows u s e ; n o or n a m e n t
-
Sh e wor e n o r an y j e w e l c
, las pe d th e c loth
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,
ross e d o n h er br e ast —
.
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W hi c h had th e ro e s ga i t an d th e ros e l eaf s fall
’
-
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whi c
.
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, h w e r e as if ,
-
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Illu m i n i n g Ni ght s p a c e with D ayt i m e s glo

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k w i th pearls ,
Sid da th a s r tr e asu r e d s i n c e that ni ght h fl l

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e ! m oth e r of w e p i n g days ! e
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Sav e that this s c or n e d to l i m i t lo ve by lif ) ? e
T h e oth e r l e d h e r littl e s n a boy o ,
Div i n e ly fair th e pl e dg e Sid dar th a l e ft

,
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—
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T o s ee th e Spri n g bloo m s b u rg e o n o e r t h world

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e
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W i th s ad e y e s wat c h e d th e s iftly fl ying c ra n e s w -
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Say th at Yas Odh ar a liv e s ni g h to d eath

1 04 A RNO LD S P OE JIS ’
.
A voi ce t en d e r an d ag e r fill d an d c har m e de , e
W i th t r em bl i n g m u si csay i n g Y a e c
,
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, ,
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,
e
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w o m e a B u dd h
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-
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e e , e,
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T hav e s n r
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e ss ! w e hav e bo ed w
B e for e h is fe et ; for w h o as lost a Pr in c

,
e w
Is foun d a gr e at e r than th e K i n g of k i n gs .
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By hi m th e Fri en d of all th e Pr i n c
—
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, hos e t e ars m en w in w
T he c o m fort of this l V o d th e Mast er s peaks r .
L o ! h e is w ell as o n e b e yo n d all i lls

, ,
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Sh i n i n g i th ris n T r u th gold e n an d c
w e l e ar , .
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e w w
Pr e a c hi n g thos n obl e ways whi c

,
e h l e ad to peac e ,
T h e h e arts of m e n follo his path as l av s w e e
T ro o p to w i n d or S h e e p dra aft e r n e w o
W h o k n ows th e pastur e s W o u rs elv e s hav e h e ar d e
l y G ay a in th e gr e e n T c
.
h i n i k a grov r e
Thos e wo n dro u s l i ps an d do n e th m r v r e nc e e e e
He co me th hith e r e r e th e firs t ra i n s fall .
hu s spak e h e an d Yas Odh a a for j oy

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IV i s t y e how it e el
b f l
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Su c h as th e pe o pl e of th e vall eys kn ew
O f that dr e ad n i ght of c o nfl i ct h n th e a i r ,
w e
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e w ,
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, w w w
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Radia n t with ri si n g ho p s for m an an d how e ,
T h e L ord as fo u n d r j o i ci n g n a th h i s T r e ’
w e e e .
Bu t m a n y days th b u rd e n of r l as e e e e
T o b e sc a p d b yo n d all st r m s of do u b t
e e e o .
Saf e 0 T r u th s s h or lay s pak h n t ha t h art

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e e, o e
,
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e
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e le to c h ats of S n s i ve e e e,
An d dri n k of rror f m a tho u sa n d s pr i n g
e ro s
H avi n g n o m i n d to e n str n gth t b a k

se , or e o 1 e
T h e fl e h ly n a e h i c
s s h b i n d s th m h o s h o e 3 s u ch
i w e w
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w e w
Re d e e m i n g all y t s tra n g to p o fi t by
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A s th e cag e d b i rd t sh u n s its o pen d door ?

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c
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c
A n d whi h ar e n o t y e t r i s en fro m th e i r roots ;
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No H ll b u t w hat h e m ak s n o H av n too h i gh
e e ,
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1 06 A RNOL D S P OE MS ’
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T his fift e n th day of V ais h ya

w as th e e
Mid af ter n oo n an d that n i ght was fu ll m oo n

- -
.
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, ,
O n e d th Fo u r T r u ths an d n t er e d o n th e Paths ;
w e e
A n d af t r h im Bh adr ak a A s ajit
e ,
v ,
Basava Mah an am a ; also th er e

,
W ith i n th e De e r Park at th e f e t of Buddh -

,
e
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,
e w i th n obl s fift fo u r e
y
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H e ar i n g th e bl e ss d word o u Mast e r s pak e e r
W orsh i pe d an d follo e d ; for th e r e s pra n g u p p e a c

e w
A n d kn o l dg e of a n e w t i m e c
w e o m e for m en
In all who h e ard as s pr i n g th flo rs an d grass
,
e w e
W h en wat e r sparkl e s thr o u gh a sa n dy plai n .
T h e s e sixty s aid th y did o ur L ord s en d forth

— e —
,
Mad e p erf e c t in r e stra i n t an d passio n fr ee —

,
T o t ac h th e W ay ; b u t th e W orld ho n or e d tur n e d
e -
So u th fro m th e D e r park an d Is ipatan e -
T o Yas h ti an d K i n g Bim b as a a s r e al m
’
r ,
W h er e m an y days h e ta u ght ; an d aft e r th e s e

K i n g Bim b as ar a an d his folk b e l i e v e d ,
Le ar n i n g th e law of lov e an d ord r e d life e .
A lso h e gav e th e Mast e r of fr e g i ft ,

e ,
Po ur i n g forth at er o n th e ha n ds of B u ddh
w
T h e Ba m boo G ard n n am e d VVé lu an a

-
e , v
W h e r ei n a e str e a m s an d c
,
r av e s an d lov ely glad s ; e
An d th e Ki n g s e t a sto n e th r e c arv e d w i th this e ,
YOd h a r m a h etuppa bh aw a
Yes a n h étu n T a th ag a to;
’
A ha g es a n g c
ha o n ir o dh o
’
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W hat lif s c
cau s e s u stai n
e o u rs e
’
an d
T h e s e T ath ag at o m ad e pla i n ;
W hat d e l i v ers fro m l i f e s w o e ’
T hat o ur L ord hath m ad e u s k n ow .
An d in that G ard en
, said th ey th er e was h el d — —
A hi g h A s s em bly wh er e th e T e ach er spak e ,

1 08 A RNOL D S P OE
’
MS .
Ra b u la s art
b u t m ost of all thys elf
’
p ,
.
So sp e d t h e Sakya L ords , b u t it b e f ell

c
T h at e a h o n e, w i th th e m e ssag e in his m outh ,
E n t e r e d th e Ba m boo G ard e n in that ho u r
-
h
W en u B ddha ta u ght his L aw ; an d —
h e ari ng each —
Forgot to S pe ak , lost tho ught of K in g an d q u e st,

O f t h e s ad Pr i n c e ss e v en ; o n ly ga z e d
E ye rapt u po n t h e Mast er ; o n ly h un g
-
c
H ear t au ght u po n th e sp ee h , o m pas s io n at
-
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Co m m an d i n g , p e rf e ct , p u r e, en light eni n g all ,
Po u r e d fro m thos e sa r e d li ps c L ook ! l i k e a b e e
.
W i ng e d for th e hiv e , who s e es th e m Og r aS s pr e ad

A n d sc en ts th ei r u tt e r sw e e t n e ss o n th e air ,
If h e b e hon ey fill e d, it m att e rs n o t ;
-
If n ight b e n i gh , or ra in , h e will n o t h ee d ;
Ne eds m u st h e l i ght o n thos e d e l i cio u s bloo m s
c
A n d drai n th eir n e tar ; s o th e s e m e ss en g ers
O n e with an oth e r , h e ar i n g B u ddha s w ords ,
’
L e t go t h e pu r pos e of th eir S pe e d , an d m i xe d,
H ee dl e ss of all , a m i d th e Mast er s trai n
’
W h e r efor e th e Ki n g bad e that U d ayi g o

Chi e fe st i n all t h e Co u rt , an d faith ful es t,
Si dd ar th a s play m at e in th e hap pi er days
’
W h o, as h e dr e w a n ear th e gard en , pl u k e d c
Blo w n t ufts of tr e e w ool fro m th e grov e an d s eal e d
-
c
T h e en tra n e of h i s h e ari n g ; th u s h e a m e c
Safe thro u gh th e lofty p e ril of th e plac e
A n d told th e m e ssa g e of th e Ki n g , an d h er s
’
T h e n m e ekly bow e d his h e ad an d s pak e o u r L ord

“
B e for e th e peopl e, Sur ely I Shall go !
It i s m y d u ty as it w as m y w ill ;
L et n o m an m iss to r e n d e r r e v er en c e
T o th o s e who l en d h im lif e, w h er e by co m e m e an s
T o liv e an d die n o m or e , b u t saf e attai n
Blissfu l Ni rvan a, if y e k e ep th e L aw ,
Purg i ng past wro n gs an d add i n g n o u ght th er e to ,
Co m pl e t e in lov e an d lo ve ly har i t i e s c
c
.
L e t th e Ki n g k n ow an d l e t t h e Pri n e ss h e ar
I tak e the way forthwith T his told , th e folk
.
1 09
f hit Kapila as tu an d its fi lds

w e v e
Mad e r e ady for th e n tra n c e of th i r Pri n c

e e e .
A t th e so u th gat e a br i ght pa i l i o n ros e v
W i th fl o e wr e ath e d pi llars an d th walls of Si lk

r w
-
e
lV r o ug h t o n th e ir e d an d gr e en r i th wov en gold w
r la i d w i th s c
.
A lso th roads e w e e e n t d bo u ghs e
O f n ee m an d m a n go an d fu ll m u s s u k s S h e d ,
Sa n dal an d jas m i n o n th e d u st an d fla g s e ,
Fl u tt er e d an d o n th e day wh en h e sho u ld co m e
,
It was ordai n e d how m a n y e l phan ts e
W i th silv e r ho dahs an d th i r t u sks gold ti ppe d

w e -
Sho u ld wait b yo n d t h e ford an d h r e th e dr u m s

e , w e
Sho u ld boo m Si d d a th a c
“ o m e th ! h r e th e lor d s
r w e
Sho u ld light an d worsh i p an d th e da n c i n g g i rls [so ng ,

-
W h er e th e y sho u ld str ew th e ir flo w e rs w i th da n can d e
So that th e st e d h e rod e m i ght tra m p k n e e d e ep

e -
In ros e an d balsa m an d th e ays b e fa i r ;

, w
W h i l e th e tow n ra n g w ith m u s i can d high j oy .
T his w as orda i n e d an d all m e n s e ars er r k

ic d ’
.
p e w e
Daw n aft r da n to c at c h th first dr u m s b e at ’
e w e
An n o u n c “
i n g No h e c ,
o m th ! w e
Bu t it f e ll
E ag e r to b e b e for e Yas Od h a a —
r
Rod in h er l i tt r t t h e c
e ei ty alls o -
w
W h e r e soar e d th br i ght pav i l i o n A ll aro u n d

e .
A b e a u t e o u s gard e n s m il e d Nig Od h a n a m d —
r e
Shad e d ith b l t r s an d gr n pl u m e d dat e s

w e -
ee ee ,
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ew -
e w w
O f fr u its an d flo rs ; for th e so u th er n road

w e
Skirt e d i ts la n s o n th i s ha n d l e af an d bloo m
w , ,
O n that th e s u b u rb h u ts w h r e b as eb o n s d w e lt
-
e r
O u ts i d e th e gat s a pa ti en t folk an d poor

e , ,
W hos e to u ch for Kshatr i ya an d pr i s t of Bra h m e
W e r e sor d fi l m n t Y t th o s too w er qu i c
e e e e . k e e, ,
e
\Vith ex p c ta t io n r i s i n g
e ,
th e da n ere w
T o p ee r alo n g th e road to c l i m b t h e tr e e s ,
A t far o ff tr um p t of s m e l ph an t
-
e o e e
h n non c
,
O r st i r of t m pl dr u m ; an d
e e -
am e w e e
har to pl a th Pr i n c;
,
B u s i e d w i th lo ly c w es e se e e
Sw e epi n g th eir door sto n e s t ti n g f rth th e i r fl ags -

s, e o ,
110 A RNOL D S P OE ilIS ’
.
Stri n gi ng th e fl u t e d fi g l e av s in to c hai n s -
e ,
New furb i sh i n g th e L i n ga m d c k ing n w , e e
Ye st erday s fad e d ar c h of bo ughs b u t aye

’
Q ue s ti o ni n g ayfar rs i f any n o i s e
w e
Be o n th e road of gr e at Si dd a th a T h e s e r
T h e Pri n c
.
e ss m ark d with lov e ly la n g u i d e y e s

e ,
W at c h i n g as th ey th e so u th ard pla i n and b en t

, ,
w ,
L i k e th e m to l i st e n if t h e pass e rs gav e
N ws of th e path So f e ll it s h e b eh ld
e e
O ne Slow a pproa c
.
hi ng ith his h e ad clos e shorn w ,
A y e llow cloth ov e r h i s sho u ld er c ast ,
G irt as th e h er m i ts ar e an d in his ha n d ,
A n e arth en bowl sha pe d m e l o n w i s e th e hich

, w
Me ekly at e ach h u t door h e h e ld a S pa c

,
‘
e-
,
T aki n g th e gra n t e d dol e with g e n tl e tha n ks

A n d all as g en tly pass i n g w h r e n o n e ga v e e .
T w o follow e d hi m ari n g th e y e llow rob e

w e ,
But h e who bor e th e bo l s lordly s e m d w o e e ,
SO r ev e r en d an d with s u ch a passag e m ov d
,
e
W ith s o c o m m an ding pr e s e nc fill e d th e a i r e ,
W i th s u ch sw e t e y e s of hol i n e ss s m ot e all
e ,
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,
h e d h im al m s th e g i v e rs ga e d z
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,
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,
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I n to h i s st eps whis pe ri n g i th cov e r e d li ps

, w ,
W h o is h e ? h o ? wh n wlook e d a R ishi th u s
e ?
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Nigh th e pav i lio n lo ! th e silk n door , e
L ift e d an d all u n v e il e d Yas Od h ar a

, , ,
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los e c
,
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,
T h en sobbi n g f e ll upo n h is feet an d lay ,

.
A ft erwards , wh en this w e epi n g lady pass e d

Into th e Nobl e Paths , an d o n e had pray e d
An s w e r fro m B u ddha w h e r e for e — b e i n g v ed
Q u i t of all m ortal passio n an d th e to u c h,

Flo w e r soft an d co n q u eri ng , of a wo m an s ha n ds
-
’
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.
Ni gh to d e ath for o n s m all g i ft of grai n

un e
Th n c
.
e r i d I If th r b e h o ha th of gra in
e .
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e e w ,
H r i s a K i n gdo m s ra n so m for o n l i f
’
e e e e:
G i v e L u k s h m i br ad an d t ak m y m oo n l i ght p e arl
’
e e .
Wh r a t o n e b o u h t th last of all h i s h a d
e e i g e o i ,
Bu t L u k h in i l i v e d an d s i gh d i th g ath e e d l i f
s e w i e,
L o ! tho u d i dst lov i nd d ! I s p n t m y pea l ’

‘
e ee e i
W e ll i n that l i f e to c o m fort h ear t an d m i n d

'
E ls e q u i t e u n c
o m fort ed b u t th s e pu r e p arls , e e ,
My last larg ga i n o n fro m a d e eper av e

e , w w
T h e T e lv e Ni dan as an d th L a of G ood
w e w
Can n o t b e S p n t n d i m m d an d m ost f ul fil
e or e
T h i r p rf e c
, ,
e t b e a u ty b i n g f el i
e t g i v en e re es .
For l i k e as i to M r u yo n d er h i ll
s e
H ea p d by th e l i ttl a n ts an d l i k e as d ew
e e ,
Dro pp d in th foot m ark of a bo un d i n g o e

e e r
U n to th e shor l e ss s as so as that g i ft
e e ,
w
U n to m y pr e s n t g i v i n g ; an d s o lov e
e
Vast e r in b i n g fr e e f o m to i ls of s en s e
e i
l V as is st stoo pi n g to th e ak er h art ;
w e w e e
An d s o th e f t of s ee t Yas Od h a aee w r
Pass e d i n to pe a c e an d bliss b ein g softly l e d ,

.
wh e n th e K i n g h e ard how Si d da th a ca m e
Bu t r
Sh or n i th th e m n d ic
,
w a n t s s ad c olor e d c lot h
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’
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,
h i n g o u t a bo l to gath r orts w e
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or
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T h ic
,
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e 1 o e n th e gro u n d h e s pa t
. 1 o .
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e i 1 e , i e o1 t r
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e fi n d in g b r e ath to s ay T h K i n g ! bow do n ,
e w
E e t h e lo u d c
r aval cad had c la tt r e d by e e
W hi c h at th e t urn in g b th e T e m pl e wall
—
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W h e r e th e so u th ga t as s n nc o u n t er e d full e w ee —
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Po u r e d fast m or p o pl t i ll th roads er e lost e e e, e w ,
Blot ted by that hug e com pany wh i ch thro n g d e

T H E L IG H T OF A SIA .
113
An d gr ew c l os e follo i n g h im w hos e look s r e n e

,
w e
Me t th e old K i ng s No r l i v e d th e fa th e r s wra th
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.
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w e
L i n g e r e d i n worsh i p o n h i s tro u bl d brows e
T h n do n c
,
e ast sa nk i th his tr u e k n ee to e arth

w ,
w
In pro u d h u m i l i ty So d e ar it s e em e d
T o s e e th e Pr i n c to kn ow him whol e to m ark
.
e, ,
T hat glory gr e at e r tha n of e arthly stat e

Crow ni ng h i s h ad that m aj e st y whi c e h bro u ght
,
Al l m en so a w d an d s i l en t in h i s st eps
,
e
“
,
.
Nathl e ss th e Ki n g brok e forth E n ds it in th i s ,
T hat gr e at Si d dar th a st a l s i n to h i s r e al m e
W ra ppe d i n a c
,
lo u t shor n san dal d c rav i n g food

, , e ,
f
O o l b own s h
r e hos l i f was as a G od s
, e e w ?
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O f K i ngs w h o di d b u t c
,
lap th ir pal m s to hav e e
W hat e arth c o u ld g i v e or e ag er s rv ic e br i n g ? e
T hou sho u ld st hav e c o m e appar e l e d in thy ran k

’
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L ! all m y sold i e rs c
.
o am ped u po n th e road ,
A n d all m y c ity wa i t e d at th e gat e s ;

W h r e hast tho u soj o u r n e d thro u gh th e s e evil y e ars
e
W i h lst thy c ro n e d fath e r m

w o u r n e d ? an d s h too e, .
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e,e
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e e h e ar i n g so u n d of so n g or str i n g
N r w e ar i n g o n c
o e t h e f e stal rob e t i ll n o ,
w
W h en in h e cloth of gold sh e el c
r o m s ho m e w e
A b ggar s po u s e in y e llow r em n a n ts c
e lad .
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?
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It is th e c u sto m of m y ra c e
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.
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A ns “
r e d th e Kin g co un t th a h u n dr e d thro n es
w e e
,
Fro m Maha Sam m at b u t n d d l i k this ,

o ee e .
No t of a l i n th e Mast e r sai d
m ortal e, ,
I s pak e b u t of d s cn t i n vi s i bl e
,
e e .
T h B u ddhas who hav e b e e n an d

e h o shall w be:
O f th s e a m I an d what th e y d i d I do
e , ,
An d this whi c h n o w b efalls s o fell b efo r e ,

114 A RNO LD S POE JIS .
T hat at his gat e a K i ng in w arr i or m a i l -
Sho u ld m e e t h is s o n , a Pri n c e in h e r m i t w e e ds ; -
A n d that by lov e an d s e lf o n trol , b e i n g m or e

,
-
c
T ha n m i ght i e st K i n gs i n all th e i r pu i ssa n c e ,
T h e a ppo i n t e d H e l pe r of t h e l V o r l d s sho u ld b o w
A s n o w do I —
an d w ith all lo w ly lov e
Proffe r , wh e r e i t is o w e d for t en d er d e bts

T h e fi r s t fr u i ts of th e tr e as ur e h e hath brought ;
-
W hich n ow I pro ffe r .
T h en th e K i n g, a m a z e d,
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In qui r ed , W hat tr e as ur e ? A n d th e T e a h er took c
Me ekly th e royal pal m , an d w h i l e th e y pa e d [K i n g c
T hro u gh worsh i pin g str e e ts th e Pr in e ss an d th e —
c
O n e ith e r sid e — h e told th e th i n gs w h ic h m ak e
For p e ac e an d pu r en e ss , thos e Fo u r n obl e T r u ths
W h i ch hold all wisdom as shor e s sh u t th e s e as ,
T hos e e i ght right Rul e s h e r e by h o ill m ay walk

w w w
Mo n ar c h or Slave u po n th e p rf e c
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T hat hath its Stag e s Fo ur an d Pr e c e pts E i ght ,
W h er e by whoso w ill liv e m i ghty or m e an —

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W is e or un l e arn e d m an o m an yo u n g or old
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Shall soon or lat e br e ak fro m th e wh e els of lif e

A tta in i n g bl e st Ni rv an a So th ey ca m e
Into th e Palac e por c
.
-
h Su ddh Odana ,
W ith brows u n k n i t drink i n g th e m i ghty words ,
An d in his o n ha n ds c arryin g B u ddh a s bo l ’

w w ,
Wh i lst a n ew l i ght br i ght en e d th e lov e ly ey e s

O f sw e e t Ya Od h ar a an d s u nn e d h er t e ars ;
s
An d that night e n t er e d th e y th e W ay of Peac e .
BOOK T HE E IGHT H .
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A t Nagara ; fi e days shall br i n g a m an

v
In e x wa i n thith e r fro m B n ar s shr i n s

’
-
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E ast ard an d North ard j o u rn y i n g

w w T h e h or n s e .
O f hit e H i m ala look u po n th e pla c

w e
W hi c
,
h all th e y e ar i s glad w i th bloo m s an d g irt

116 A RNOL D S PO E JIS ’
.
For e s eei ng that fa i r lov whi c h doth n o t f e e d e
O n fl e e t i n g s en s that l i fe h ic e, h k n o s n o ag w w e,
T hat bl e ss ed last of d aths h e n D ath i s d ead e w e
H is v i c tory an d h ers t ef e Sh e la i d . er or
H r ha n d u po n h i s ha n ds fol d i n g aro u n d
e
silv er sho u ld r c
,
H er loth his y llo rob

e -
e w e.
Ne ar e st in all th e orld to h im hos e ords w w w
T h e T hr e e IV o l d s wait e d forr Ic an n o t t ll . e
A s m all part of th e spl n d i d lor e w hi c h brok e e
Fro m B u ddha s lips I am a lat e c ome sc ri b e

“h o love th Mast er an d h is lov e of m en
’
: -
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e .
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e ,
w ,
Bu t hav e n o t i t to s pe ak b eyo n d th e books ;

w
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e ri pt an d an c i n t s en s e e
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,
h o nc e as n e w an d m i ghty m ovi n g all

w , .
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“hich B u ddha spake o n th e soft In dian eve
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w
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For all th e Devas an d th e d e ad thro ng e d th er e ,
T ill H e av en was e m pt i e d to th e s e v en th z o n e
A n d u tt e r m ost dark H lls O p n d th ir bars ; e e e e
A lso th e d aylight l i n g er e d past its t i m e

In ros e l e af radia n c n th e
-
at c h i ng pe aks
e o w ,
So that it s e m e d Ni ght lis ten e d in th e gl en s

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A n d No o n u po n th e m o u n ta i n s ; y a ! th y rit e e e w ,
T h e e v e n i n g stood b e t e n th m l i k e so m m ai d w e e e
Ce l e stial, lov e str u c k ra pt ; th e s m ooth roll e d c

-
,
lo u ds -
H e braid d hair ; th e st u dd e d stars th e p e arls

r e
A n d d i a m o n ds of h e c oro n al ; th m oo n r e
H er for h ad j e e l an d t h d p n i n g dark
e e -
w e ee e
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,
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t i l e o u r L ord tau ght and h i l h e ta ught h e , , w e ,

w
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H i gh c ast e or l o w c o m e of th e Arya n blood

, ,
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r h or Ju ng l e d e ll e r s e em e d to h e ar
-
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w ,
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.
ro d d by th e riv r gr e at an d s m all
w e e , ,
T h e birds an d b e asts an d cr e ep i n g thi ng s tis wri t ’

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T H E LI G H T OF A SI A .
117
Had s en s e of B u ddha s vast m b ac in g l o

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e r ve
An d took th e pro m i s of h i s pi t o u s s p e c h; e e e
So that th n l i x s p
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e
p of a pe r e e ,
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l u lf
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ee e,
p a c o cke g e m mie d e e, o 1 e
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,
i e e e , z i ,
Y a or of fi sh fa nn i n g th
e , i av s e i v ei w e
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W i th m an who hath l ss i n n o cn c t h an th s e ; e e e e
An d i n m u te glad n e ss k n e th i r bo ndag e b rok w e e
Whilst Budd h a s pak e th e s e t h i n gs b e for t h Ki n g e e
O m, am itaya ! m e as u r e
ith ords not w w
T h I m m as u rabl e 1 i n k th t in g of tho u ght

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In to th e Fatho m l s W 1 a l d ot h
7
1 es . 10 s :s 61 ,
W h o a n sw ers e rrs Say n o u g h t !,

.
T h e Books t e ac h Dark n e ss w as , at first o f all ,
A n d Brah m , sol e m e ditat i n g in that n h t

L ook n o t for Brah m an d th e B egi nn i n g th e r e !
No r him , n or an y light
Shall an y ga z e r s e e w ith m ortal e y e s ,

O r an y s e ar c h e r k n o w by m ortal m i nd ,
V e il aft e r v e il w i ll lift b u t th e r e m u st b e —
V eil u po n v e il b e h in d .
Stars s e ep an d qu e st i o n n o t T his i s e n o ug h
w .
T hat l i f e an d d ath an d jo y an d w o e abid e ;

e
An d c au s e an d s equ en c an d th co urs e o f t i m e e, e ,
A n d B ei n g s cas e l e ss tid e
’
e ,
W hi c
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ha n g i ng r u n s l i nk e d l i k e a riv e r
e , ,
By r i ppl e s follo i ng r i ppl es fast or S lo

w , w
T h e sa m e y e t n o t th sa m fro m far o ff fo un tain

e e — -
T o wh r e its w at rs fl o w
e e
.
I n to th e s eas T h e s e st e am i ng to th e Sun ,
G i v e th e lost wa ve l ets back in c

.
lo u dy fl e e c e
T o tri c kl e do n th e h i lls an d glid e aga i n ;
w ,
H av i n g n o pau s e or p e a ce .
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en [th
,
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T h e H e av en s E arths W orlds an d c
,
ha n g e s chang i ng
, ,
A m i ghty w hirli n g wh ee l of strif e an d str e ss

W hich n o n e c an stay or s t em .
Pray no t !ark ss th e D ne will n o t bright en ! A sk

No ught fro il m th e S e n ce for it c
, an n t s p ak ! o e
Vex n o t yo r o r f u m u n ul m i n ds with pi ou s pai n s !

A h Broth rs
,
ist rse ! S e ! s eek
No u ght fro m th e h e lpl e ss gods by gift an d h ym n ,
No r brib e w ith blood n o r fe e d with fru i t an d cak e s ;

yo u rs lv e s d eliv ran c
,
Wi thi n e e m u st b e so u g h t ; e
E ac
h m an his pr i so n m ak es .
Each hath s u c h lordsh i p as th e lofti e st o n e s ;

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, , , ,
As ith all fl e sh an d whatso e v e r liv e s

w
Ac
,
t m ak e th j oy an d w o e .
W hat hath b ee n bri ng eth wh at Shall b e an d is , .
W ors e b e tt r las t for first an d first for l as t ;

—
e —
T h e A n g els i n th e H av e n s of G lad n e ss r eap

e
Fr u its of a holy past .
T hed e vils in th e u n d e r orlds w ear o u t w
Dee ds that e r e w i ck e d in an ag e go n e by
w .
Noth i n g en d u r e s fa i r v i rtu e s wast e with ti me

: ,
Fo ul sin s grow p urg e d th er eby .
W ho toil e d a slav e m ay co m e anew a Prin c e ,
For g en tl e worth i n ess an d m erit w o n ;

W h r u l e d a Ki ng m ay a n d e r e arth in rag s
o w
For thing s do ne and undo ne .

1 20 A RNO LD S PO E MS
’
.
B efor e b eg i nn i n g an d w itho u t an n d
,
e ,
A s s pa ce e t r n al an d as s ur ty s u r e
e e ,
Is fix d a Pow r divi n e wh i c
e e h m ov e s to g o o d “ ,
O n ly its la s n d ur e w e .
s its to u c
hi s i h u pon th e blosso m e d ros e ,
Th e fash i o n of i ts han d sha pe d lotu s l e ave s ; -
In dark so i l an d t h e s i l e n c e of t h e s ee ds
T h e rob e of Spr i n g i t w e av e s ;
T hat is its pai n ti n g o n t h e glorio u s c lo u ds ,

A n d th e s e i ts e m e ralds o n th e p e a c
oc k s trai n ; ’
It hath i ts st at i o n s i n th e stars ; i ts slav e s

In l i ght n i n g w i n d an d rai n
, ,
.
O ut of th e dark it w ro ught th e h e art of m an ,
O ut of d u ll sh e lls th e ph e asa n t s pen c i l e d n ec

k; ’
E v e r at to i l , it br i n gs to lov e l i n e ss
i e n t wrath an d wr ec
Al l a n c k .
Th e gray ggs
e g ld en sunbird s n e st
in th e o
’
Its tr as r s
e u e ar e, th eb e e s s ix Si d d c
e ll
’
-
e
Its ho y
ne p
-
ots of its ays
o t ; th e an t w w ,
h t dov s k ow th e m w ell
The w i e e n .
It s pr ead e th forth for fl i ght th e eagl e s wi ngs ’
W hat t i m e s h e b ear e th ho m e h er pr ey ; i t s n d s e
T h e s h e w olf to h er c
-
u bs ; for u n lov e d thi n gs
It fi n d eth food an d fr i e n ds -
It is not m arr e d stay e d in any u s e

n or ,
A ll lik th i t ; th e
e ee t h i t m i lk i t bri ngs
sw w e
T o m oth e rs br asts ; i t br i n gs th e wh i t e dro ps too

’
e , ,
W h e r e w i th th e yo u n g s n ak e st i n gs .
T h e ord e r e d m u si of th e m ar c c h i n g orbs
It m ak e s i n v i e w l e ss c an o py of s k y ;
In d e ep abyss of e arth i t h i d e s u p gold ,
Sar ds , sapph i r e s , la z ul i .
TH E L I G H T OF A SIA .
1 21
E v er v er bri n gi n g s ec
an d e r e ts forth ,
It s i t t th in th gr n of for e st glad s
e e ee -
e
Nu rs i n g stra n g e s e dl i n gs at th e c e dar s root

’
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e e e , ,
e .
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E xc e t u n to th e
p ork i n g o u t of doo m ;
w
Its thr e ads a e L ov e an d L if e ; an d D e ath

r an d Pai n
T h e sh u ttl e s of its loo m .
It m ak e th an d u n m ak e th ,all ; m en d i n g
W hat it hath wro u ght i s b e t te r tha n hath b e en
Slow gro s th e S pl e n did patt e r n that it pla n s
w
Its wistfu l ha n ds b e twe en .
T his is its work u po n th e thi n gs ye s ee ,

T h e u n s ee n thi n gs ar e m or e ; m e n s h e arts an d m i n ds
’
T h e tho u ghts of pe o pl e s an d th e i r ways an d w i lls ,

T hos e, too , th e gr e at L aw b i n ds .
Un s e en it h e lp eth y with faithf ul h a n ds

e
U n h e ard it s pe ak e th stro ng e r tha n th e storm .
Pity an d L ov e a e m a n s b c au s e lo n g str e ss ’
r e
Mo u ld e d bli n d m ass to for m .
It will c
no t on t m n e d of an y o n e ;
be e
W h o th arts it los e s an d who s rv e s it gain s ;

w , e
T h e hidd e n good i t pays ith p e ac e an d bliss w ,
T h e hidd en ill w i th pa i n s .
It s e eth e v ery h er e an d m ark eth all

w
Do right it rec o m pe n s e th ! do o n e wro ng
T h e e qu al r e tr i b u tio n m u st b e m ad e ,
T ho u gh DH A R MA tarry lo n g .
It k n ows n o t rath n o r pardo n ; u tt er tru e

w —
Its m e as u r e s m e t e its fa u ltl e ss balan c

,
e eighs w
T i m e s a e as n o u ght to m orrow i t w i ll j u dg e
r ,
-
Or after m a ny days ,
.
By this th e slay er s k n i f d i d stab h i m s elf ;

’
T h e u nj u st j u dg e hat h lost h i s o n d ef n d r ; w e e
T h e fals e t n g u e doo m s i t l i e ; th e c
o r e eping th i ef
s
A n d s po i l er rob to r en d e r
,
.
Su ch i s th e L aw hich m ov e s to right e o u s n e ss
w
W hi c h n o n e at last c an t u r n as i d e or stay ;
T h e h e art of i t is L ov e th e en d of i t
,
Is e ac
P e a n d Co s u
n m m atio sw t Ob y
n e e e ‘ .
T h e Books s ay w e ll , m y Broth ers ! e ach m a n s life

’
c
T h e o u t o m e of h i s for m e r l i v i n g i s ;
T h e bygo n e w ro n gs br i n g forth sorro w s an d wo e s
T h e bygo n e right br e e ds bl i ss .
T hat which ye s ow y e r e a p See yo n d er fi e lds !

c
.
T h e s e sa m u m w as s e sa m um , th e or n
W as cor n T h e Sil e n c
. e an d th e Dark n e ss k n e w !
So i s a m an s fat e born
’
.
He co m eth r eaper of th e thi n gs h e sow e d

, ,
S sa m u m c
e or n s o m u ch c
, , ast in past birth
An d s o m u c
h w e e d an d poiso n stuff which m ar -
,
H im an d th e ac hin g e arth .
Ifh e shall labor rightly, rooti n g th e s e,

A n d plan t i n g whol e so m e s e e d li n gs wh e r e th e y gr ew
Fru i tfu l an d fair an d cl e an th e gro un d shall b e,
An d rich th e harv e st d u e .
If h e who liv e th l e ar ni n g wh en c e w o e spri n g s

, ,
E n d ur e th pat i en tly strivi n g to pay

,
H i s u tm os t d bt for an c
e i en t evils do ne
In Love and Truth alway ;
1 24 A RNOLD s 1 0 3 31 5 ’ 3
.
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Say n o t I I as or am , shall be w
“I ’
, ,
T h i n k n t y e pass fro m ho u s e to ho u s e of fl sh
o e
L ik e trav e l e rs h o r e m m b r an d forg e t
w e e ,
Ill lodg e d or w ll lodg e d

-
Fr e sh e .
Iss u e s u po n th e U n iv rs e that s u m e
Wh i c h is th e la tt r m ost of l i v s It e e . m ak e s
Its hab i ta ti o n as th wor m s pi n s s i l k e
A n d dw e lls th e r i n It tak e s e .
Func tio n s an d s ubsta n c e as th e s n ak e s eg g ha t ch

T ak s scal an d fa n g ; as f e ath e r e d r e e d s ds fly
e e -
ee
O er ro c k an d loa m an d sa n d u ntil th ey fi n d
’
T h eir m arsh an d m u lt i ply .
A lso
it iss u e s forth to h el p or hu rt
“l en Death th e b i tter m urderer doth s m ite
.
f
i ,
R d roa m s th e u n pu rg e d frag m e n t of hi m dr i v en
e ,
O n w i n gs of plag u an d bl i ght e .
But w h en th e m ild an d j u st die s e t airs br e ath e ; . w e
The orld gro s ri c

w h e r as i f d e s ert str e a m
w .
-
Sho ul d si n k a ay to s parkl e u p agai n

w
Pur e r w ith broad e r gl e am

,
.
So m erit w o n wi nn e th th e ha ppi e r ag e
IV h ich by d e m er i t halt e th short of e n d ;
Ye t m u st th i s L aw of L ov e r e i g n K i n g of all
B efor e th e Kalpas en d .
W hat l e ts Broth ers ! th e Dark n e ss l ets ! h i ch br ee ds

'
? —
w
Ig noran c e m a d h er eby y e tak th s sho s

ze w e e e w
For tru e an d th i rst to hav e an d havi n g c

.
l in g , , ,
T o l u sts wh i c
h ork y o u wo e s w .
Ye that w i ll tr e ad th e Middl e Road hos e c ours e ,

w
Br i ght R ason tra c e s an d soft Q u i t s m ooths

e e
Ye w h o w ill tak e t h h i gh Ni rv an a way e -
List th e Fo u r Nobl e T r u ths .

Th e
“
First T r u th is of S o Be n o t m o c
ked !
or r w
hi c
.
L i fe h ye pr i z e i s lo n g dra n ago ny
w -
w
O nly i ts pa i n s ab i d ; i ts pl e as ur e s ar e
e
A s b i rds hich l i ght an d fly

w .
A ch e of th e b irth , a c h e of th e h e l pl e ss days ,
Ac h e of hot yo u th and ach e of m an hood s pri m e ’
A ch e of th e c h i ll gray y e ars an d c hok i ng d e ath ,

T h e s e fill your pit e o u s ti m e .
S t is fo n d L ov e b u t f un eral fl am e s m u st k i ss
w ee ,
-
T h e br e asts hic h pi llo an d th e l i ps hich c

w li ng
w w °
G alla n t i s arl i k e Mi ght b u t v u lt ur e s pi c

w k ,
T h e j oi n ts of c hi e f an d K i n g .
B e a ut e ous is E arth b u t all its for e st broods

,
-
Plot m u tu al sla u ght e r h u n g eri n g to l i v e ;

,
O f sa pph i r e a e th e ski e s b u t wh en m e n cy
r ,
r
Fa m i sh e d n o dro ps th ey g i ve
,
.
Ask ofth e sick

our n ers ask of h im
, t
he m ,
h i s staff lo n e an d forlorn
W h o t o tte r e th o n , ,
i k t th l i f
L e h ee e h e s e say th e bab e i s w i s e
? T
T hat w p th b i g bor n
ee e , e n .
Th e Seco n d T r u th is So r r o w s Ca u s e W hat gri e f

’
Spr i n gs of its elf an d s pr i n gs n o t of D e sir e

°
2
c
Sen s e s an d th i n gs pe r e i v e d m i n gl e an d l i ght
Passio n s q u i k s park of fi r e
’
c
So fl am e th T rish n a , l u st an d th i rst of thi ngs
E ag e r y e c
.
l e av e to shado s d at o n dr e a m s ; w , e
A fal s S lf i n th m i dst ye plan t an d m ak e

e e e ,
A world aro u n d h i c h s e em s ;
w
Bli n d to th e h i ght b eyo n d d e af to th e so un d ,
O f sw t a i rs br ath d fro m far past In dra s s ky

’
ee e e
Dum b to th s u m m o n s of th e tr u e l i f e k ept
e
For him who fals e p u ts by .

1 26 A RIV ULD IS I OE IUS
’ ’
.
So g ro w th e str i f e s an d l u sts wh i ch m ak e s e arth s w ar,

’
So gr i e v e poor c h e at e d h earts an d flow salt t ears ;

So w ax th e passio n s , en vi e s , a n g e rs , hat e s ;
So y e ars chas e blood sta i n e d y ears -
W ith w i ld r e d f e e t So h er th e gra i n should grow

.
, w e ,
Spr e ads th e b i r an ee d w i th its e vil root

-
w
A n d poiso n o u s blosso m s ; hardly good s ee ds

Soil wh e r e to fall an d shoot ;
An d dru gg e d with poiso n o u s dri n k th e so u l d e parts ,

A n d fi e rce w ith th i rst to dr i n k Kar m a r e t u r n s ;
Sen s e str u c
—
k aga in th e sodd en s elf b eg i n s ,
A n d n ew d ec ei ts i t e arn s .
T h e T hird is So r r o w s ea s i n g
’
c
T his i s pe ac e .
T o co n q u e r lov e of s e lf an d l u st of l i f e ,
T o t e ar d e ep root e d pass i o n fro m th e br e ast,
-
T o still th e i n ward str i f e ;
For lov e to c las p E t ern al B e au ty clos e ;

For glory to b L ord of s elf for pl asu r e
e , e
T o liv e b e yo n d th e gods ; for co u n tl e ss w e alth

T o lay up lasti n g tr e as u r e
O f p erfe c t s ervi c
e r en d e r e d , d u ti e s do n e
In charit y, soft s pe e c h , an d s t a i n l e ss days

T h e s e r i ch e s shall n o t fad e away i n l i f e,
No r an y d eath d i sprais e .
T h en Sorrow en ds for L i fe an d Death hav e c eas e d ;

,
H o w sho u ld la m ps fl i c
k e r wh en th i r o i l i s sp en t ? e
T h old sad co u n t is c
e l ar th e n e w is cl e an ;
e ,
T h u s hath a m an co n t en t .
T h e Fo u rth T r u th is T h e W ay It O pen e th wid e, .
Pla i n for all f e e t t o tr e ad , e asy an d n e ar ,

T h e No bl e E i g h t/ Md P a t/z ; i t go e th straight
(
T o peac e an d r efu g e H e ar !
.
.
For s unward flight tho u s ou l i th u n pl um e d v a ns !

, w
Sw e e t is th e low r a i r an d saf e an d kn own

e ,
T h ho m e ly l ev e ls o n ly s tro n g o n s l e av e
e : e
T h e n e st e a c
h m ak e s his o w n .
De ar is th e lov e I k n o w of W ife an d Child

, ,
Pl e asan t th e fr i en ds an d past i m e s of yo u r y e ars ;

Fr uitfu l of good L if e s g n tl e chariti e s ; ’
e
Fals e though fi r m s e t its f ears

,
-
,
.
L iv e —
who m u st s uc
y e h liv e s as liv e o n th e s e ;
—
Mak gold en stai r ays of yo u r w e ak ne ss ; ris e

e w
By daily so j o u r n with thos e phantasi e s

T o lov e li er v e r i ti e s .
So shall y e pass to cl e ar er hights an d fi n d

E as i e r as c e n ts an d light e r loads of s in s ,
A n d larg er w i ll to b u r s t th e bo n ds of s en s e ,
E n t e ri n g th e Path W h o wi n s .
To s u ch co mm en c e m e n t hath th e F i s t Sta e to u ch e d
g r
H e k n o s th e Nobl e T r u ths th e E ightfold Road

w ,
°
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NI RVA N A S bl e st abod e
’
.
W ho sta n d e th at th e Sec o n d Sta e m ad e fr e e

g ,
Fro m do u bts d e l u s i o n s an d th e in ard strife

, , w ,
L ord of all l u sts qu it of th pr i e sts an d books

, e ,
Shall liv e b u t o ne m or e life .
Ye t o n ward li e s th e T h i r d Stag e : pu rg e d an d p ur e
H ath gro w n th e stat e ly s pir i t h e r e , hath ris en
To lov e all livin g thi ngs in p rfe c
t pe ac e e .
H i s u fe at en d life s priso n
’
Isbrok en Nay th er e ar e who s u r e ly pass

.
,
L ivi n g an d i s i bl e to u tm ost goal

v
By F o u th Stag e of th e H oly o n e s th e Buddhs

r — -e e
And th e y of stai nl es s s oul ,

1 29
L O ! lik e fi er c e fo e s sl ai n by so m e w arr i or ,
T e n s i n s alo n g th e s e Stag e s l i e in d u st ,
T h e L ov e of Se l f, Fals e Fa i th , an d Do u bt ar e thr e e
T w o m or e, H atr e d an d L u st .
W ho of th e s e Fiv e is co n qu eror hath trod

T hr e e stag s o u t of Fo u r y et th e r e abid e
e :
T h e L ov e of L i fe o n e arth De sir e for H e av e n

, ,
Se lf prais e E rror an d Prid e

-
, , .
A s o n e who sta n ds o n yo n d e r s n owy ho rn

H avi ng n o u ght o er him b u t th e bo u n dl e s s blu e
’
So , th e s e si n s b e in g slain , th e m an i s co m e
NIRV A NA s
’
ve rg e u nto .
H im th e G ods en vy fro m th eir low e r s e ats ;

H im th e T hr e e W orlds in r u i n sho u ld n o t shak e ;
All life i s liv e d for him all d e aths , ar e d e ad
Karm a will no m or e m ak e
New hous e s See ki n g
othi ng h e gain s all ;
n
“
.
,
For egoin g s e lf th Un i v ers e grows I

,
e
If any t e ach NI RVA NA i s to c eas e ,
Say u n to s u c
h th e y l ie .
If any t each NIRV ANA is to liv e ,
Say u n to s u c h th e y er r ; n o t k n owin g this ,
No r what light shi n e s b eyo n d th eir brok en l amp s .
No r lifel e s s ti m el ss bliss
,
e .
E n t er th e Path ! T h er e is
g ri e f l ik e H at e !
no
No pai n s lik e passio n s n o d e c eit lik e s en s e !
,
E n t er th e Path ! Far ha th h e go n e whos e foot

T r e ads dow n o n e fo n d o ffe n s e .
E n t er th e Path ! T he r e
spri ng th e h e ali ng str e a m s
Q u en c hi ng all thirst Ith er e bloo m th i mm ortal flower s ’
Carp e ti n g all th e way with j oy ! T h er e thro ng

Sw if tes t and s w eete s t hours !
A RNOLD S POE MS ’
1 30 .
Mor e is th etr asur e o f th e L aw tha n g em s ;

e
Sw e e t e r tha n c
o m b its s e tn ss ; its d el i ghts
w e e
D l i ghtfu l past co m par e

e T h e r by to liv e
. e
H e ar th e F i ve R u les ar i g h t
Kill no t — for Pity s sak e an d l e s t y slay

’
—
e
T h e m e a n e st thi n g u po n its u pward way .
G iv e
fr ee ly an d r e c eiv e but tak e fro m n o n e
,
By gr ee d or forc e or frau d what is his o w n

, , ,
.
B e ar no t fals e witne ss slan d e r n o t n o r

, ,
li e ;
T r u th i s th e sp e e ch of in ard p u rity w .
Sh u n drugs an d dri nks which work th e wit abus e

Cl ear m in ds , c
l e an bodi e s , n ee d n o S6m a j uic e .
T ouch n o t thy n e ighbor s wife ; ith er co m mi t

’
ne
Si n s o f th e fl e sh u nlawful an d u n fit .
T h e s e word s th e MaSter spak e of d u ti es du e

c
T o fath e r , m oth e r , h i ldr e n , f e llows , fri en ds ;
c c
T e a hin g how s u h as m ay n o t s w i ftly br e ak
T h e cli n gi n g cha i n s of s en s e w hos e fe e t ar e w e a k
—
.
T o tr e ad th e high e r road — sho u ld ord er s o

T h i s l i fe of fl e sh th at all th e ir h i th e r days
c
Pass bla m e l e ss in dis harg e of harit i e s c
A n d first tr u e footfalls in th e E ightfold Path ;
Li vi n g pur e , r e v e r e n t , pati en t , pitiful ,
c
Lovin g all thi ngs whi h live even as th em s elves ;
.
Sw e et er tha n Am rit for th e holy so u l :

T h e Jh dn a s an d th e T h r ee Ch i ef R ef u g es
’
.
A lso h e ta u ght h is o w n how th e y sho u ld dw ell ;

H o w li v e, fr e e fro m th e s n ar e s of lov e an d w e alth ;
W hat drin k an d c
eat an d arry thr e e pla in c loths —
,
Ye llo of stitch e d st u ff wor n with sho u ld er bar

w , , e
A girdl e al m s b o w l stra i n e r
, T h u s h e laid
,
.
T h e gr e at fo un datio n s of o ur Sa n gha w e ll ,
T hat n obl e O rd er of th e Ye llow Rob e

W h i ch to this day stan d e th to h elp th e W orld .
So all that n ight h e s pak e , t e a c hi n g th e L aw

An d o n n o ey e s fe ll sl e ep, for th e y who h e ard
—
Rej o i ce d with t i r e l e ss j oy Al so th e Kin g ,

.
W h e n this was fi n ish e d , ros e u po n h i s thro n e

A n d with bar e d f e e t bow e d low b efor e h i s Son ,
“
Kissin g his h em ; an d said, T ak e m e , oh , Son !
L ow e st an d l e ast of all thy Co m pan y
”
.
An d sw e e t Yas 6 dh ar a all ha ppy n o w —
“
Cri e d , G iv e to Rah u la tho u Bl e ss e d O n e !
—
T h e tr e as u r e of th e K i n gdo m of thy W ord

For his i nh e ritan c e T h u s pass e d th e s e T hr ee
I nto th e Path .
Her e
d e th what I writ e
en ,
W h o lov e th e Mast r for hi s lov e of us

e .
A l i ttl e k n ow i n g l i ttl e hav e I t old

,
T o uc hi ng th e T e a c h er an d th e W ays of Pe a c
e .
Forty five rai n s th er e aft e r show e d h e thos e

-
In m a n y lan ds an d m a n y to n g u e s an d g av e
O ur A s i a light that still is b e autiful
, ,
Con qu r i n g th e world with S pir i t of stro n g gra c

e e
All hi c
w h i s wr i tt en in th holy Books e ,
A n d wh r e h e pass e d an d what pro u d E m p rors

e e
Car v e d hi s s w ee t words upo n th e rocks an d cv s a e

THE LI G H T 7
0 1 A SIA
'
.
1 33
An d how in full n e ss of th e ti m e s it fe ll
— —
T h B u ddha di e d th e gr e at T ath ag ato

e , ,
E v en as a m an m o n gst m en f u lfilli n g all

’
A n d how a t h o u sa n d tho u sa n d cror e s s n c

e th en 1
H av e trod th e Path whi c h l e ads whith er h e w ent

U n to NI RV ANA wh er e th e Si l en c e li ves .
AH ! BLE SSED LORD ! OH HI GH DEL IV E RE R !

,
F ORG I V E T HI S FEE B LE SCR I P T W H I C H DOT H T HEE WR ONG

, .
ME A SU R ING W I T H L ITT L E W IT T HY L O F T Y L OVE .
A H ! LOVE R ! BR O T HER ! G UI DE ! L A M P OF T HE L A W !
I T A KE MY RE F U GE IN T HY N M E AND T HEE !
A
I T AKE MY RE F U GE I N T HY LAW OF G OOD !

I TA KE MY RE F U GE IN T HY ODER ! OM
T HE DE W Is ON T HE L OT U S l —
R I SE G REA T SUN!
,
AND L I F T M Y LE A F AND M X ME W IT H T HE W A V E
I .
O M MA NI P A D M E HU M T HE SUN R I SE C O ME S !
,
T HE DEW D R O P SL I PS I NT O T HE SH I NI NG SE A !
1 36 A RNOL D S P OE rlIS’
.
B a r d m or e i s e ben ea th th e s u n
w
Is n o t f o u n d th a n G ova r d h a n ;
D h oy i h o l d s th e l i s ten er s till
W i th h i s s h lo k es of s u btl e sk i ll;
Bu t f o r s w eet w o r d s s u i ted w ell
Jay a d eva d o th ex ell c .
( W ’
h a t f o l l o w s i s to th e Mu s i cMA L AVA and th e
BURA KA ) .
HYMN T O V ISHNU .
Oh ,thou th at h eld s t th e bl e ss ed V e da dry

’
W h e n all th i n gs e ls e b en e ath th e floods w er e hur l ed ;

Stro n g Fish G o d ! A k of Me n ! Ja i ’ H a i j a i
-
r . r ,
H ail Ke s h av hail ! thou Mast er of th e world !

, ,
T he roun d world r e st e d o n thy s pacious nap e ;

Upo n thy n e ck l i k e a m e r e m ol e it stood
, ,
:
O h tho u that to o k s t for u s th e T ortois e Shap e

’
-
, ,
H ail Kesh av hail ! Ru l er of wav e an d wood

, ,
!
T h e world u po n thy curvi n g t u sk sat e sur e ,

L i k e th e Moo n s dark d i sk in h er cr e s c
en t pal e ;
’
Oh , tho u who di dst for u s ass u m e th e Boar ,

I m m ortal Co n qu eror ! hail , Ke sh av, hail !
W h en thou thy G ian t Fo e didst s ei z e an d r en d -
,
Fi erc e f earfu l lo ng an d Sharp w er e fan g and n ail

, , ,
T hou who th e L io n an d th e Man didst bl en d ,
L ord of th e U n i ve rs e ! hail Narsi ng h hail , , ,
W o n d erful Dw arf I who with a thr ee fold strid e

—
Ch e at e d Ki n g B ali wh er e thy footst eps fal l

—
Me n s sin s oh W am un a ! ar e s e t asid e
’
, ,
Oh Kes h av hail ! thou H elp an d H op e of all !

, ,
T h e si n s of thi s s ad e arth thou di d st assoil ,

T h e ang u ish of i ts cr e at ur e s tho u didst h eal ;
Fr e e d ar e w e fro m all t errors by thy toil :
Hail, Par sh uram, h ail ! Lord of th e b iti ng s teel !
THE INDIA . .
j
,
HU NG OF S ONGS .
1 31
To th ee th e f e ll T e n h w d e d yi eld e d lif e
-
,
T hou in dr e ad battl e l aid st th e m o n st er l o w

’
!
Ah Ra m a ! d e ar to G o d s an d m e n that strife ;
,
W e prais e th ee Ma s ter of th e m atchl e ss b ow

, !
W ith clo uds for gar m en t s glorious thou d o s t far e .
V eili ng thy da z z ling m a j e sty an d m ight ,
A S wh en Ya m u n a s aw th e e with th e Sh ar e ,
A p e as an t et th e Ki ng of Day an d N
—
igh t
y .
Merciful h e art e d ! wh en thou ca m es t

—
as B o odh
A lb eit twa s writt en in th e Scriptur e s s o
’
T hou b ad s t our altars b e n o m or e i m bru e d

’
W ith bl oo d of V icti m s : Ke s h av ! b endi ng low ,
We prai s e th ee W i eld er of th e sw eepi ng s wo r d

, ,
Brillian t as c ur vin g co m e ts in th e gloo m ,
W hos e e dg e shall s m ite th e fi erc e barbarian h ord e ;

H ail to th e e Kes h av ! h ail and h e ar an d co m e
, , , ,
An d fill this so n g of Jayadev with th ee,

An d m ak e it wis e to t e ach , stro n g to r e d eem
An d sw ee t to livi n g so u ls T hou Myst ery ! .
T hou Light of L ife ! T hou Daw n b eyo nd th e dr eam
Fish ! that didst ou tswi m th e floo d ;

T ortois e ! wh e r e o n earth hath stood ;
Boar ! who with thy tusk h eld s t high ’
T h e world that m ortal s m ig h t n o t die ;

,
L io n ! w h o has t g i a n ts torn ;
Dwarf ! h o l au g h d s t a ki ng to s co rn ;
’
Sol e Subd u er of th e Dr e ad e d !
Slay e r of th e m a ny h e ad e d !
Mighty Plo m an ! T e a c w h er t ender !
O f th i n e o w n th e s u r e Defen d er l
Un d e r all thy t n d i sg uis e s e
E n dl e ss prais e to th e e ari s es .
1 38 A RNOLD S POE MS
’
.
( W h a t o l l ow s
f i s to th e Mu s i cG URJJARi a nd th e
NIHSARA ) .
E n dl ess prais e aris es ,

O h , tho u G o d that l i e st
Rapt , o n Ku m la s br e ast ,
’
H appi e st holi e st , h i gh est !

,
Pla n e ts ar e thy j e w els ,

Stars th y for eh e ad g em s -
,
Set l i k e sapphir e s gl e a m i ng
In ki n gli est a n ad em s ;
E v en th e gr e at gold Sun G o d -
,
Blaz i ng thro u gh th e sky ,
Se rv e s th e but for cr e st Sto ne

e -
,
Ja i , j a i / H ar i, j a i ’ .
A S that L ord of day

A ft e r n ight bri n gs m orrow,
T ho u dost char m away
Life s lo n g dr e a m of sorrow
’
A S o n Ma n sa s wat e r
’
Brood th e swa n s at r e st,

SO th y laws s it stat ely
O n a holy br e ast .
O h , Dri n k e r of th e poiso n !
A h , h igh De l i ght of e arth !
W h at light i s to th e lot u s bud s, -
Wh at si ngi ng i s to m irth ,
Ar t thou art tho u that s l aye ds t
—
Mad h o u an d Narak gri m ;

T hat r id es t o n th e Ki ng of B ir ds ,
Maki n g all glori e s d im .
With e y e s l i k e op en lot u s fl o w er s , -
Brigh t in th e m or ni ng rai n,
Fr eein g by o n e s ift pit e ous gl anc e
w
T h e S pi rit fro m L ife s pa i n

’
O f all th e t h r e e W orlds T r e a s ur e !
’
O f Sin th e Pu tt r b y ! e -
O er th e T en h ead e d Victo r !
’
-
Jai Ha r i ! Hari j ai I
, ,
.
SA R G A T H E FIR ST .
S A MO DA DA MO DA RO .
THE SPORTS OF KRISHNA .
B eautiful Radha
j as m i n e boso m e d Radha
,
-
,
Al l in th e Spri n g t i me w ait e d by th e w ood

-
For Krishn a fa i r Krish n a th e all forg etful

,
-
Krish n a with earthly lov e s fals e fi r e con s um ing

’
An d so m e o n e of h er m aid en s sa n g this so n g
W h a t f o llo w s i s to th e Mu s i cV ASANT A an d th e Mo d e
YA TI ) .
I k n ow wh er e Krish n a tarri e s in th e s e early days of

Spri n g ,
W h en e v e ry wi n d fro m w arm Malay brin gs fr agra n c e
o n i ts wi n g ;
Bri ngs fragran c e Stol en far away fro m thi c k e ts of th e

c lov e ,
In j un gl e s wh e r e th e b e e s h um an d th e KO l fl u t e s h er l
lov e ;
H e da n c e s with th e dan c ers of a m e rry m orri c
, e o ne ,
A ll in th e b u ddi ng Spri n g ti m e for tis s ad to b e alo n e

’
-
,
.
I kn ow how Krish na pass e s th e s e ho urs of bl u e an d

gold
W h en part e d lov er s Sigh to m e e t an d gr e e t an d c
,
los e
ly hold
H an d fast in han d ; an d e v ery bran c h upo n th e V ak ul
tr e e
Droops dow n ward with a hu n dr e d bloo m s in e v ry , e
bloo m a b ee ;
TH E IND IA N S ON G OF S ON G S .
1 41
H e is danci n g with th e dan c ers to a lau ght e r m ovi ng

-
to n e
In th e s O ft a ak e nin g Spri n g ti m e w h en ti s hard to
’
w -
,
liv e alo ne .
W h er e Kro o na fl o w er s that O p e n at a lo ve r s l i ght st

’
—
, e
tr e ad ,
Br eak an d for s ha m e at wh at th e y h e ar fro m h i t

, , , w e
blush m od e st r ed ;
And all th e Spe ars o n all th e bough s of all th e K e t u k
gl ad e s
Se em r eady darts to pi e rc e th e h e arts of an derin g w
yo u ths an d m aids
T is th e r e thy Krish n a da n c e s till th e m e rry dr um i s
’
do ne
All in th e sunny Spri ng ti m e wh en who c
,
an liv e alo n e ?
-
,
W h e r e th e br e aking forth of blosso m on th e y ellow

Ke s h r a s pray s
Daz z l e s lik e Ka m a S sc e pt e r , w ho m all th e worl d ob eys
’
And Patal bu d s fill drowsy b e e s fro m pi n k d e l i c io u s

bowls ,
A S Ka m a s n e ctar e d gobl e t st ee ps in l anguor h um a n

’
souls ;
T h e r e h e da n c
es ith th e dan c er s an d of Radha thi n k
w ,
e th n o ne ,
All in th e war m n e w Spri ng tid e wh en n o n e will liv e -

,
alo n e .
W h er e th e br e ath of w avi n g Madh vi po u rs i n c en s e
through th e grov e .
An d silk en Mo g r as l u ll th e s e n s e with e ss en c e s of
lov e ,
T h e silk en soft pal e Mo g ra whos e p er fu m e fi n e an d

-
,
fain t
Can m e lt th e cold ne ss of a m aid th e st ernne ss of a ,
s aint
T h er e dan c es with thos e dan c ers thin e oth e r s e lf thi n e ,
O w n,
All in th e l ang uo r ou s Spri ng ti m e wh en none will liv e
-
,
alo ne .
142 A RNOL D S PO E MS ’
.
W h er e as if ar m li ps to u ch e d s e al e d ey e s an d wak e d
w
th em all th e bloo m
—
O p en s u po n th e m an go e s to f e el th e s u n sh i n c om e ; e
An d A ti m uk tas i n d th ei r arm s of soft e st gr e en abo u t

w
Claspi n g th e st em s whil e cal m an d c

.
, l e ar gr e at Ju m n a
spr ead e th o u t ;
T h er e dan ce s an d th e r e la u ghs thy L ov e with da m s ls , e
m any an o n e ,
In th e rosy days of Spri n g ti m e for h e will n o t liv e

-
,
alo n e.
Ma r k th i s g f
s on o Ja y a dev /
D eep a s p ea r l i n o ea n w a ve c -
L u r k eth i n i ts l i n es a w o n d er
c
W h i h th e w i s e a l o n e w i ll p o n d er
Th o u g h i t s eem eth of th e ea r th ,
H ea ven ly i s th e m u s i s b i r th c
’
T elli n g d a r k ly of d el ig h ts
In th e w oo d, of w a s ted n i g h ts ,
Of w i tl es s d ay s , a n d f r u i tl es s l o ve,
A n d f a l s e p l ea s u r es of th e g r o ve,
A n d r a s h pa s s i o n s of th e p r i m e,
c
A n d th o s e d a n es of Spr i n g ti m e; -
c
T i m e, w h i h s eem s s o s u btl e s w eet, -
c
T i m e, w h i h p ip es to d a n i n g f eet, c
A h ! so f y a
s o tl —
h l s o s w eetly
.
Th a t a m o n g th os e w oo d m a i d s f ea tly —
c c
K r i s h n a a n n o t h o o s e bu t d a n e, c
’
L etti n g pa s s l ife s g r ea ter h a n e c c .
Ye t th e win ds that Sigh s o

A S th ey s tir th e ros e
‘ ,
W ak e a S igh fro m Krish n a

W i s tful l er than thos e ;
Al l th e ir fain t br e aths s w i nging
Th e c r eep ers to an d fro
Pass lik e ru stli n g arro s w
Shot fr o m K ama s bow

’
1 44 A RNOLD S POE MS ’
.
In th e co m pany of dam s els who dan c e an d sing an d ,

"
6
Play ,
L i e s Krish n a laughi n g toyi ng dr e a m i n g his Spri n g

, , ,
away .
O n e,with star blosso m e d cha m pak wr e ath ed w oo e S

-
,
h im to 1 e s t his h e ad
On th e da i k pillow of h er br e ast s o t en d e rly outs pr e ad
An d o e r his brow with ros e s blow n Sh e fa n s a f a
’
i
gran ee ar e 1 ,
T h at falls o n th e en cha n t e d s en s e lik e rai n in thirsty

a1 r ,
W hil e th e co m pany of da m s els wav e m any an odoro u s

S pray ,
An d Kri s h na l aug hi ng toying , , , s ig h s th e soft Spri n g

aw ay .
An oth er , g az in g in his fac e, s its wistfu lly apart ,

Searchi ng it with thos e looks of lo v e that l e ap fro m
h ear t to h e art ;
H er e y e s afi r e with s h y d e sir e v eil e d by th e ir lash s
—
,
e
black
Sp e ak s o that Kri sh n a c an n o t choos e but s en d th e
m e ssag e ba c k ,
In th e co m pa ny of d a m s els hos e bright e y e s in a ri n g w
Shi ne ro u n d h im w i t h soft m e a ni n gs in th e m erry

light of Spri n g .
T he third o ne of that daz z lin g ban d of dw ell ers in th e

wood
Body an d boso m pan ting with th e puls e of yo u thf ul
blood
L e an s O v er h im as in hi s e ar a lightso m e thi n g to
,
S pe ak ,
A n d th en with l eaf soft lip i m pri n ts a k i ss b e low h i s -
c h e ek ;
A kiss that thrills an d Krish n a tu rn s at th e silk en to u c
, h
T o g i v e it back ah Radha ! forg e tt i n g th e e too m u c
—
h , .
ill b e o b ser v e d t h at th e G o pi s h er e per so n if y t h e fi v e L as

‘ ‘
It w s en ses
M c
.
s en s ay s , ani fes tu m es t pu el l is i s tis n i l ali u d si g nifi ar i q u am r es s ensi les .

THE INDIA N SONG OF SONGS .
1 45
An d one with arch s m il e b e ckon s him away fro m

Jum n a s ba n ks
’
W h er e t h e tall bam boo s bristl e lik e Sp ears in battl e

ra nks ,
An d pl u cks h is cloth to m ak e him co m e into th e m ang o

Shad e ,
W h er e th e fr u it is rip e an d gold en an d th e m ilk and ,
cak es ar e laid
O h gold en r e d th e m ang o e s an d glad th e f e ast s of
,
-
,
Spr i n g ,
An d fair th e fl o w er s to lie upo n an d sw e e t th e dan c er s

,
Si ng .
th at T e m ptr ess who dan c e s for h im n o w

'
Sw e e tes t o f al l
W ith s u btl e f ee t which part an d m ee t in th e Ras

m e as u r e slow ,
T o th e chi m e of Sil ver ban gl es an d th e b e at of ros e l eaf -
han ds ,
An d pip e an d lu te an d cy m bal play e d by th e woodla n d

/
ba n ds ;
So that wholly p as sio n lad e n eye e ar s en s e so u l o er
’
- —
, , ,
co m e
Krish na i s th eirs in th e for est ; h is h e art forg ets its
ho me .
If r i s h n a , m a d e f o r h ea ven ly th i ng s,
’
Mi d th o s e w o o dl a nd s i n g er s s i n g s ,
c c
W i th th o s e d a n er s d a n es f ea tly ,
c
G i ves ba k s of t em br a es s w eetly ; c
Sm i l es o n th a t o n e, to y s w i th th i s ,
c c
G l an e f o r g l a n e a n d k i s s f o r k i ss ;
Meets th e m er r y d a m s el s f a i r ly ,
P l a y s th e r o u n d of f o lly r a r ely ,
L apped i n m i lk w a r m spr in g ti m e w ea th er ,
- -
H e a n d th o s e br o w n g i r l s tog eth er .
A n d th i s s h a do w ed ea r th ly l o v e
In th e tw il ig h t o f th e g r o ve,
c
D a n e a n d s o n g a n d s o ft c a r es s es ,
Meetin g l o ok s a n d ta n g led tr esses,

A RNOL D S P OE MS
‘
14 8 .
Ah , Mi n str e l ! playin gro ngfu l strai n s s o w ell ; w
Ah Krishn a ! Kr ish n a with th e ho n ey e d lip !

, ,
A h W a n d e r er i n to fooli sh f e llo ship !

,
w
My Dan c e r my Delight ! I lov e th ee still

,
-
.
O h , Da n c e r strip thy acock c

! rown away pe -
,
Ris e ! tho u whos e for eh e ad is th e star of day ,
W ith b e a u ty for i ts Silv e r halo s et ;

Co m e ! thou hos e gr e at n e ss gl e a m s b en e ath its s h rou d
w
L ik e I n dr a s rai n bow S hi ni n g thro u gh th e clou d

’
Co m e for I lov e th e e m y B e lov ed ! yet

, ,
.
Must lo v e th ee c
an n o t choos e b u t lov e th e e ev e r ,
My b e st B e lov ed d e avor —
se t o n this en ,
To in thy t en d e r h e art an d e ar n e st eye

w
Fro m lips b u t sadly sw ee t fro m r e stl e ss boso m s ! ,
T o m i n e oh Krish n a with th e m o u th of blosso m s !

, ,
T o m in e thou so u l of Krishn a ! y e t I Sigh

,
H alf hop el e ss think i ng of m ys e lf forsak en

, ,
A n d th ee d e ar L oit er r in th e ood o e tak en

’
, e , w r
W ith passio n for thos e bold an d a n to n o n e s w ,
Wh o k ni t thi ne ar m s as po i so n plan ts gri pe tr e e s -
W ith t w i ni ng cords th e i r flo e rs th e brav eri e s

—
w
T hat flash in th e gr e e n gloo m sparklin g Star s ,
ston e s .
My Pri nc e ! m y L otus
fac e d ! m y w o e ! m y lo ve ! -
W hos e broad brow with th e tilka s pot abov e ,

-
,
Sh am e s th e bright m oo n at f ul l w ith fl e c k of cl ou d ;
—
T ho u to m istak e s o l i ttl e for s o m u c h!

T hou Krish na to b pal m to p al m w ith s u c
, , h! e
Oh So u l m ad e for m y j oy s
, p ur e p erfe ct proud —
, ,
Ah , m y B e lov ed ! in thy dark n e ss d e ar ;

Ah Da n c
,
e r ! w i th th e j e w e ls i n thi n e e ar ,
Sw i n gi ng to m u sic of a lov e l e ss lo v e ;
O h , m y B e lov ed ! in thy fall s o high
T hat a n g el s , sag es , Spir i ts of th e s ky
L i ng er ab ou t th e e, w atching in th e g r ove .
TH E INDIA N SON G OF SON GS .
1 49
I w ill be pati ent still and draw th ee ever

, ,
My o ne Be l o é d Sitt in g by th e riv r
v e
Un d er th e th i c
,
k k ad am b as w ith that thro ng

W ill th e r e no t co m e an e n d to e arthly m ad n ss ? e
Shall I n t past th e sorrow hav e th e glad n e ss ?

o , ,
Must n o t th e lo v e l i ght shin e for h im er e lo ng

-
“ t
.
Sh i n e, th o u L i g h t by R a dh a g iven ,
Sh in e, th o u spl en d i d s ta r of h eaven !
B e a l amp to K r i s h n a s f eet,
’
c
Sh o w to a l l h ear ts s e r ets s w eet,
Of th e w o n d er a n d th e l o ve
Ja y a d ev h a th w r i t a bo ve
c
.
R e th e q u i k In terpr eter
Un to w i s es t ea r s of h er
“
W h o a lw ay s s i n g s to a ll, I w a i t,
H e loveth s ti ll w h o l o veth la te
”
.
For ( sang o n that h igh L ady in th e shad e)

My so u l for t en d ern e ss n o t bla m e w as m ad e
, ,
Min e ey e s look thro u gh his e vil to h i s good

My h e art coi n s pl e as for hi m ; m y ferv ent thought
Pr e v en ts w hat h e w ill say w h en th e s e ar e n ought ,
A nd that which I am Shall b e u n d erstood .
T h en Sp ak e sh e to h er m aid e n wistfu lly

( Wh at f o l lo w s c
i s to th e Mu s i MA L AV A G AUDA a n d th e
Mo de E KA T ALi ) .
G o to h im , w in him hith e r, whisp er low

- —
H o w h e m ay fi n d m e if h e s ear c h e s w ell ;
Say, if h e w i ll j oys past h is hop e to k n ow
A w ait h im h e r e ; go n o w to h i m, an d t ell
W h er e Radha is , and that h e n c e forth s h e c har m s
H i s spirit to h er ar m s .
Ye s g o !
, Say, if h e will , that h e m ay c o m e,
May co m e, m y lov e, m y lo ngi ng , m y d e sire ;
May co m e forgiv e n, shr i v en , to m e his ho m e,
An d m ak e h i s hap py p e ac e ; n ay, an d aspir e
1 50 A RNOLD S P OE MS ’
.
To uplift Radha s v eil ’

l ear n at l ength
, an d
W hat lo v e is in i ts str ength .
L e ad him ; s ay softly I shall chid e his bl i nd n e ss ,
A n d ex h im
v i th m y a n g ers ; y t add th i s
w e ,
H e shal l n o t vai nly s u e for lovi n g ki n d n e ss ,
No r m i ss to s e e m e clos e n o los th e bl i ss , r e
T hat liv e s u po n m y l ip n o r b e d e n i e d
,
T h e ros e thro n e at m y sid e -

.
Say that I Radha

— in m y bo e r la ng u ish
—
w
Al l wido e d till h e fi n d th e w ay to m e ;
w ,
Say that m i ne e y s ar e d im m y br e ast all a n guish

e , ,
Un til w i th g e n tl e m u rm u r e d sha m e I s e e
H i s st eps co m e n e ar his a n xio u s pl ad i n g fa c
, e e
B en d for m y pardon in g gra c e .
W hil e I w hat did h e d e em light lov e s s o t en d er

—
, ,
T o tarry for th em wh en th e vow was m ad e

T o yi eld h im u p m y boso m s m aid e n S pl en dor
’
An d fold him in m y fragra n c e an d u nbraid ,
My shini ng hair for h im an d c las p h im c

,los e
T o th e gold h e art of h i s Ros e ?
An d Si n g h im strai n s whi c h o n ly s pirits k n ow,

A n d m ak e him ca ptiv e w ith th e s i lk soft c ha i n -
O f twi nn e d w i n gs broodi n g ro u n d h i m , an d b e sto w

K i ss e s of Paradis e, as p ur e as rai n ;
My g e m s , m y m oo n light pe arls , m y g i rdl e gold, -
Cym b ali n g m u sic bold ?
N
Vh il e gai n e d for e v e r I Shall dar e to g ro w
,
L if e to Lif e w i th h im , i n th e r e al m s d i vi ne ;
A d L ov e s larg e c u p at happy ov e rflo w ,
’
n —
Yet ev e r to b e fi ll e d h i s e y e s an d mi n e
—
W ill m ee t in that glad look , w h e n T i m e s gr e at g at e

’
Clos e s an d Sh u ts o u r Fat e .
L i s ten to th e u n s a i d th i n g s
Of th e s o ng th a t R a dh a s i n g s ,
F o r th e s o u l d r a w s n ea r to bli s s ,
c
A s i t o mpr eh en d eth th i s .
.
O h , whis pe r of o d e rf ul pity
w n !
c
Oh , fair fa e that sho ne !
T ho u gh thou b e a V is i o n , Divi n e st !
T his V isio n i s do n e .
( H ere en ds th a t Sa r g a o
f th e G i ta G o vi n da en ti tl ed
KLE SHA KE SHAV O ) .
SA R G A TH E T H IRD .
MUG DHA MA DH U S U DA NO
KRISHNA TROUBLED .
T h er eat , as o ne who w e lco m e s to h er thro n e

A new m ad e Qu e en, an d bri ngs b e for e it bou n d
-
H er enem i e s , s o Kris hn a in h is h e art

T h r o n e d Radha ; an d all tr e aso n o u s folli e s chained
—
H e pl ay e d n o m or e w ith thos e fi rst playfellows

But s e archin g thro u gh th e shadows of th e gro ve
,
For lov e li est Radha wh en h e found h er no t

, ,
Fai nt with th e qu e st d e spairin g lo n e ly l o rn

, , , ,
An d pi erc e d with sha m e for wast e d lo v e an d day s ,
H e s at e by Ju m n a wh e r e th e ca n e s ar e thick
, ,
A n d sang to th e wood e cho es wor ds lik e th e s e

-
W ha t
f o ll ow s c
i s to th e Mu s i G URJJARi an d to th e Mo de
YA T I ) .
Radh a, E n cha ntr e ss ! qu een of all ! Radh a,

G one lost b e ca u s e s h e fou n d m e si nni ng
—
,
And I s o strick en with m y foolish fall ,
I co u ld n o t s tay h er out of Sh am e an d fe ar ;
Sh e will n o t h ear ;
In h er di sdain and g ri ef vai nly I c al l .
TH E INDIA N S ONG OF S ONG S .
53
An d if h e ard hat wo u ld Sh e do ? what s ay ?

Sh e ,
w
How c o u ld I m ak e it good that I forgot ?

NV h at profit was it to m e n i ght an d day , ,
T o liv e lo v e dan c e an d dr e a m havi n g h er n o t ?

, , , ,
So u l itho u t spot w .
I wro ng e d thy pati en c e till i t sigh e d away , .
Sadly I k n ow th e tr u th Ah ev en n o .
, w
Re m em b eri n g that o n e look b e s i d e th e riv e r ,
Soft er th e vex e d ey e s s eem an d th e pro u d b row ,
T ha n lotus l e a v e s wh en th e b e e s m ak e th em qu i ver
-
.
My lov e for e v er !
T o o lat e is Krish na wis e too far art thou ! —
Ye t all day lo ng in my d eep h e art I woo th ee ,
A n d all n ight lo n g w i th th ee m y dr e a m s ar e sw e et ;
W y th e s o vai ly u st y st ps purs u e th e
h n n m m e e 9
W hy c
, ,
an I n e v e r r e ach th ee to e n tr e at , ,
L o w at thy fe e t ,
De ar van ish ed Spl en dor ! t i ll m y t e ars s u bdu e th ee ?
Surpassi n g O n e ! I k new t h o u didst n o t brook

H alf h e art e d orsh i p an d a lov e that wav e rs ;
-
w ,
H aho ! th er e is th e w i sdo m I m i stook ,
T h e r e for e I s ee k with d e s pe rat e e n d e avors ;

T hat fa ult diss e v e rs
Me fro m my h eav en astray co n d em ne d forsoo k !
,
—
An d yet I s e em to f ee l to kn ow th ee n e ar m e ;
— —
T hy st e ps m ak e m usic, m e as u r e d m u sic , n e ar ;
Radha ! m y Radha ! will n o t sorrow cl e ar m e ?
Shi n e o n c e ! sp e ak o n e word pitifu l an d d e ar !

thou n o t h e ar W i lt ?
Can st thou b e caus e I did forg e t forsak e m e ?

— —
Forgiv e ! th e s in is sinn ed is past is ov er ; , ,
No tho u g ht I thi n k sh all do th ee wro ng

T u rn thy dark e y e s agai n u po n thy lov e r ,
Bright Spirit ! or I perish of th i s pai n ,
L ovi n g aga i n !
In drea d of doo m to l ov e b ut n o t r ec over ,
.
So d i d K r i s h n a s in g a n d s ig h
B y th e r i ver ba n k ; a n d L -
Ja y a d ev of K i n du v i l va,
R es ti n g a s th e m oo n of s i lver
—
Si ts upo n th e s o l em n o ea n c
O n f u l l f a i th , i n d eep d evo ti o n ;
T el l i t th a t y e m ay p er ei ve c
H o w th e h ea r t m u s t f r et a n d g r ieve;
H ow th e s o u l d o th ti r e of ea r th ,
W h en th e l ove f r o m H ea ven h a th bi r th .
For ( san g h e o n) I am n o fo e of thine

T h e r e i s n o bla c
,
k s n ak e Ka m a ! in m y hair ; ,
Bl u e lotu s bloo m an d n o t th e po i so ne d bri ne

-
, ,
Shadows m y n e ck ; what stai n s m y boso m bar e ,
T ho u G o d u n fair !
IS sa n dal d u st no t ash e s ; n o u ght of m i n e
-
,
Mak e s lik e Shiv a that tho u L ord of L ov e !

me ,
Sho u ldst strai n thy stri n g at m e an d fit thy dart ;

This orld i s th i n e l et b e o n e br e ast th e r e of
w ,
—
W hi ch bl ee ds alr e ady wo un d e d to th e h e art

,
W i th lasti n g s m art ,
Shot fro m thos e brows that did m y s in r eprov e .
Thou gav e st h er thos e black brows for a bow

A rch e d lik e thin e o w n w hos e poin t e d arrows s e em
H er glan c
,
e s an d th e u n d er l id s that g o
,
So fi m an d fi n e
r i t s str i n g
—
Ah fl e e ti n g gl e a m !
.
,
B e au tiful dr e am !
Sm all ne e d of Kam a s h e l p hast th o u I trow
’
, ,
T o s m it e m e to th e so u l with lov e but s et —
T hos e arro w s to th e ir s i lk e n cord ! e n chai n

My tho u ghts in that loos e hair ! l et thy l i ps , w e t
W ith d e w of h e av en as b i m ba b u ds w ith rain , -
Bloo m pr e c i o u s pain
Of lo ng i ng in my h eart ; and, k eener yet,
.
W h a t f o llo w s i s to th e M u s i cK RN A ATA an d th e Mo de
E KA T A L i .
)
A rttho sick for Radha Sh e i s s ad in t ur n
u ?
,
H e av e n for ego e s its bl e s s i ngs if it holds n o t th e e ;

A ll th e c
,
ooli ng fragran c e of san dal s h e doth S pu rn

Moo n light m ak e s h m o ur n fu l with rad i a n c
,
er e silv e ry ;
Ev en th e so u th ern br e e e blown fr e sh fro m p arly s eas ;
z e
Se em s to h e b u t tai n t e d by a doloro u s bri n e

r
An d for thy sak e disco n t en t ed w ith a gr e at lov e ov er ,
lad en ,
H e so u l co m e s h er e b esid e th ee an d sitt e th do w n
r ,
with thin e .
H er so u l co m e s h er e b e sid e th ee an d t en d erly an d tru e ,
It w e av e s a su btl e m ail of proof to ward o ff Sin an d

a1n
p
A br e astplat e soft as lotu s l e af with holy t ears for d e
-
, w ,
T o g u ard t h e e fro m th e th i n gs that h ur t ; an d th e n

tis go n e agai n
’
T o str ew a blissfu l pla c e w i th rich e st b u ds that gra c

e
Kam a s s e t world a m ee t i ng spot w i th ros e an d

’
w e ,
-
j as m i n e fa i r ,
For th e hou r wh en w ell co n t en t ed with a lov e n o

,
-
,
lo n g er tro ubl e d ,
T ho u shalt fi n d th e way to Radha an d fi n ish sorrows ,
th er e .
Bu t n o w h er lo v ely fac e i s shadow e d by h er f e ars ;

H e glor i o u s e y e s ar e veil e d an d d im lik e m oo n light
r
in e c lip s e
By br e aki n g ra i n clo uds Krish n a ! yet Sh e pai n ts you
-
,
in h e t e ars r
W ith t e n d e r tho u ghts n o t Kr ish na b u t brow an d

—
,
br e ast and lips

An d for m an d m i e n a K in g a gr e at an d godl ik e th i n g ;
,
An d th en w i t h b en d e d h ad Sh e asks grac e fro m th e e
L ov e Div i n e ,
T o k e e p th e e d i s co n t ent e d with th e phan to m s tho u for

s w e ar es t,
T ill Sh e m ay w in h er g lory, an d th o u b e r ai s e d to th ine

THE IND IA N SONG OF S ONGS .
1 57
Softly no w s h e s a e th ,
y
Kr i sh n a Krish n a co m e !
‘
, ,
L ovi ngly s h e pray e th ,
Fa i r m oo n light h im ho me
, .
Ye t if H ari h e lps n o t
Moo nlight c
,
an n o t aid
Ah th e wo e fu l Radha !
,
A h th e for e st shad e !
,
Ah ,if H ari g u id e n o t ,
Moo n l i ght i s as gloo m ;

Ah if m oo n light h e lp n o t
,
H o w S h all Krish n a c
,
o me ?
Sad for Kr i sh n a gri evi n g
In th e dark e n e d grov e ;
Sad for Radha w e a vi n g
Dr ea m s of fruitl e ss lov e !
Str i k e s of t s tr i n g s to th i s s of t m ea s u r e,
If th i n e ea r w o u l d c a tc
h i ts tr ea s u r e;
Sl ow ly d a n c e to th i s d eep s o n ,
g
L et i ts m ea n i n g fl o a t a l o n g
W i th g r ave
p a ec
s ,
s i e c
i t tell s
n
Of a l ov e th a t s w eetly d w ells
In a ten der d i s ta n t g l o r y ,
P a s t a ll f a u l ts of m o r ta l s to r y .
( W h a t f o l l o w s i s to th e Mu s i DE c SH GA A a n d th e
E KA T A Li ) .
Kri sh n a till thou co m e u n to h er fain t sh e l i e s with

, ,
lov e an d fe ar ;
E ven the j ew e ls of h er n e c
kle t s ee m a load too gr e at to
b e ar .
Kr ish n a till thou co m e u n to h er all th e san dal an d th e

, ,
flow ers
V ex h er with th eir pur e p e rf e ctio n though th e y g row i n
h e av en ly bow e rs .
.
Krish n a £ 111 tho u co m e u nto h er fair alb eit thos e

, ,
bow e rs m ay b e ,
Passio n b u rn s h e an d l o v e S fi r e f ev e rs h er for la c
k of ’
r,
th ee .
Krish n a till thou co m e un to h er tho s e divin e lids dark

, , ,
an d t e n d e r ,
Droo p lik e lot u s l e av e s In rai n stor m s dash e d an d h eavy ,
in th ei r spl en dor .
Krish n a till thou co m e unto h er that ros e co u c

, h which ,
-
Sh e hath s pr e ad
Sadd en s with its em pty pl ac e i ts do u bl e pillow for o n e ,
h e ad .
Krish n a t i ll thou com e unto h er fro m h er p al m s sh e

, ,
will n o t lift
T h e dark fac e hidd e n d ee p withi n th e m lik e th e m oo n
in cloudy rift .
Kr ish n a till thou co m e u n to h er a n g el tho ugh s h e b e

. , ,
thy L ov e
Sighs an d s uff er s w aits an d wat c
h e s j oyl e ss mid thos e ’
—
,
j oys abo v e .
Krish n a till thou co m e unto h er with th e co m fort of

, ,
thy k i s s
Dee p er than thy loss oh Kr ish n a ! m u st b e loss of , ,
Radha s bliss
’
.
Kri sh n a wh i l e tho u didst forg e t h er h er thy lif e thy

,
—
, ,
g en tl e fat e
W o n d erf ul h er waitin g w as h er pity s w ee t h ef pati en c e
, ,
g r e at .
Krish n a co m e ! ti s gri e f un told to gri ev e h er Sham e

,
’
to l t h er sigh ;
e
Co m e for Sh e i s sick with lo v e an d th o u h er o nly

, ,
r e m e dy .
.
Droop ith t e n drils that m o c

w k by th eir cli ng in g
T h e tho ughts of th e par t e d ;
An d th er e li e s sor e S ighi n g for th e e
, ,
T h y lo v e alt r e d h e art e d
,
e -
.
T o him th e m oo n s ic c ll silv r
’
y hi e-
IS a s u n at m i dday ;
T h e f e v er h e b ur n s w i th is d e ep er
T ha n starl i ght an stay c
Lik e o n e w h o falls stri c k en by arrow s,
W ith th e color d epart e d
Fro m all b u t h is r e d w o un ds , s o li es
T h y lov e, bl e e d i n g h e art e d -
.
T o th e m u sic th e ban d e d b ee s m ak e h im
c
H e l o s eth his e ar ;
In th e blosso m s th e i r s m all hor n s ar e blo w i ng
T h e ho n e y so n g c
-
l e ar ;
But as if e v ery sti ng to his bo s o m
Its s m art had i m part ed ,
Lo w li e s by th e e dg e of th e riv er ,
T h y lo ve achi n g h e art e d
,
-
.
By th e e dg e of th e riv er far wan d er e d ,
Fro m his o n c e b elov ed bo ers w ,
An d th e ha un ts of his b e a u tiful play m at e s ,
A n d th e b eds str ew n w i th flow e rs ;

Now thy n a m e is h i s playm at e that o nly ! —
A n d th e hard rocks u p start e d

Fro m th e sa n d m ak e th e couch wh er e h e li e s ,
T h y Krish n a s ad h eart e d
,
-
.
Oh , m a y H a r i f il l ea h s o u l, c
A s th ese g en tl e ver s es r o l l,
T el l in g of th e a n g u i s h bo r n e
By k i n dr ed o n es a s u n d er to r n !
Oh , m ay IIa r i u n to ea h c
A ll th e l o r e of l o vi n g tea h , c
A ll th e pa i n a n d a ll th e bl i ss;
Jayadeva pr ayeth this /
TH E INDIA N S ON G OF SONG S .
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Ye a, L ady ! in th e s elfsa m e S pot h e wa i t s

W h e r e with thy kiss tho u tau g h t s t h im u t m ost lov e
’
A n d dr e him as n o n e ls e dra s
w ,
e i th thy look ; w , w
An d all day lo n g an d all n i ght lo n g h i s cry

,
“
,
IS Radha Radha lik e a s pe ll said o er ;

” ’
, ,
A n d in h i s h e art th e r e liv e s n o ish n o r hop e w
Sav e o n ly this to slak e his Spir i t s th i rst

’
For Radha s lov e o n Radha s li ps ; an d fi n d

’ ’
Pe ac e in th e i m m ortal b e a u ty of thy b row .
( W h a t f o l low s i s to th e Mu s i G URJJARi c an d th e
E KAT A Li ) .
Mistr e ss s w e e t an d br i ght an d holy !

,
Mee t h im in that pla c e;
Cha n g e hi s ch e erl e ss m e la n choly

In to j oy an d gra c e;
If tho u hast forgiv en v ex n o t ; ,
If thou lov e st go ; ,
Watchin g e v e r by th e riv er ,
Krish n a list en s low

L ist en s low , an d o n h i s r ee d th er e
Softly so un ds thy n am e ,
Maki ng e v en m ut e th i n gs pl ead th er e
For h i s hop e : tis sha m e ’
T hat , whil e wi n ds ar e w e lco m e to h im ,

If fro m th ee th ey blow,
Mo urn ful ev er by th e riv er
Krish na wa i ts th ee so !
W h en a bird s win g stirs th e r os es

’
W h en a l e af falls d e ad ,
T w en ty ti m e s h e r e co m pos e s
T h e fl o w er s e at h e has Spr ead
-
T w en ty ti m e s with a nxio u s gla n c es

,
See ki ng th e e in v ai n ,
Sighin g e v er by th e riv e r ,
Krish n a droo ps ag ai n .
1 62 A RNOLD S POE MS
’
.
L oos en fro m thy foot th e ba ng l e ,
L e st its gold e n b e ll ,
W ith a ti ny tattl i ng j a n gl e
.
, ,
A ny fals e tal e t e ll
If thou fe ar e st that th e m oo nligh t
W ill thy glad fac e k n o w ,
Dra w thos e dark braids low er L ady ! ,
Bu t to Kr i sh n a go .
Swift an d S t ill as lightning s spl en do r ’
L e t thy b e a u ty co m e ,
Su dd e n gracio u s da z l i n g t en d e r
, ,
z , ,
T o h i s ar m s its ho m e
—
:
S ift as I n dra s y e llow lightni ng

’
w ,
Sh i n i ng through th e n i ght ,
G l i d e to Krish n a s lo n ely boso m

’
T ak e h im lo v e an d light .
G r ant , at last , lov es u tm ost m easur e

’
G ivi n g , giv e th ewhol e ;

K eep ba c k n oth in g of th e tr easur e
O f thy pri c el e ss so u l
H old w i th bo th ha n ds o u t u n to h im
T h y chalic e l e t h im drai n
.
Th e n e ctar of its d e ar e st draught ,
T ill n o t a wish r e m ai n .
O nly g o th e stars ar e s etting ,

—
A n d thy Krish n a gri ev e s ;

'
Do u bt an d an g e r q u it e forg etti ng ,
H ast e n thro u gh th e l e av e s
W h er efor edidst tho u l ead him h eav nw ar d ’
But for this thi ng s sak ?

’
Co m fort him w i th pi ty Radha ! ,
O r his h e art m ust br e ak .
B u t w h il e Jay a deva w r i tes
T h is r ar e ta l e of d eep d elig h ts
Jay a d ev, w h o s e h ea r t i s g i ven
Unto B ar i: Lo r d i n Heaven
1 64 A RNOLD S P OE MS ‘
.
T o b e n o m or e f e lt ,
T o fad e, to m e lt
In th e t ong c ertai n ty of j oys imm ortal ;
s r
In th e glad m e e ti n g ,
An d q u ick s e e t gr ee ti n g w
O f lips th at cl o s e b e yo n d T i m e s sha dowy

’
An d to th ee is gi ven,
A n g e l of H e av en !
T hi s g lo ry an d thi s j oy w i th Krishna G o ! .
L e t h im atta i n ,
For h i s lon g pain ,
Th e pr i z e it pro m is ed s e e th ee co mi ng s lo w
, ,
A sio n first b u t th en
Vi ,
By glad e an d gl en
A lov e ly lo v i n g so u l tr ue t o i ts ho m e ;
, ,
His Qu een — h i s Crow n h i s A ll —

,
Has t nin g at last to fall

’
U po n h is br e ast an d li ve th e r e
, Radha co m e .
,
c
Com e, a n d o m e th o u , L o r d of a l l,
Un to w h om th e T h r ee W o r l d s c a ll;
T h o u , th a t d i d s t i n a n g r y m i g h t,
K an sa c
l i k e a o m et, s m i te,
,
T h o u , th a t i n th y pa s s i o n ten der ,
c
A s i n a r n a te spell a n d sp l en d o r ,
H u n g o n R a dh a s g lor i o u s f a e
’
c
In th e g a r b of K r i s h n a s g r a e
’
c
A s a bo v e th e bl o om th e bee,
W h en th e h o n ey ed r ev elr y
Is too s u btl e sw eet a n o n e
-
No t to h a n g a n d d a lly o n ;
T h o u th a t a r t th e T h r ee W o r l d s g l or y ,
’
Of l if e th e l ig h t, Of ever y s to r y
T h e m ea n i n g a n d th e m a r k , of l o ve
’
T h e r oo t a n d f lo w er , 0 th e s k y a bove
T h e bl u e, of bl i ss th e h ea r t, of th o se,
Th e l over s , th a t w h i h d i d i mpos e c
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c
T h e g en tl e l a w , th a t ea h s h o u l d be
T h e o th er s H ea ven a n d h a r m o n y
’
( H er e en d s th a t Sa r g a f
o th e G i ta G o vi n da en tit led
SA KANDKSH A PUNDARIKA KSHO ) .
SA R G A TH E SIX T H
DH RIS H T A V A IKU NT O
KRISHNA MADE BOLDER .
But s eei ng that for all h er lovi ng will

, ,
T h e fl o w er soft fe e t of Radha had n o t pow er

-
T o l e av e th e i r plac e an d go s h e s pe d agai n
,
T hat m ai d n an d to Kr i sh n a s e ag e r e ars
’
e fl
T old how it far e d i th h is sw ee t m istr e ss th er e

w .
Wh a t f o ll o w s i s to th e Mu s i cG ONDAKIRi an d th e Mo d e
RU PA KA ) .
Krish n a tis thou m ust co m e ( s h e san g )

,
’
E v e r Sh e wa i ts th e e in h e av en ly bow e r ;
T h e lot u s s e e ks n o t th e wan d e ri ng b ee ,
T h e b ee m ust fi n d th e flow e r .
All th e wood ov e r h er d e p ey e s roam e ,
Mar velin g sor e wh er e tarri e s th e b e e ,
W h o l e av e s s u c
h l i p s of n e ctar un so u ght
A s thos e that blosso m for th ee .
H er St eps wo u ld fail if sh e tri e d to co m e ,
W ould falt er an d fail with y arn i n g w ak ;

,
e e
A t th e first of th e road th e y would falt er and paus e ,
An d th way i s st r a n g e to s e e k
e .
.
Fin d h er wh r e sh e is Sittin g th en
e , ,
W ith lotu s blosso m o n an kl e an d ar m

-
W earin g thi ne e m bl e m s an d m u s in g of n ough t

,
Bu t th e m ee ti ng to b e glad warm , .
To be —
“but wh er e for e tarri e th b e “
?
“W hat c an stay or d elay h im ?
Se e if th e soul of Krish n a co m e s ,
T en ti m e s s h e s aye th to m e s o ;
T en tim e s lost in a lang u orous swoon

“No w h e co m e th h e co m e th s h e c r i e s
,
—
; ,
An d a lov e look l i ght en s h er e y e s in th e gloo m

-
,
A nd th e d ark ne ss is sw e e t with h er S i ghs .
T ill ,
watchi ng in v ain sh e g lid eth agai n
,
U n d er th e Shad e of th e whisp eri ng l e ave s ;

W ith a h e art too full of its lov e at last
T o h ee d how h er boso m h e av e s .
Sh a ll n o t th es e f a i r v er s es s w ell
T h e n u m ber of th e w i s e w h o dw ell
In th e r ea lm of K a m a s bli ss 9
’
Jay a d eva pr a y eth th i s ,

Jay a d ev, th e bar d of L o ve,
Ser va n t of th e G o d s a bove .
For all s o stron g in H e aven its elf

Is L o v e that Radha sits droopi n g th e r e
’
, ,
H er b e au t i fu l boso m s pa n ti ng with tho u ght ,
And th e braids drawn back fro m h er e ar .
An d —
an g e l alb eit h e r rich lip s br e ath e
-
Si ghs , if S i gh s w e r e e v e r s o sw e e t ;
An d —
c
if spir i ts an tr em bl e s h e tr e m bl e s no w
From for eh ead to j ew e l e d feet .
An d h er v oic e of m u sic Sin ks to a s o b ,

An d h er ey e s , l i k e e y e s of a m at e d r o e,
Ar e t en d e r with looks of yi eld e d lov e .
W ith dr e am s dr eame d lo ng ag o ;
’
.
SA R G A TH E SE V E NYH
V IPRA LA BD H A V A RNA NE
NA GA RA NA RA Y A NO
KRISHNA SUPPOSED FALSE .
Me an ti m e th e m oo roll i g m oo n clo m b hi gh
n , th e n , ,
A n d ov e r all it sho n e ;
V r in d av ana
T h e m oo wh i c
n h fro t of g en tl e n i ght
o n th e n
G l e a m s lik c
e th e ark o n b e au ty s brow ;
h un d un m -
’
T h e co n scious m oo n hi ch hath i ts s il v er fa c
w e
Marr e d with th e Sha m e of lightin g e arthly lov es

An d whil e th e ro u n d w hit e la m p of e arth ros e high er ,
A nd S till h e tarr i e d , Radha , pe t u lan t,

San g soft i m pat i en c e an d half e arn e st f e ars
-
W ha t f o ll ow s i s to th e Mu s i cMA L AVA and th e Mo de

YA TI ) .
T i s ti m e ! h e co m e s n o t ! w ill h e co m e !
’
— —
Ca n h e l e av e m e t h u s to pi n e ?
Ya m i h é k a m s h a r a n a m ’ .
Ah , what r e f u g e th e n is m i n e ?
For h is sak e I sou ght th e wood ,
T hr e ad e d dark an d d e vio u s ways ;

Ya m i h e k a m s h a r a n am /
Can it be Krish n a b etrays ?
L et m e d ie th en , an d forg e t
A n gu ish , pat i en c e , ho pe , an d f e a r ;
Ya m i h e ak m s h a r a n a m ’ .
Ah , why hav e I h e l d him dear ?

THE INDIA N SONG OF S ONGS '
.
1 69
,
Ah ,this soft ni ght tor m en ts m e ,
T h i n k i n g that h i s fa i thl ss ar m s e
Ya m i h é k a m s h ar an a m/
Clas p so m e S hadow of m y char m s .
Fatal Sh adow foolish m o c —

k!
W h n th e gr e at lov e sho n e co nf e s s ed ;
e
Ya m i h e k a m s h a r a n am /
Krish n a s lot u s loads
’
my br e ast ;
’
T i s too h e avy, la ki n g him ; c
L i k e a brok e n flow e r I am
Ne ckl e ts j e w e ls
, , W hat ar e y e ?
Ya m i h ek a m sh ar an a m/
’
Ya m i h é k am sh ar a n am /
sky i s still th e for e st Sl eep s ;
Th e ,
Kr ish n a forg e ts h e lov e s n o m ore ;

—
H e fa i ls in faith an d Radha w e ep ,
B u t th e po et Ja y a dev
He w h o i s g r ea t H a r t 3 s lave,
He w h o f in d s a sy lu m s w eet
On ly at g r ea t H ar t f 3 eet;
H e w h o f o r y ou r c
om o r t
f sin
g
A ll th i s to th e Vi n a s s tr i n g s
’
P r ay s th a t R a d h a s ten d er m o a n
’
In y ou r h ea r ts be th ou g h t upo n ,
A n d th a t a ll h er h o ly g r a e c
L i ve th er e l i k e th e l o ved o n e s f a e
’
c .
Yet if I wro ng h im ! ( sa ng s h e) c an h e fa i —
1 ?
Co u ld any n th e wood in ba c
i k his kiss se ? w
Co u ld an y soft e st li ps of e arth pr e va i l
T o hold h im fro m m y ar m s ? an y lo bliss e s —
ve-
Bli n d h im o n c e m or e to m i n e ? Oh S ul m y pri , o ,
ze !
A r t tho u n o t m e r ely h i n d r d at th i ho u r ? e e s
Sor e w e ar i e d w a n d e r i n g los t how oth e r is e

-
, ,
? w
Shouldst thou n o t hast en to th e bridal bow r e ? -

170 A RNOLD S P OE MS; ’
Bu t s e ei n g far away that Maid en co m e

A lo n e w i th ey e s c
,
ast dow n an d l i ng eri n g St ep s ,
A g a i n a littl e wh i l e s h e f e ar e d to h ar e
O f Krish n a fals e ; an d h er q u i c k tho ughts took Shap e

In a fi ne j e alo u sy with words lik e th e s e
,
So m e thin g th en of e arth h as h eld h im

Fro m his ho m e abo v e,
So m e o n e of thos e Slight d e c ei vers
A h , m y fool i sh lov e !
So m e fac e so m e W in so m e playm at e
n ew , ,
W ith h er hair u n t i d e ,
A n d th e blosso m s ta n gl e d in it ,
W oos him to h er Sid e .
O n th e dar k orbs of h er bo s o m
Passio n at ely h e av e d
Si n k an d ris e th e w ar m , whit e p earl -
stri ng s ,
O h , m y lo ve d e c e iv e d !
Fair ? Ye s yes ! th e rippl e d shadow

,
O f th at m id n ight hair
Show s abov e h er brow as clouds do —
O er th e m oo n m ost fair
’
— :
An d sh e k n ows with w ilf ul pac es,

,
H o w to m ak e h er z o n e
G l e am an d pl eas e h im ; an d h er ear -
r n i g s
T i n kl e lo ve ; an d grown
Coy grows fo n d Sh e m ee ts him
as he ,
W i th a m od st Show ; e
Sh am i ng tr u th ith tr u thfu l s eem i n g

w ,
W hil e h e lau gh l i ght low

r —
,
A n d h er s ubtl e m o u th that m urm urs ,
A n d h e r s i lk e n ch e k e ,
An d h e r e y e s s ay s h e d i ss e m bl e s
l lain as Sp e e ch co uld Sp ak
’
e .
’
.
Vai nly !
vai n ! al l
Mak e th en th e m ost of that h e r to th o u r t giv en

’
w e ,
F ig n h er thy Paradis e thy L ov e of lov e s ;

e —
Say that h er ey e s a e stars h er fac e th e h e a v e n

r , ,
H er boso m s th e two worl ds with san dal gro v es

‘
-
,
Full sc en t ed and th e k i ss m arks ah thy dr ea m

-
,
-
,
By J umn a s str ea m ! ’
It shall b e vain !
An d vai n to strin g th e e m eralds o n h er ar m ,
An d ha n g th e m ilky p e arls u po n h er n e ck ,
Sayi ng th e y ar e n o t j e e ls b u t a swar m w
O f crowd e d glossy b e s c
,
, o m e th er e to suck
e ,
Th e ros eb u ds of h e br ast th e sw ee t e st flow e r s

r e ,
O f J u mn a s bow ers
’
T hat
Shall b e vain !
Nor wilt thou s o b eli e v e thi n e o w n blin d wooi ng ,
No r s lak e thy h e art s thi rst e v en with th e cup

’
W hi ch at th e last s h e brim s for th e e un do i n g ,
H er girdl e of carv e d gold an d yi eld i n g up ,
L o v e s u tt e r m ost bri e f th e poor gai n an d prid e

’
:
By Ju mn a s tid e ’
B ec aus e still vain

IS lo v e that f e e ds o n Shadow ; vai n as thou d ost , ,
T o look s o d e e p i n to th e pha n to m ey es
For that which liv e s n o t th er e ; an d va in as tho u must , ,
T o m arv e l why th e pai n t e d pl e as u r e fli e s ,
W h en th e fair fals e w ings s eem e d fold e d for ev er

,
By Jum na s riv er ’
.
A n d vai n ! ye s, vai n !
For me too i s it , h aving so m uch stri ven ,
T o se e this Slight s n ar e tak e th ee an d thy soul

c
,
W hi ch Sho u ld hav e li m b e d to mine an d Shar e d ,
h e aven ,
Sp en t o n a low e r lov e lin e ss whos e who le ,
Pa ssio n of clai m w e r e but a parody

Of th at k ep t h ere for th ee .
173
Ah ah a ! ain ! v
For o n som e isl eof J u mn a s sil v er str e am

’
H e giv e s all that th ey as k to thos e hard ey e s

W hil e m in e which ar e h is an g el s m i n e whi c
,
’
h g l eam
,
W ith light that m ight have le d h im to th e ski e s

T hat al m ost l e d hi m ar e e clips e d with t e ars
—
W aili ng m y frui tl e s s pray ers .
But thou good Fri en d

, ,
H an g n o t thy h e ad for Sha m e n o r co m e s o Slo w ly

,
A S o n e whos e m e ssag e i s too ill to t ell ;

If thou m u st s ay Krish na is forfeit wholly
W holly fors or n an d lost l e t th e gri e f dw el
w —
‘
W h er e th e s in doth e xc e pt in this s ad h eart
W hi ch c
, ,
an n o t Sh un its part .
Oh , g r ea t H a r i ! pu r g e f r om w r on g
T h e s ou l of h i m w h o w r i tes th i s s o ng ;
P u r g e th e s o u l s of th o s e th a t r ea d
F r o m ever y f a u l t of th o u g h t a n d deed)
W i th th y bl es s ed l ig h t a s s u ag e
T h e d a r k n es s of th i s evi l a g e !
Jay a d ev, th e ba r d of l o ve,
Ser va n t of th e G o d s a bo ve,
P r a y s i t f o r h i m self a n d y o u
G en tl e h ear ts w h o l i s ten to o .
T h en in this oth e r Strai n sh e Wail e d h is l o s s
( W h a t f o ll ow s c
i s to th e Mu s i DE SHAV ARADi a nd th
Mo d e BURA KA ) .
Sh e , not adha w i n s th e crow n

th e R ,
W hos e fals e li ps w e r d e ar e st ; e
W hat as dista n t gai n to h im

w
W h e n s e e t loss s tood n e ar st
w e ?
L o v e h e r th e r e for e l u ll e d to loss
, ,
On h e r fatal boso m
L ov e h e r with s u c h lov e as Sh e
Can giv e back i n th e blosso m .
174 A RNOL D S P OE MS
’
.
Lov e h er oh thou rash lost soul !

, ,
W ith thy tho u sa n d gra c

es ;
Coin rar e tho u ghts in to fa i r word s

For h er fac e of fa c es ;
Prais e it fli n g away for it

,
L ife s p u rpos e in a sigh

’
All for thos e lips lik e fl o w er l e a v es -

,
An d lot u s dark d eep eye

-
.
Nay , an d tho u shalt b e happy to o

T ill th e fo n d dr e a m i s ov e r ;
And Sh e Shall tast e d e light to h ear
The ooi ng of h er lov er ;
w
T h e br e e z e that br i ngs th e sa n dal up

Fro m distan t gr e en Malay ,
Shall s e em all fragra n c e in th e night ,
Al l cool n e ss in th e day .
T h e cr e sc en t m oo n Shall s e em to swi m
O nl y th at s h e m ay s e e
T h e glad ey e s of m y Krish n a gl e a m ,
An d h er soft gla n c e s h e :
It Sh all b e as a silver la m p
Set in th e S ky to Show
T h e ros e l e af pal m s that clin g an d cl as p
-
An d th e br e ast that b eats b elo w

,
T h e thought of p arti ng Shall n o t l ie

Cold o n th e ir t hrobbi ng l i v e s ,
T h e dr e ad of en d i n g Sh all n o t chill
T h e glow b e gi nni n g giv e s ;
She in h er b e au ty dark Shall look
A S lo n g as c lo u d s c
an b e
A S gra c io u s as th e rai n ti m e clou d

-
Kissin g th e shi ni ng s ea .
An d h e, a m id his play m at e s o l d,
A t l e ast a littl e whil e ,
Shall n o t br e ath e forth ag a i n t h e S ig h
T h at Spoil s th e s o ng
.
H aho ! hat words a e th e s e ?

w r
H ow c an I liv e an d los e hi m ? H o n o t go w
W h i th er lov e dra s m e for a so u l lov d s o ?

w e
H o y e t e n dur e s u ch sorrow ?
w o r how c eas e ? —
W ind of th e In d i a n Wav e !
If that tho u ca n st blo poiso n h er e n o t n ard ;
, w ,
G o d of t h e fi v e S haf ts ! Shoot thy sharp est hard ,
A n d kill m e Radha
, Radha who forgav e !
,
O r , bitt er Riv e r ,
Yam fin ! b e Ya m a s sist er ! b e De ath s kin !
’ ’
Sw ell thy wav e u p to m e an d g ulf m e in ,

Cooli ng this cr ue l , b ur ni n g pain for ever .
A h , if o n ly v i s i o n s s tir
G r i ef s o pa s s i o n a te i n h er ,
W h a t d i vi n e g r i ef w i l l n o t tak e,
Spi r i ts i n h ea ven f o r th e s ak e
Of th os e w h o m i s s l ove ? Oh , be w ise !
Mar k th i s s to r y of th e s k i es;
Med i ta te G ovi n d a ever
c
,
Si tti n g by th e s a r ed r i ver ,
c
T h e m y s ti s tr ea m , w h i h o er h i s f eet c ’
G li d es s l o w , w i th m u r m u r s l o w a n d s w eet,
T il l n o n e c a n tell w h eth er th o s e b e
Blu e l o tu s bl o o m s, s een v ei l ed ly
.
-
Un d er th e w a ve, o r m i r r o r ed g em s
c
R ef le ted f r o m th e d i a dem s
B o u n d o n th e br o w s of m i g h ty G o ds,
Wh o l ea n f r o m o u t th ei r pu r e a bode s,
A n d l ea ve th ei r br ig h t f el i i ti es c
T o g u i d e g r ea t K r i s h n a to h i s sk i es .
en ds th a t Sa r g a f
o th e G i ta G o vin d a c
l
en ti tl e
-
V IPRA LABDHAV A RNA NE NA DARANARAYA NO ) .

177
SA R G A TH E E IGH TH .
KHA NDIT A V A RNA NE

V IL A KS HA LA KS H MIPA T I .
THE REBUKING OF KRISHNA .
Fo r wh en th e w e ary night had wor n away

In th e s e vai n fe ars an d th e cl e ar m orni n g brok e
, ,
L o Krish n a ! lo th e lo n g e d for of h er so u l
, ,
-
Ca m e too in th e glad light h e ca m e an d b en t

—
,
H i s k n e e an d clasp e d hi s ha n ds ; o n h i s d u m b lips
,
F e ar won d er j oy passio n an d r ev er e n c e
, , , ,
Stro v e for th e tr em bl i n g words an d Ra dh a k n ew ,
Joy w o n for h im an d h er ; yet n o ne th e l e ss

A littl e ti m e Sh e chid e d h im and sa n g ,
( W h a t f o l l o w s i s to th e Mu s i cBHA IRAV I an d th e Mo de
YA TI ) .
Krish n a th en thou hast fo u n d m e an d thi n e ey es

— —
H avy an d sad an d stai n e d as if with w eepin g !

e ,
Ah ! is i t n o t that thos e which w er e thy pr i e

,
z ,
So rad i a n t s eem e d that all n i ght tho u w e rt k ee pin g

V ig i ls of t e n d e r wooi n g ? hav e thy L ov e !
—
H e r e i s n o plac e for vows brok e n in m aki n g

T ho u lot u s y e d ! tho u so u l for
-
e ho m I strov e ! w
G ! e r e I list e n m y j u st m i n d forsak i n g
o ,
.
Krish n a ! m y Krish n a with th e wood an d wr eath ! l

-
Re t ur n or I shall soft en as I bla m e ;

,
Th e w hil e thy v ry l i ps ar dark to th t e th

e e e e
W i th d ye tha t fro m h er l i ds an d lash s c am e e ,
L eft o n th m o u th I t o u c
e h e d Fa i r tra i tor ! go !
Say n o t th e y dark n e d la c
.
ki ng food an d sl e p
e e
L o n g wa i t i n g for m y fa c
,
e ; I t u rn i t so —
G O ! er e I h alf b e li v e th ee pl eadi n g d ee p ;
e ,
1 78 A RNOLD S ’
POE MS .
But w ilt tho u pl ead h en l ik e a lov e v er se p ri nt ed

, w ,
-
O n th e s m ooth pol i sh of an e m erald ,
I s ee th e m arks Sh e sta m ped th e kiss e s di nt e d ,
L arg e l e tt
-
e r e d by h e r l,i p s ? T h y sp ee c h ithh el d w
Sp e aks all too plai n ly ; g o abid e thy choi c e! ,

—
If thou dost stay I shall m or e gr eatly gri e v e th ee

,
No t r ecords of h er victory p eac e d ear vo i c e ! —

,
H en c e with that go dlik e brow l e st I b eli ev e th ee , .
Fo r dar st thou f ei g n th e saffro n on thy bo s o m

’
W as n o t i m plan t e d in d i sloyal em brac e ?

O r that this m a ny color e d lov e tr ee blosso m
- -
Sho n e n o t but y st r i ght abov e er fac e

e ,
e n h ?
,
Co m e st thou h e r e s o lat e to b e forgiv en

, , ,
O h thou in whos e ey e s T ru th w as m ad e to li ve ?
, ,
O h thou SO worthy els e of g rac e an d h e a v en ?

, ,
O h thou s o n e arly w on
, ,
? E r e I for g i v e ,
G o Krish n a ! g o !
,
l est I should think u nwis e
—
, ,
T h y h eart n o t fals e as thy lo n g li ng e ring s e em s

, ,
L e st s ee i n g m ys elf SO i m ag e d in thin e e y e s
, ,
I Sh am e th e n a m e of Pity t urn to dr eam s —
T h e sacr e d so u n ds of vows ; m ak e Virtu e grud g e

H er prais e to Mer c y calling thy Sin slight ; ,
G o th er efor e d e ar offen d er ! go ! thy Judg e

,
Had b e st no t see th ee to gi ve s en t enc e r ight .

!
B u t m ay h e g r a n t l a s t a n d bli s s
us p e w e a t c
W h o h ea d, a n d s m i led to h ea r , d el ay s l ik e th i s,
r — —
D elay s th a t d a lli ed w i th a d r ea m om e tr u e, c
F o n d w i lf u l a n g er s ; f o r th e m a i d l a ug h ed to o
T o s ee, a s R a dh a en d ed, h er h an d ta k e
H i s d a r k r o be f o r h er vei l, a n d K r i s h n a m ak e
T h e w o r d s h e spok e f o r pa r ti n g k i n d l i es t s ig n
H e s h o u ld n o t g o , bu t s tay Oh , g r a e di v i n e, . c
B e o u r s to o ! Ja y a d ev, th e P o et of l o ve,
P r ay s i t f r o m H a r i, l o r dl ies t a bo ve .
H er e en ds f
th a t Sa r g a
G G d d th e
‘
i ta o v i n a enot i tl e
KHANDIT AV ARNANE V IL AKSH AL A KSHMIPAT I ) .
Th e text h er e i s n ot c
l s o el y f oll ow ed .
.
Rem em b er , b ei ng distan t how h e bor e th ee

,
In his h e art ;
L ook o n h im sadly t urn i n g fro m b e for e th e e
T o d epart ;
IS h e n o t th e soul tho u lov e dst Sitti ng lo nely ,
In th e wood ?
Md k o o r oo m d n i n i m dn a m a y e,
Tis n o t g ood !
’
He who grants th ee high d eli g ht i n bridal bow er

Pardo n s lo ng ;
W hat th e gods do lov e m ay do at such an ho u r
W ithout wro n g ;
W h y w eep est thou w h y k e ep e st thou in a ng er
?
T h y lash e s do n ? w
Md k o o r o o m dn i n i m dn am ay e,
Do frown !
not
Lift thi n e ey e s n o w an d look o n h im b e s towi ng

, , ,
W itho u t S p e ch e
;
L et h im pl u ck at last th e flow e r s o sw e e tly growi ng

In h i s r e a c
h;
T h e fr uit of li ps of lovi n g to ne s of gla nc e s
, ,
T hat forgiv e ;
Md k o or o o m dn i n i m dn am ay e,
L et him li ve !
L e t h im S peak with th ee , an d pray to th ee , an d prov e

th ee
Al l h i struth
L e t hi s Sil en t lovi n g la m en tatio n m o v e th e e
A ski n g r u th ;
H o w k n ow e st tho u ? A h list en d e ar e st L ady
, ,
H e is th e r e ;
Md k o or o o m d n i n i m a n a m ay e
T ho u m u st h e ar !
c c
Oh , r a r e vo i e, w h i h i s a spell
Un to a l l o n ea r th w h o d w ell
c c
Oh , r i h vo i e of r aptu r o u s
Maki ng m el o dy a bo ve !
TH E INDIA N SONG OF SONGS .
1 81
Kr i s h n a
’ ’
IIa r i s
s, o n e in tw o ,
—
So u n d th es e m o r ta l ver s es th r o u g h !
So u n d li k e th a t s of t fl u te w h i h m ade c
c c
Su h a m ag i i n th e s h a d e
Ga ll i n g d eer ey ed m a i d en s n i g h ,
-
W a k i n g w i s h a n d s ti r r i n g s i g h ,
T h r illi n g bl o o d a n d m el ti n g br ea s ts
W h i sp er i n g l o ve s d i v i n e u n r es ts ,
’
W i n n i n g bl es s i n g s to d es en d, c
Br i n g i ng ear th ly i lls to en d
B e th ou h ea r d i n th i s s o n g n o w
c
T h ou , th e g r ea t E n h a n tm en t th o u !
-
( H er e en ds th a t Sa r g a o f th e G i ta G ovi n d a en ti tl ed
KALAHANT A RIT A V A RNA NE MUG DHAMUKUNDO ) .
SA R G A THE TE NT II .
MA NINIV A RNA NE
CH A T URA CH A T U RBH UJO .
KRISHNA IN PARADISE .
But b sing still h er glorio u s ey e s

Sh e , a a ,
An d still n o t yi el di n g all h e r fac e to h im ,
Rel en t e d ; till ith soft er u pt ur ne d look

w
Sh e s m il e d whil e th e Ma i d pl e ad d ; so th er e at
, e
Came Krish n a n e ar e r an d h i s e ag e r li ps
,
Mi xe d sighs with words in his fo n d so ng h e sa ng
( W h a t f o ll o w s i s to th e Mu s i DE SHIYAV A RA Di c a nd th e
Mo d e A SHT A T A LI ) .
Oh , l of my h O pe ! O h my h e art s ho m e !
ang e ,
’
My fear is lost in love m y lov e in fe ar ;

,
.
T his bids m e trust m y bur ni ng wish , an d co m e,

T hat ch e cks m e w i th its m e m ori e s , drawi n g n ear
L ift u p thy look , an d l et th e th i n g i t sa i th
E n d f e ar with grac e, or dark en lov e to d eath .
Or o nly sp eak o n c e m or e for tho u gh thou S lay m e

, ,
T h y h e ave n ly m o u th m u st m ov e an d I sha l l h e a r ,
Dulc et d e lights of p e rf e ct m u sic s ay m e w
A gai n agai n that voic e s o bl e st an d d e ar

—
Sw ee t Judg e ! th e priso n e r pray e th for his doo m

T hat h e may h e ar h is fat e divi nely co m e .
Sp e ak o n c e m or e ! th en thou ca n st n o t choos e b u t Sho w

T h y m o u th s u nparall e l e d an d ho n ey e d wo n d e r ,
’
W h er e , lik e p e arls hid in r e d li pp e d Sh ells , th e row

-
O f p e arly t ee th thy ros e r e d lips li e u n d e r ;

-
A h m e ! I am that b i rd that w o o es th e m oo n,
A n d pip e s poor fool ! to m ak e it glitt er s oo n
—
.
Ye t h e ar m e o n b ec au s e I c
w
an n o t stay
T h e passio n of m y so u l b e ca u s e m y gladn es s
,
W ill po u r forth fro m m y h eart si n c e that far day—
W h en through th e m i st of all m y Sin an d sad ne s s

T hou didst vo u c hsafe Surpassi ng O ne to b reak
— -
,
Al l els e I Slight e d for thy n obl est sak e .
T hou, tho u hast b e en m y bloo d, m y b r e ath , m y b eing

T h e p earl to pl u ng e for i n th e s ea of lif e ;
T h e Sight to strai n for , past th e boun ds of s e ei ng :
T h e vi ctory to w in thro u g h lo ng e st S trife ;

My Qu een ! m y c row n ed Mi str e ss ! m y Sph e r e d brid e !
T ak e thi s for tr u th , that what I s ay b e sid e
Of bold lo ve grown full orb e d at sight of th ee

— -
May b e forgiv en with a q uick r e mi ss i o n ;

For t h o u divi n e fulfill m e n t of all hop e !
T ho u all d r e a m e d c
,
-
o m pl e tio n of th e v isi o n !
I ga z e upon thy b e au ty and m y f ar , e
Pass e s as clouds do wh e n th e m o n Shi n

,
o
1 84 A RNoLzr s POE MS .
In that I dar e , w ith co u rag e too m u ch

A n d a h e art afraid , s o bold it is grown
T o hold thy ha n d w ith a br i d egroo m s touch ,

'
A n d tak e th e e for m i ne , m i n e o w n .
So th ey m et a n d s o th ey en d ed
P a in a n d pa r ti n g , b ei n g bl en d ed
L ife w i th l ife— m a d e o n e f o r ever
In h ig h l ove a n d Jay a d eva
c
H a s ten eth o n to l os e th e s to r y
c
Of th ei r br i d a l g r a e a n d g l o r y .
en d s th a t Sa r g a o
f th e G i ta G o vin d a en ti tl ed
MANINIV ARNA NE CHA T U RA CHAT URBHUJO .
)
SA R G A TH E E L E VE NT H
RA DH IKA MILA NE .
S A NA NDA DA MO DA R O .
THE UNION OF RADHA AND KRISHNA .
T hu s follow e d soft an d lastin g p e ac e an d gri efs ,
Di e d whil e s h e list en e d to h i s t en d e r to n g u e ,
H er e y e s of a n t e lo p al i ght ith lov e ;

e w
A n d whil h e l d t h e ay to th e br i d e bow er
e e w -
T h e m aid en s of h er tra i n adorn e d h er fair

W ith gold e n m arriag e c loths an d sa ng thi s so ng
-
( W h a t f o ll o w s i s to th e Mu s i cV A SA NT A an d th e Mo d e
YA TI ) .
Follow happy Rad h a ! follow

, ,
In th e qu i t fall i n g t w ilight
e
T h e st e ps of h im w h o follow e d th e e
So st e adfastly an d far ;
Muc
h h er e al s o is c
n e ess ar il y par aph r as ed .
1 85
L et bri ng th e e wh e r e th e b anjulas
us
H av e s pr e ad a roof of c r i m so n ,
Lit u p by m a n y a m arr i ag e la m p -
O f pla n et s un an d star
, , :
For th e ho u rs of do u bt a e ov e r r ,
An d thy glad an d fa i thf ul lov e r

H ath fo u n d th e road b y t ears an d pray e r s
T o thy div i n e st sid e ;
A n d thou wilt n o t n o w d en y h im
O ne d elight of all thy b e a u ty ,
But yi eld up op en h e art e d -
Hi s p e arl hi s pri z e h is brid e

, ,
.
Oh, follow ! whil e w e fill th e air

W ith so ngs an d soft e st m u sic ;
L au di n g thy w e dd e d lo ve l i n e ss ,
De ar Mistr ss past co m par e !

e
For th e r e is n o t any spl e n dor

O f A psaras e s i m m ortal
No glory of th ir b e au ty rich
e
Bu t Radha h as a shar e
Oh follow ! whil e w e si ng th e so n g
,
T hat fills th e orlds i t h lo n g i ng

w w ,
T h e m u sic of th e L ord of lov e

W h o m e lts all h e arts ith bliss ; w
For no w i s born th e glad n e ss

T ha t spri n gs fro m m ortal sad n e ss ,
An d all s o f t tho u gh t s an d thi n gs an d

W e r e pr e sag e s of this .
T h en ,follow happi e st L ady !

,
Follow h im thou lov e st wholly ;

T h e hour i s co m e to follo w n o w
T h e so u l thy s pe lls hav e l e d ;
Hi s ar e thy br e asts l i k e j as per c u ps -
,
An d h i s th i n e e y e s l i k e pla n e ts ;
T h y fragra n t hair thy stat ly n e ck
,
e ,
T h y q u e en ly s u m pt uo u s h ead ;
T h y soft s m all f e et t h y p erfe ct lips
, ,
Th y t e eth lik e jas m i n e pet als ,

.
T h y gl ea m i ng ro un d e d shoul d ers ,
A n d lo ng c ar e ssi ng arm s ,
B ein g th i n e to giv e, ar e hi s ; an d n is
T h e t w i n str i n gs of thy girdl e .
A n d his th e pr i c el e ss tr e as u r e
O f thi n e u tt er s w e e t n e ss char m s
-
.
So follo ! w hil e th e flo ers br e ak forth

w w
In hit e an d a m b er c
w l u st ers ,
At th e br e ath of thy pu r e pr e s e n c e ,
An d th e rad i a n c e o n thy bro ; w
Oh follo w
. h er e th e A sokas wav e
w
T h e ir sprays of gold an d pu rpl e

A s if to b e c
,
ko n th ee th e ay w
T hat Krish n a pass d b u t n o w ; e
H e is go n e a littl e for w ard !

T ho u gh thy st eps a e fa i n t for pl ea sur e r ,
L et hi m h e ar th e t attl i n g r i ppl e
O f th e ban gl e s ro un d thy f ee t ;
Mov i n g slo ly o th e blosso m s
'
w er
On th e path h i c h h e has shown th ee

w ,
T hat wh en h e t ur n s to l i st en
It m ay m ak e h i s fo n d h e art b eat .
A n d loos e thy j e el e d girdl ew
A l ittl e ,that its ru bi e s

May ti nkl e soft e st m u s i c too ,
A n d whisp e r thou art n e ar ;

T ho u gh n o if i n th e for e st
w , ‘
T ho u sho u ld st b en d o n e blad e of Kush a

’
W ith s ilk en tou c h of passi ng foo t ,
H i s h e art o u ld k n ow an d h ear ;
w
W o u ld h e ar th e ood buds saying w -

,
“It is Radha s foot that pass e s !
’
W o u ld h e ar th e i n d sigh lov e sick

w -
,
“It is Radha s fragra n c th i s ;
’
e,
W o u ld h e ar thi n e o w n h eart b e ati ng

W i thi n thy pa n tin g boso m ,
An d k n ow th e e co m i ng co m ing ,
Bis e\ er ev er l is !
’
,
— —
l
.
c
So a m e s h e wh er e h e stood , a w a i ti n g h er
A t th e b o w er s en try , l i k e a god to s e e,
’
\Vi th m arr i ag e glad n e ss an d th e gra e of h e av en

-
c .
T h e gr e at pe arl s e t u po n h i s glor i o u s h e ad
Sho n e l i k e a m oo n a m o n g th e l e av e s , an d sho n e
L i k e s tar s t h e g em s that k e pt h er gold go w n los e c
Bu t st i ll a littl e h i l e s h e pau s e d abash e d
w —
A t h er d e light of h e d e e p j oy afra i d
,
r
A n d th ey that t en d e d h er sa n g o n c e m or e this
( W h a t f o l l o w s i s to th e Mu s i cVA R AD I a n d th e Mode
BUPA KA ) .
En e ,t r thric happy ! ent er thri c

e e d e sir e d ! ,
An d l e t th egat e s of H ari sh u t th ee in
th
W i th e soul d e sti n ed to th e e fro m of old .
r
T em bl e n o t ! L ay thy lov e ly sha m e asid e ;
Lay it as i d e with t hi n e u nfast en e d z o n e ,
And lo ve him with th lov e that kn ows n o t fe ar e ,
B e cau s e it fe ars n o t cha ng e ; en t er tho u in ,
Flow e r of all sw e et an d sta i n l e ss o m anhood ! w
For ev e r to grow bright for e v er n ew ; ,
En t er b en e ath th e flo e rs oh flo er fai r ! w , w
B en e ath th e s e t en drils L ov e li e st ! that en twi ne

A n d clasp an d wr e a th e an d c
,
, lin g w i th kissi ng st em s
, ,
t r ith t en d er blo i n g airs of h e av en

En e ,
w -
w ,
Soft as lov e s br e ath an d g en tl e as th e to n e s

’
Of lov e r s whisp ers wh e n th lips co m e clos e

’
,
e
Ent e r th e hous e of L ov e oh lov eli e st ! , ,
E n t er th e m arr i ag e bo w r
e m ost b eau tiful
- !
,
An d t ak e an d giv e th e j oy that H ari gran ts .
T h y h e art h as en t e r e d , l e t thy f ee t go too !

L o , Krish n a ! lo , th e o n e that thirsts for th ee !
G iv e h im th e drink of a m rit fro m t h y lips .
THE INDIA N S ONG OE S ON G S .
T h en sh e, n o m or e
d elayi n g en t er e d straight
H r st e p a l i ttl e falt er e d but h er fa c
e e,
Sho n e w ith u n u tt e rabl e q u i c

k lov e ; an d wh i l e —
T h e m u sic of h er ba n gl e s pass e d th e porch

c
Sha m e, w hi h h ad l i n g er e d in h e r dow n c ast eyes ,
De part e d sham e d !
an d lik e th e m i ghty d e ep ,
W h i ch s e e s th e m oo n an d r i s e s , all h i s life
U pros e to dri n k h er b e a m s .
H er e en d s th a t Sa r g a o f th e G i ta G o vi n da en ti tl ed
RA DH IKAMILANE SA NA NDA DAMODARO ) .
H ari k ee p y o u ! whos e m ight

He ,
O n th e K i n g of Se r pen ts s e at e d ,
Flash e s forth i n d a lin g l i ght zz
Fro m th e G r e at Sn ak e s g em s r e p eat ed’
H ari k e ep y o u ! H e whos e gra cs e ,
Ma n i fold in m aj e sty ,
Mu lti pl i e d i n h e av e nly pla c

es
Mu lt i ply o n e arth to s e e —
B e tt e r with a h u n dre d ey e s
H er bright c har m s who by him li es .
W h a t s h i ll m ay be i n s i n g i n g ,
W h a t w o r s h ip s o u n d i n s o ng ,
W h a t l o r e be ta u g h t i n l o vi n g ,
W h a t r i g h t d ivi n ed f r o m w r on g
c
Su h th i n g s h a th Ja y a d eva
I n th i s h i s H y m n of L o v e,
c
W h i h l a u d s G o vi n d a ever ,
D i spla y ed ; m ay a l l appr o ve
T HE E ND OF T H E IN D I AN S ON G OF S ON G S .
T hi s c
o m pl et e an t i c
i pat i on ( s a lajjd lajj dpi ) of t h e l in e
“U
po n w h o s e b r o w sh am e i s as h am e d t o s i t
— o c
c c c
u r s at th e l o s e o f t h e Sar g a par t o f w hi h i s h er e per f o r
,
c
e o m i tt ed ,
al ong w ith th e w h o l e o f th e l ast o n e .
1 92 P RE FA CE T O P E A R LS OF T H E FA I T H .
still an d m u st always b e r epl et e with int er est fo r

, ,
Christ en do m si n c e if Isl a
, m as bor n in th e De s ert
,
w .
w i th A rab Sab aeanis m for its m oth r an d Ju dais m for e
i ts fath er its fost er n u rs e as E ast e rn Chr i s t ia nity

,
-
w ,
an d Mu ha m m ad s attit u d e to ard Christ an d to ard

’
w , w
th e r e l i gio n hich b e ars His n am e i s e v er o n e of pro

w ,
fo u n d r ev e r en c e an d grat eful r e cog nition No ar e . r
th e d iffe r en c e s b e tw een th e old e r an d you ng r cr e e d e
r e ally s o gr eat as th eir si militu d e s in c erta in asp e c ts .
T h e so ul of Isl am is its d e claratio n of th e u nity of

G o d its h e art is th e i n c
: u lcatio n of an absol u t e r e s ig
n atio n to H i s will No t m or e s u bli m e th er efor e in

.
, ,
r el i giou s history app e ars th e fig u r e of Paul th e t en t

m ak er pro c “
la i mi n g th e Un kn o n G o d at A th en s w
”
, ,
than that of th e cam el driv er Muhamm a d s on of Ab -

,
dallah an d Am in ah abolishi n g all th e idols of th e Ar a

,
bian Pan th e on ex c e pt th e ir Chi e f

, A LL A H T AL H — A
’
A ,
G o d th e Most H i gh an d u n d r that a n ci e n t an d
,
—
e
w e ll r e c-
ei v e d a
pp e llat i o n e stabli shin g th e o n e n e ss of
th e orig i n gov er n m en t an d lif e of th e un v e rs e

, ,
i .
T h er eby that m ar v e lo u s an d gift e d T e a c h r cr e at e d a e
vast em pir e of n e w b el i f an d n ew c ivili z at i o n an d

e ,
pr par e d a s i xth part of h u m ani ty for th e d e v elo p

e
m e n ts an d r e c on ci liatio n s h i ch lat e r ti m e s i ll br i n g
w w .
For Isl am m ust b e c en c il iate d it c an n o t b thr u s t : e
sc orn ful ly asid e or root e d o ut It shar e s th e task o f .
th e e d u catio n of th e orld ith its sist er r e ligio n s

w w .
an d it w il l co n trib u t e its e v en t u al ortio n to

p
“th at f ff di i v nt ar - o v ne e e ,
T ard hi c owh th h l c w r at i m v e w o e e on o es .
Co m pos e d a m id Scotch m o u n tai n s d u ri n g a bri ef

s u m m er r e st fro m polit i cs an d with n o library n e ar at
-
,
han d for r ef er enc es my boo k h as need to ask indul

,
PRE FA CE T O P E A R L S OF T H E FA I T H '
.
1 93
g nce e fro m th e l e a rn d It do e s b u t aim h ow e v er to

e .
, .
s u gg st (in po etic for m ) j u st r tho u ghts tha n som e

e e
t i m e s pr e vail of Isl am of its fo u n d e r an d of it vo tar

, , s
ies e m ployi n th e la n g u ag e of o n e a m o n g th m an d
g
—
, e ,
th i nk i ng w i th his thou ghts sin c e this alo n e p e m i t s

, r
th e n e c ssary sy m pathy
e .
I hav e th u s at l en gth fin ish e d th e O ri en tal T ri logy

wh i c “
h I d e sign e d In m y I n d i an So n g of So n gs I
.
so u ght to tran sfer to E nglish po e try a s ubtl e an d lov a

ly San skrit idyll of th e H i n d u th e ology In m y .
“L ight of A sia I r e lat d th e story an d dis lay e d th e

”
e
p
g e ntl e an d far r e a c hin g do c
-
tri ne s of that gr e at H i n doo
p r i n c e who fo u n de d B u ddhis m I hav e tri e d to p e . r
s en t h er e in th e s i m pl e fa m i liar an d c
,
r ed u lo u s b u t
, ,
e ar n e st spirit an d m a nn e r of Isl a m an d fro m i ts o n — w
poin ts of v i e w so m e of th e tho u g h ts an d b eli efs of

—
th e follow ers of th e n obl e Proph e t of Arabia .
A RNO L D, C S I . . .
G LE N GYLE ,
ER T H SH I RE
P ,
S C O T L ND
A ,
September , 1 88 2 .
ALL AH ! BI SMI -
LLA H ! SA Y T HA T G oD IS O NE
LIV ING , E TE R N AL ; AND a rn ns H IM N ONE .
1 96 A RNOLD S P O E MS ’
.
U ntil , b efore that j u sti c e s e at -
T h e r e ca m e a o m an fa i r and sw eet
w , ,
So ra vishi n g of for m an d m i e n
T hat gr e at So h ar ah who i s q u e en ,
O f th e th i rd pla n e t hath n o t e y e s
,
A s soft n o m o u th m ad e in su c
,
r h wis e .
An d o n e w ho m s h e d i d wro n g b e so ugh t ,
Sen ten c e agai n st h er s h e h ad n o u ght :
O f pl e a b u t in h e da z li n g grac e
,
r z
Stood fe arl e ss in th e a u di n c e plac e ; e -
Co n s u m i n g h e arts with hot d e sir e

By s u btl e B e a u ty s s e archi ng fi r e
’
T h en sa i d H ar ut forg e tt i n g H e av en
, ,
Pardo n to s u c h m u st s u r e b e given ,
“
.
,
W hisp e r e d Mar ut If tho u w i lt b e

,
L e m a n of m i n e tho u shalt go fre e

, .
An d for h er lov e thos e two co n t en d e d ,
T i ll th e fals e sc e n e as s or ly e n d e d
w e
W ith e arthq u ak an d ith lightn i n g flas h

e, w
An d rolli n g th u n d e r s wrathf u l c rash

’
Midst h i ch th e c
’
w i ty an d th e folk
Pass e d fro m th ir k e n an d a Voi c
e e s ok e
p
“Co m e un to j u dg m en t e who call e d
.
,
y ,
A llah too m erciful !

”
A ppall e d
H ar fi t lay an d Mar ut lay pro n e
In Parad i s e b e for e th T hro n e
,
e
H e ar i n g that doo m of G o d hich said . w

“U n t i l M tr u m e t calls th e d e ad
y p ,
D e ll o n th e e arth
w h e r e ye hav e l earn e d
,
w
T h e j u st m ay un to s in b e t urn e d .
Mer c
iful On e an d j u st I w e bl es s
T hy n a m e, a n d ca r ve f org i v en es s .
PE A R LS OF T H E FA I TH .
1 97
A R R A HE E M -
.
Say A r- R a h eem / c
a ll H i m Co mpa ss i on a te
F o r H e i s pi tif u l to s m a ll a n d
g r ea t .
’
T is writt th aten s r i g ang els stan d
th e e v n -
B e sid e G od s thro n e ten m yriads o n e ach han d

’
W aitin g w i th wi n gs o u tstr e t c
,
,
h e d an d watchful ey es .
T o do th eir Mast e r s h e av e n ly e m bassi e s

’
.
Qu ick e r than tho u ght Hi s high co m m an ds th ey r ead ,
Swift er than light to e x ec ut e th em sp ee d ;

B e arin g th e word of pow er fro m star to star
So m e hith er an d so m e thith e r n e ar an d far , .
A n d un to th e s e n o u ght i s too h i gh or l o w ,
T o o m e a n or m i ghty if H e wills it so ; ,
Neith e r is an y cr eat u r e gr e at or s m all

h em b ac
,
B eyo n d H is pity h i c ,
w e th all r ,
B e cau s e H is eye b hold e th all hi c

e h ar e ; w
See s witho u t s e ar c h an d c o un t e th witho u t care

, .
No r l i e s th e bab e n e ar er th e n u rs i n g plac e -
T ha n Al lah s s m all e st ch i ld to A llah s grac e ;

’ ’
No r any oc e an rolls s o vast that H e

Forg e ts o n e wa ve of all that r e stl e ss s ea .
T hus it writt en ; an d m or e ov e r told

is
H o w G abri e l watch i n g by th e G at e s of gold
, ,
H eard f o m th e V oic e I n e ffabl e this word

1
Of t w ofold m an dat e u tt e r e d by th e L ord ;

“G o e arthward ! Pass h er e Solo m o n hath m ad e w
His pl e asur e ho u s e an d sitt e th th er e array e d

-
, ,
G oodly an d spl en did who m I c row n e d th e king

—
For at this ho u r My s erva n t doth a th in g

U nfi ttin g o u t of Ni s i bis th e r e ca m e
:
A tho u sa n d st e e ds with n ostrils all afl am e

A n d li m bs of swift n e ss pri e s of th e fi g h t ,
z
LO ! th e s e ar e l e d for Solo m o n s d eli g ht

’
, ,
.
B efor e th e palac e wh e e h e g az eth n o w

, 1
F i lli n g his h e art w i th prid at that brav e show ; e
So tak e n w i th th e s n ort i n g an d th e t 1 a m p
Of hi s w a hors e s that O u
r -
, s i lv er la m p r
O f e ve is s u n g in va i n O u r
w ar n in g Sun ,
w
NV il l s i n k b e for e h i s s u n s e t pray e r s b eg u n ; -
’
So shall th e pe o pl e say T h i s K i n g o u r lord ,

‘
, ,
L ov e s m or e tha n lo n g m a n e d tro ph i e s of h i s sword

-
T han th e r e m em bra n c e of his G o d G o in !

’
?
Sav e thou My faithful s e rv a n t fro m s u ch s in .
Al so , o th e slo pe of A rafat
up n ,
B en e ath a lot e tr e wh i ch i s fall en flat

-
e
T o il eth a y e llow an t h o c
,
arri e th ho m e w
Food for h e r n e st b ut so far hath sh e c

, ome
H er wor n f e e t fa i l an d s h e w i ll pe ri sh ca u ght
, ,
In th e fallin g rai n ; b u t tho u m ak e th e way n ought , ,
An d h e l p h e to h er p e opl e in th e cl e ft
r
Of th e bl ac k rock ”
.
Si l en tly G abr i l l e ft e
T h e Pr e s e n c e an d pr e v en t d th e k i n g s s in
’
,
e ,
An d holp th e littl e an t at en t rin g in e .
Oh , Th o u w h os e l ove i s w i d e a n d g r ea t
W e pr a i s e Th ee, “ T h e Co mpa s s i o n a te .
AL -
M A LI K .
“
Ca ll H i m A l Md l ih -
"
K i ng of a ll th e k i n g s ,
c a ted
,
Ma k e r a n d All a s ter o f re th i n g s .
T h e Sulta n of Da m as c u s fou n d asl ee p

T h e pott e r E b n So l fi l ,
A nd bor e h im to th palac e wh e r e h e wak e d e ,
In gar m en ts b e a u tiful .
A RNOL D S P OE MS
’
200 .
If ki ng gave th e e th es e an d o nly wrot e

th e , ,
U po n h is i nn e r door
Se rv e m e an d ho n or m e an d k e e p m y laws ,
An d th u s liv e e v er m or e
In b e tt e r bl i ss wh en ye shall pass h er e by
, ,
A s s u r e ly pass ye m u st
W h o i s th er e wo u ld n o t prais e that m o narch s na m e
’
W ith for eh e ad i n th e d u st ?
Lo ! but do eth this AIlah o ur King

He —
_ ,
H is s k y is laz u l i t e
Hi s e arth is pav e d with em erald work ; its stor e s -
Ar e spr e ad for m a n s d e light ;

’
Hi s s unby dav H i s sil v er stars by night ,
Sh i n e for our sak e s H i s br e ez e

,
Cools u s an d w afts ur ships ; H is pl easan t la n ds

o
Ar e girdl e d with th e s e as
W hi c
h s e n d th e rai n an d m ak e th e
, crystal brid g e
W h er e by m an roam s at w i ll
Fro m co rt to c
u o u rt of Allah s pl e asur e hous e
’
-
Seei n g that writi n g still
Upo n i nn er gat e wh i c
th e —
h all must pas s
“L ov e m e an d k e ep m laws
y
T hat ye m ay liv e si n c e th er e i s gr e at e r life
,
B eyon d th e s e dark en e d doors .
If E b n So lfil th e pott er lov e d Him no t

, ,
W hos e k i n d n e ss was s o stro n g ;

If E b n So l fil k ept n o t th e palac e laws ,
H ad n o t that Su ltan wro n g ?
O h , So ver eig n G i ver of g oo d th i ng s ,

“
We r a is e th ee, Mdl ik, [ f i ng o k i n
p f g s.
PE A RLS OF T H E FA ITH .
20 1
ALLAH A L KU D D U S - -
.
A lla h alKu ddus th e O n H—

i “H o l
y e e s
—
B u t pu r if y th y speec
h pr o n o u n c
i n g th i s ,
For e v en Is r afi l ,
W h o waits in H e av en still
Ne ar est th e T hro ne an d hath th vo i c
, e of sw e e t n e ss e ,
B e for e his fac e doth fold

T h e win g s of f e ath e r e d gold
“
,
Sayi ng Al Kudd us ; and in supr em e co mpl e t en e ss

”
-
O f lowly r ev e r en c e stan ds ,
L ayi n g his a n g e l ha n ds -
O ver h is lip s, l e st A llah s holi e st n am e ’
lightly br e ath e d o n high ;

Be
An d that whit e m yst e ry
Pas s, as if th at an d oth ers w er e th e sa m e .
Ibl is tis writt en wh en

1— ’
—
H e h ear e th a m o n g m en
n ame “
of A llah spok en shri n ks an d fli es
”
Bu t at th e so u n d of this ,
U tt e r e d in r e al m s of bliss ,
an d a n g e ls in th e ir ra n ks ari s e
, ,
.
And what b eli ev e r dar e s

B eg i n his m or ni n g pray ers
W ithout “w uz u th
’
—
th
’
ab l u ti o n
“
l
. w h o is s een
Kor an to r h ears e
H is e
Bu t hath in m i n d i ts v ers e ,
L et n o ne m e to u ch sav e s u c
h as ar e m ad e cl ea
,
n ?
if with str ea m s or sa n ds
Lo !
Ye lav e th e ar n e st han ds e
1
Cf K ran c
. xi c
o
“
h apt r Of M n v . e e .
,
2 02 A RNOLD S PO E MS ’
.
Lift e d inp r ay e r ; an d if y e ash th e m o u th w
W hi c h r ads th sa c r d sc roll
e e e ,
Dar e ye i th s u ll i e d so u l w
Me ditat e this dr ead word that shri n e s th tru th , e
“
O f Al lah s pu r i ty
’
z .
B e thi n k ! H is gr e at ey e s s e e
Th e he a rts of men un to th eir i nm ost cor e ;
Mak e cl ean yo u r h e arts w i thi n ;
Cast forth e a ch i nm ost s in ;
T h en w ith bowe d brows , s ay this n a m e, an d ador e .
F o r g i ve, Th o u P u r e On e Wh om
'
w e bl es s
Of ou r g ood d eed s th e s i n u ln ess
f .
A LLA H A S SA LA M -
.
T h o u Wh o ar t “P ea c
e a n d u n to ea c
e do st br i n g ,
, p
A l l a h a s Sa l am
- - ’
. w e
praise T h ee, Ju dg e an d K i ng !
W h en th sh un n e d Day arriv eth n o n e of m en shall

’
un ,
do u bt it come ;
I n to H ell so m e it will low er an d exalt to H e av n ,
e
som e .
W h en th e arth with q u ak ening s q uak eth an d th e m o u n

e ,
tai n s cr u m bl e flat ,
Q u ick a n d d e ad shall b e divid e d thr e e fold ; o n th i s
sid e an d that
, ,
T h e Co m pa n io n s of th e right han d ( ah ! how j oy f ul

th ey w i ll b e ! )
T h e Co m pani o n s of th e l e ft han d ( oh ! what m is e ry to
s ee ! )
204 A RNOL D Us PO E MS .
Shad e d , fe d by flo i n g wat ers ; n e ar to fr uit s whi c

w h
n ev er c loy ,
H a n g i n g al ays ri pe for pl u ckin g ; an d at han d th e

w
t en d er j oy
Of thos e m aids of H e av en th e H ou ris ,
: 10 ! to th em
W e gav e a bir th
Sp ecially cr e ati n g 10 ! th ey are n o t as
, th e wiv e s of
e arth
E v e r virgi n al an d sta i n l e ss , how so oft en th e y e m brac

e ,
Al ways yo un g an d lov e d an d lovi ng th e s e ar e ; n e ith e r

i s th e r e grac e
L ik e th e grac e an d bliss th e Bla c k ey e d k ee p for you -
in Paradis e ,
Oh , Co m pan io n s of th e right ha n d ! O h , ye oth ers that
w er e wis e ! I
G i ver f
o p ea e I c
w c
h en o m es th a t d ay
Set a s w i th i n th y s i g h t, w e pr a y .
AL -
MA UMIN .
AlM au m in ’
“F a i th a s t, a n d i s h e,
-
f u l,
f j u st
c
.
A n d l o veth su h as l iv e i n ver i ty .
Ib n Sawa , L ord of Bah ri en , in th e fi e ld

Captu r e d a Sh eikh , an A rab of th e hills ,
Sayid b in T ayf ; an d th e ki n g s oath w as pass e d
’
- -
T hat e ach t e n th m an of all th e c aptiv e s d ie

T og e th er with th e ir c h i e ftai n s , for th e war
W axe d fi e r c e , an d h e arts of m e n w e r e t u r n e d to fla m e .
So l e d th ey Sayid forth b e for e th e ca m p

A t A z a n ; an d a e u nu c h of th e gu ard ,
I Cf . Ko ran, lvi . c
h apter “Of th e In e vi tab l e.
”
PE A R L S OF T H E FA I TH .
20 5
Savag e an d black stood with his ha i c k uproll ed

Ba c
,
k to th e arm pit and th e s c

,
i m e tar s e dg e
’
Nak e d to strik e .
Bu t s u dd e n ly th e ki n g
In qu ir e d,
“ Ar t tho u n o t h e gav e m e to dr i nk ,
H u n ti n g ga ll e s b e for e th e w ar b eg an ?
ze
”
“Yea I am h e ! said Sayid

,
”
, .
Qu oth th e king ,
A s k n o t thy l i fe ; b u t as k so m e oth e r boo n ,
T h at I m ay pay m y d e bt .
Sayid r e pli e d ,
De ath i s n o t t erribl e to m e who die

Re d with this u n b eli evi n g blood of thi n e ;
But th er e hath c o m e a firstborn in m y t en t ;
Fai n wo u ld I s e e m y so n s fac e for a day
’
B efor e m in e ey e s ar e s e al e d L en d m e m y life
.
,
T o hold as so m e thi n g borrow e d fro m thy ha n d

W hi c
,
h I will brin g again .
A y ! la ugh e d th e ki ng ,
If o n e should a n sw e r for it with h is o w n .
Show m e thy hostag e !
L e t m e sta n d his bo n d
Spak e o n e o n who m th e l o t of m e r c
,
y fe ll
Ish ak of T ayf a gallan t yo u th an d fair
,
I am h is sist e r s s o n ; b i n d ye m y arm s
’
A n d s e t fr e e Sayid that h e rid e at s pe e d ,
A n d s ee hi s fi r s tb o r n s fac e an d c
,
’
, o m e aga i n .
So Sayid w e n t fr ee agai n , s e e ki n g h is ho m e .
Bu t in th e c am p th e y m ock e d that faithf ul fri e nd,
Sayi n g , L o ! as a fool tho u di e st n o w ,

Staki n g thy life u po n an A rab s word
’
.
W hy sho u ld h e hast e, to abid e th e bitt e r bla de ?
W ill th e scar e d j ackal try th e trap agai n :
T h e hawk o n c e li m e d r e t u r n u n to th e s n ar e ?
Cr y to th e d e s e rt w i n d to t u r n an d co m e
-
,
Bu t call n o t Sayid
”
.
Ish ak o nly s m il e d ,
A n d sai d, H e i s a Mu sli m , h e will c
“ o me !
.
T h e day s pass e d , Sayid ca m e n o t, an d th ey l e d

T h e host ag e forth ; for Ish ak n o w m u st d ie ;
“
Bu t still h e s m il e d , s ayi ng , T i ll s u n s et s ho u r
’
Slay m e n o t, for at s un s e t h e w ill co m e .
So f e ll it, fo r th e s un had touch e d th e p alm s ,

An d that black sword sm a n stood agai n in act
T o s trik e, wh e n Sayid s w hit e m ar e gallo pi n g in,
’
Dr e w st e a mi n g br e ath b efor e th e royal t e n t ;

A n d Say i d , l e api n g fro m th e saddl e, kiss e d
His ki n s m a n s ey e s , an d g en tly spak e to all ,
’
“L a bba ki / I am h er e ’
y .
T h en s aid th e ki n g,
Nev er b e for e k n own a d e e d lik e this
w as
T hat o ne s hould stak e h is lif e u po n a word ;

T h e oth e r rid e to d e ath as to a brid e .
Liv e an d b e fri en ds of Ib n Sawa but sp e ak !

, ,
W h en c e l ear n e d ye th e s e high l e sso n s ?

Ish ak sp ake ,
W e ar e b eli e v e rs in th e book which sa i th ,

‘
Fulfi ll your co ven an ts if ye c ov e nan t ;
,
For G o d is witn e ss ! Bre ak n o word ith m en w
W hich G o d h ath h e ard ; an d s ur ely H e h e ars 1
T h at v e rs e th e ki ng bad e writ e in gold en script

c
O ve r th e p al a e g at e an d he an d h is
Foll o w ed th e F aith .
Ya / A l la h -
a l- Ma a m i n ’
c
.
I n tr u th u l n es s o
f f a t be o u r
f a i th s een .
1 Cf . Koran , xvi . c
h apter “Of th e Bee .
.
By T ham m u blood th e un b eli ev ers cri ed

z
'
, ,
“Ou r toil an d t i m a lost ; e re
W h er e dov e s hatc
h an d th e sp i d er spin s h er sn ar e “
No foot of m an hath c ross e d

Th u s did a d s rt bird an d spid e r gu ard
e e
T h e bl e ss ed Pro ph e t th e n ;
For all th i n gs s rv e th ei r Mak er an d th ei r
e G od
B e tt er than than kl e ss m en .
A ll a h a l Mu h a i m i n ! s h i el d
- -
a n d s a ve
Us , f o r h i s s a k e w i th i n th a t c
a ve .
A L HA T HIM -
.
Say A l H a th im !
—
H e i s th e m i g h ty o n e !
P r a i s e H i m, a nd h ear th e g r ea t Ver s e of th e th r o n e .
Allah ! th er e is n o n e oth e r G o d b u t H e
’
Th e livi n g G o d th e Se lf s ubsist en t O n e ; -
W ear i n e ss c
,
o m e th n t to Him n or sl eep; o ,
A n d hatso is b elo n gs to H im alo n e

w
In h e av e n an d e arth ; h o i s it i n t e rc d e s w e
W i th H i m sav if
, e H e
p l e as e ? H e i s a ar e w
W hat i s b e for e th em an d hat aft r th e m , w e ,
A n d th e y of all H i s k n o l e d g e n o t h i n g shar e w
Sav e what He i l l vo u c hsafe H is thr on e s fo u n datio n ’

’
w .
Sits Sple n d i d h i gh abo th e e arth an d k y ve s
W hi c
,
h to s u sta i n g i v s Him n o m e ditat i o ne
Mighti e st H e is Supr em e in Maj sty ,

e .
A y a tw l H o o r s i y ! th i s w e Mu s l i m s g r a ve
’
-
On po l i s h ed g em a n d p a i n ted a r h i tr a ve; c
B u t th o u w r i te i ts g r ea t l etter s o n th y h ea r t,
,
L au d i n g th e Mi g h ty On e, w h o s e w o r k th ou a r t .
PE A RLS OF TH E FA ITH .
90 9
A L JA B B A R
-
.
“
T h e A l l Co mp el li n g ! g o l d en i s th a t v er s e,
Wh i c
h d o th H i s ti tl e— A l Ja bbar
- —
r eh ea r s e .
Su ra th e n in e an d fift i e th : “F e ar e G o d,
y
O h , tr u e b e li e v e rs ! an d l e t
v e ry so u l e
H e e d what it doth to d ay b c a u s e to m orrow

, e -
T h e sa m e thi n g it s h al l fi n d go n e for ard th er e w
T o m ee t an d m ak e an d j u dg e it F e ar ye G o d .
.
For H e k n ows whatso e v e r d e e ds ye do .
Be n o t as thos e who hav e forgott en H im ,
For th e y ar e thos e who hav e forgot th em s elv e s ;

T h e y a e th e evil do e rs n o t for s u ch
r -
: ,
A n d for th e h e ritors of Paradis e ,
Shall it b e e qu al ; Para d is e is k ept

For thos e thr i c e bl e ss e d who hav e ears to h ear .
Lo ! had w e s en t “th e
Book u n to Ou r Hills ,
O u hills h ad bow e d th eir cr e sts in r e v er n c

r e e,
A n d op e n e d to th e h e art th e ir br e asts of ro c
k
T t ak e H e av e n s m e ssag e F ear ye H im w h o kn ow s
’
o .
Pr e s en t an d Past an d F u t u r e ; f ar y e H im
, ,
e
NV h o i s th e O n ly H oly Faithfu l L ord

, , ,
G lorio u s an d good c o m pelli ng to H i s ill

, w
A ll thi n gs for all th i n gs H e hath m ad e an d r u l e s

, .
A l f a bbd r ; m ak e ou r MJi ll s
SO r u l es .
Ben d, tho ug h m o r e z tu bbo r n th a n th e h i lls .

.
AL -
MUT A KA BBIR .
A l Mu tak abbir ! a l l th e h ea ven s d ec

-
la r e
TIi s m aj es ty , W h o m ak es th em w h a t th ey ar e .
Az ar , of A braha m th e fath er spak e ,
Un to “
his s on Co m e ! an d thi ne o fferings m ak e
,
B efor e th e gods whos e im ag e s divi n e

In Nim r fi d s carv e d an d pa i nt e d t e m pl e shi ne
’
.
Pay worship to th e s un s gr e at orb of gold ;

’
A dor e th e q ue en m oo n s silv e r stat e ; b e hold

’
-
O tare d Mo s h tar i S h ayl i n th e ir m i ght

, , o , ,
T hos e stars of glory thos e h i gh lords of light ,

.
T h e s e hav e w e wro ught as fi tt e th gods al o n e ,
In bro n z e an d i vory an d c
,
his el d sto n e e .
O b ey as did thy sir e s th e s e pow e rs of H e av en

, ,
W h i ch r ul e th e world thro n ed i n th e circl e s s even ,

.
But A braha m said th ey n o t s ee th e s un “Did

,
Si n k an d grow dark en e d wh en th e days e r e do n e ?

, w
Di d n o t th e m oo n for th e m too w ax an d wa n e , , ,
T hat th ey sho u ld pay h e r worshi p fals e an d v a1 n ?

,
L o ! all th e s e stars hav e laws to r i s e an d s et ,
O tar e d M s h tar i So h ayl

,
o w i lt tho u yet , ,
—
B i d m e prais e g ods who h u m bly co m e an d go ,
L ights tha t a G r e at er L i ght ha th ki n dl de ? No !

I dar e n t h o w th e k ne e to o n e of th e s e ;
o
My L ord is H who ( past th e s ky m an s e es )

e
W ax e th an d w an e th n o t U nc
.
han g e d of all , ,
Him o n ly G o d H im o n ly G r e at I call
’ ’ ”
‘ ‘
,
.
,
W ell spa k s t th o u F r i en d of A lla h

’
No n e
“
.
Is g r ea t exc
,
”
ep t th e G r ea tes t On e .
21 2 ARNOLD S P OE MS
’
.
To n ourish th e childr en of m en L o ! thus We h ave

qui c
.
k en ed d e ad clay
On th e boso m of e arth and b eneath h er
, : s o, too ,
s h al l a q uick eni ng b e .
W h at ! d eem th ey it w e ari e d G o d to cr eat that e ? -
H i s po w e r w as sp en t ?
T h ey ar e fools an d th e y dark en th ei r ey e s to that
,
which He will eth th em s ee .
W e ha ve fashio ne d m an an d w e k n ow th e thoughts of
,
hi s i nn er m ost h eart ;
W e ar e clos er to h im than hi s blood m or e near ,
than th e v ei n of his throat

A t th e right of ye al l sits a watch er a watch er sits at ,
your l eft ;
A nd hatso e ach sp eak eth or thi nk eth tho s e tw o
w ,
hav e k n own it an d n ot e .
Alt-
il ik Fa s h i o n er D i vi n e
F i n i s h T h y w o r k a n d m ak e u s T hi n e !
AL -
B AR I .
A l -
Bar i . Mou lder of ea c
hf or m ana
f ra m e,
P o ts pr a i s e th e P o tter , w h en w e s ea k
p th i s n a m e .
Prais e b e to G o d, th e De si g n er , Build e r of e arth an d

of H e av e n !
Fash i o ne d Hi s A ng els H e hath , m aking th em m es
s till ;
s en g e r s
Tw o i n gs to so m e an d four wi ngs to so m e an d to
w ,
som e H e hath giv en

Six an d eight sil ver w i ng s m aki ng what mar vel s ,
H e will
PE A R L S OF T H E FA I T H .
21 3
1 er ily m ighty is H e , an d wha t H e b e s to w eth of bl e s

’
s i ng
None c
an withhold ; an d no n e w h at He w i thhold eth
c
an s n d ;e
Ch i i dr en of m en ! r em e m b er th e m e rci e s of A ll ah to
w a rd y e,
Is th r e a Mak e r save this

e , is th ere an oth er s u ch
Fri en d
No w h er e an o th er o n e w e s ee,
W o n dr o u s “
A r tifi c
er ! li k e T ha t .
AL MUZ A W W IR .
A l Mu z aw w “
i r ! th e F a s h i o n er ! sa th
y us
;
-
Sti l l l a u di n g H i m w h o h a th c
o mp o u n d ed u s
W h en th e L ord o u ld fashio n m en
w ,
Spak e H e in th e An g els h e ari n g

’
L o ! O ur will is th e r e s h all b e
O n th e e arth a cr e at u r e b e ari ng
Ru l e an d royalty T o day .
—
W e will shap e a m an fro m clay .
Spak e th e A n g e ls , “W ilt T ho u m ak e
Man who m u st forg e t his Mak er ,
W orki n g e vil sh e ddi n g blood

, ,
O f thy pr e c epts th e forsak e r ?

Bu t T ho u k n ow e st all an d w e ,
Ce l e brat e T h y m aj e sty .
An sw e r e d All ah “ I kno w
Ye a !
,
W h at ye k n ow n o t of this m aki ng ;
G abr i e l ! Micha el Is rafil !
G o do n to th e arth an d taki ng
w e
lods of c
,
Se v e n c olors s e v e n ,
Bri ng th em unto Me in H e av e n .
2 14 A RNO L D S P O E MS
‘
T h en thos e holy A n g e ls thr e e

Spr e ad th e i r pi ni o n s an d d e sc e n ded
Seek i n g clods of d i v e r s e c lay ,
T hat al l c olo rs m i ght b e bl en d e d ;
Ye llow , ta w n y d u n bla c . k , bro w n, .
W hit e an d r e d, as m en a r e k n o w n .
Bu t th e e arth s pak e sor e afraid , ,

“A n g e ls of m s u bstan c e tak e n o t ;
, y
G iv e m e ba c
k m y d u st, an d pray
T hat th e dr e ad Cr e a t or m ak e n o t
Man, for h e w i ll s in an d br ing ,
W rath o n m e an d s u ffer i n g .
T h er efor e e m pty ha n d e d c am e
-
G abr i e l , Mi c
ha el , Is r afil,
“
Say i n g , L ord ! T h y e arth i m pl o r e th
Man m ay n e v e r o n h e r d w e ll ;
‘
H e w i ll s i n and a n g er th e e,
G iv e m e ba c k my c lay ! c ri e d s h e ’
.
Spak e th e L ord to A z ra e l ,
G o tho u, w h o of w i n g art s u r e st .
T e ll m y e arth th i s s h al l b e w e ll
Br i n g thos c
lods h ic h tho u
e ,
w
p ro c
u e r st
Fro m h boso m u n to Me ;
er ,
Shape th e m as I ord er th ee .
T h u s ti swritt e n h o th e L ord
’
w
Fa s hio n d A da m for H i glory

e s ,
W ho m th e An g ls orsh i ped e w ,
A ll sav Iblis ; an d th i s story

e
T e ach th h e r for e A ra l sai th

e w e z e ,
Co m e tho u ! at m an s ho u r of d e ath
” '
A l la h w h en h e d o th a ll u s , tak e ! c
We are su h ccl ay a s T h o u d i d s t m a k e
’
.
21 6 A S PO E MS
’
.
Mad e to forbid ; full u po n h im s m ot e

w h en
E y e s of di vi n e l i ght e y e s of high r e b u k e
,
For th i s w as Mi cha e l A llah s m e ss eng e r

,
’
“L o ! G o d r e rov e th th e e tho u Fr i en d of G o d !
p ,
Fo r bi dd s t tho u gift of th e co m m o n str e a m

e
T o this idolat e r s pen t with t h e h at

,
e ,
W h o in his u t m ost n e e d wat er e d h i s b e ast

, , ,
A d
n bow e d t h e k n ee i n r v r
e e e n c e e h e dra n k ? re
A ll ah hath bor ne with h im th e s e thr e e s c

,
or e y e ars -
,
B e stow e d u pon hi m corn an d wi n e an d m ad ,

e
Hi s ho u s ehold fr uitfu l an d his h erds i n c r e as e ;

A n d fi n d s t tho u n o t pat i en c e to pi ty h im
’
W ho m G o d hath pi ti e d a i ti n g for th e e n d ,
w ,
Si n c e n o n e save H e wott e th what en d w il l co m e ,
O r who shall fi n d th e light T ho u art r eb uk e d ! .
See k p ardo n ! for thou hast m uch n ee d to s ee k .
T h er eat th ean g el va nish e d as h e cam e ; ,
Bu t A braha m , with hu m bl e d c o un t e n an c
e ,
Kiss e d r ever n tly th e h e ath en s han d an d spak e

e
’
L eadi ng h i m to th e chi e f s e at in th e t e n t
G o d pardo n me as H e doth pardo n th e !
,
e
L o ng -
su f er i n g L or d ! ah , w h o s h ou ld be
Fo r g i ven , if T h o u w er t a s w e ?
AL -
KA HHA R .
A l K a h h dr
- —
c
a ll H i m
“D o m i n an t , th e E i n g ,
'
W h o m ak eth , k n o w eth , r u l eth ev er th i n g

y .
“
T h e Chapt e r of th e Cattl e H e av e n is whos e :
” 1
,
An d whos e is e arth ? Say A llah s that d i d choos e

’
O n H i s o w n m i ght to lay th e law o f m ercy .
H e at th e Re s u rr e ct i o n
,
i ll n o t los e , w
Cf K ran v i c
1
. o h apt r 0 “ .c
attl e - 1 3 e.
”
,
PE A RL S OF T H E FA I T H .
21 7
One of H i s o n W hat fall eth night or day

w .
, ,
Fall th by H is A l m i ghty word al ay

e w .
W i lt tho u hav e any oth e r L ord tha n A llah ,
W h o is n o t fe d b u t f ed th all fl e sh ? Say !
,
e e
For if H e visit th ee w i th w o e n o n m ak e s e
T h e w o e to c
,
e as e sav e H e ; an d if H e tak s e
Pl e as u r e to s e n d th e e pl e as u r e H e is Mast e r ,
O v e r all g i fts n or doth H i s tho ught forsak e
T h e cr e at u r e s of th e fi e ld , n o r fo w ls that fly ;
“
T h e y ar e a p e o pl e also : “ T h e s e , too , I
“
H av e s et, th e L ord sa i th , in My book of r ecor d ;
T h e s e s h all b e gath e r e d to Me by an d by .
W i th H im of all thin gs s e c
r et a e th e k eys ; r
No n e oth e r hath th m b u t H e hath ; an d s ee s

e ,
W hat e v e r is in la n d or a i r or wat e r , , ,
E ach bloo m that blo w s e a c h foam b ell o n th e sea s

,
-
.
Nor th e r e any l i ttl e hidd en grai n

is
Sw ll i n g b n e ath th e s o d n
e e in th e m ai n , or
A n y s m all fi s h or sh ll n o of th e e arth e , r
G r e en thi n gs or dry thi n gs u po n hill or plai n ,
Bu t th e s e ar e writt en in th u nerrin g Book ’
A n d what y e did by day an d wh e n y e took ,
Yo u r sl u m b e rs an d th e last sl e ep ; th en to Him
,
Is yo u r r tu rn an d th e a c c o u n t s th er e look ! ’
e ,
—
A l K a hh dr ! A ll em br a i ng On e !
- -
c
Ou r tr u s t i s f ixed o n T h ee a l o n e .
218 ARNOL D S P OE MS
‘
T HE B E ST O W E R .
P r a is e “th e B es to w er : u n to a ll th a t l i ve
H e g i veth , a nd IIe l oveth th o s e w h o g i ve .
The Im am Al i, L i o n
of th e Faith ,
H av e y e n o t h e ard his g i v i n g ? W hat h e had

T h e poor had for h h e l d h i s gold an d goods
,
e
A s Al lah s al m o n e r Al i it w as
’
\Vho i n th e Mec
.
ca m osqu at e v eni ng pray er e
B ei ng e ntr at e d by so m n e e dy o n e
e e
W o u ld n o t br e ak o ff y et wo ul d n o t l e t th e m an
,
A s k h im i n vai n for what h ask e d of G o d e ,
Favor an d a i d ; w h er e for e a m id th e ords —

w
H e dr e w his m e rald c arv e d i t h Al lah s prais e ’

e , w ,
Fro m h i s th i rd fi n g er g iving it ; an d pray e d ,
W ith fa c e u n turn ed .
If h e had pi e c e s ten
H e s u ccor e d fi s c
,
o e ; i f o n e d i n ar th e n
ve r ,
In to te n dirh em s h e di v i de d that ,
A n d f d t n pe o pl e of th e b e n ch
e e O ur L ord
c
.
( O n who m b e p e a e ! ) i n all m n s h e ari n g said e

’
,
“T his is th e Pr i n c e of G iv e rs !
On c e it f e ll ,
B ein g sor e h u ng er e d in h i s ho u s e h e c ri ed , ,
“Fat m e h ! thou dau ght r of th e Pro h e t of G o d e
p ,
Fi n d m e to e at if tho u hast any food

,
.
”
A n d Fat m e h sa i d “ Fath e r of H assa n ! h er e

,
No t a dry dat e is l eft no t o n e I s ear — —

w
By H im b e sid e s W ho m i s n o n e oth er G o d
But in th e c or ne r of th e to m b I laid
Six s i lv e r ak c h as tak e th e m if tho u w i lt
: , ,
An d b u y th e e i n th e m ark e t food an d bri n g ,
Fru i ts for o u r boys H assa n an d H u ssain T hu s

, .
A li d epart e d O n h is ay h e s pi e d
. w
T o Mu ss u l m an s of w ho m o n e r u d ely hail e d
w
c
,
e bt or c
oth ry “ d
T h e e r , i n
g P a
y t
,
h y o me ,
’
.
The b east is exc ell en t ! Fai n o uld I buy w ,
Bu t hav e n o t in m y scr i p thy pr i c e G to o ,

“
.
The S h e i kh r e pli e d ; tak e h er an d br i ng thy gol d ,
W h en Allah pl e as e th to th e w e st ern gat e ; ,
I will awa i t th e e .
Al i n odd e d ; took
T h e n os e stri n g t u r ni n g to t h e l e ft to s e e k
—
,
T h e ca m l m r c e han ts that shou ld b uy th e b east ;

e
W ho m at th e v ery en try of th e kha n

A n o t h e r A rab i n t h e d s ert garb e
L ordly an d gra c
,
i o u s l i k e his f llow m et e ,
k sal u t ed sayi n g Pe a c
,
A n d q u ic “ e i th th ee ! w
, ,
G d s n d th e e favor ! W ilt tho u s e ll m e n o w

o e
T h y r i d i ng c am e l -
i th th e gr e at stag ey e s w ? -
H e r e b t h r e e h u n dr e d ak c
e h as co u n t e d dow n ,
Si l v er an d gold good m o n ey ! , Su ch an o n e
I so u ght b u t fo u n d n o t t i ll I saw th e e h er e
, ,
.
If thou il t b uy qu oth A li b e it so !
w
“ ”
, ,
A n d th er u po n that B e da e coun t e d o ut
e w e
Di n ars an d dirh e m s littl s u n s an d m oo n s —

e
O I gli t t e ri n g gold an d silv e r i his c loth —

h ,
A n d took th e b e ast ; bu t A li ith o n e pi e c e , w
Bo ugh t food an d fr ui ts an d hast en i ng ho m e agai n , , ,
H e ard h i s la ds lau gh i th j oy to s e e t h e stor e w
P u r e d fo r th
o whit e cak e s an d dat e s an d a m b er
z
—
gra pe s
An d s m i l d hi m s e lf to m ark Fatm e h s soft e y e s
’
e
G ladd e n th en ha v i n g e at en bl e ss e d th e L ord
, , ,
G i v e r of g i fts “ B e stow er , .
So o n c e m or e
,
Mad e h e to go u nto th e w e st ern gat e

T o pay his s e ll e r ; b u t u po n th e str e t e
T h e Proph e t m e t h im L ightly s m i l e d o u L or d . r ,
( O n who m h e co m fort ! ) l i ghtly q u e st i o n e d h e ,
Sayin g “ O h A li ! who as h e d i d s ell w

, ,
T h y r i din g c am el an d to ho m d i dst thou

-
, w
Sel l h e aga in r ? “
Qu oth A li O n ly G o d ,
Kn o e th x c
w ept tho u k n ow st !
, e Spak e o u r L ord e ,
“Ye a b u t I k n o w ! T hat as gr eat G abri e l w
, ,
Chi ef m e ss eng er of H ea v en fro m who m thou b o ug h t s t ;

’
,
PE A RLS OF T H E FA IT H .
An d h e to who m tho u s o l d s t w as Is r afil

’
H i s h e av en ly fe llow ; an d that b east d i d co m e

Forth fro m th e pl e as u r e fi el d s of Paradis e
-
An d thith e r ba c
,
k is gon e ; for look ! m y s o n

A llah hath r c
,
e o m p n s e d th ee fifty t i m e s
e
T h e goodly d e e d tho u didst giv i n g th i n e all ,
T o fr e e th e w ee pin g d e btor O h H e s ee s .
,
A n d m e as u r s an d b e sto s ; b u t hat is k e pt
e w w ,
B e yo n d g i fts h er e for k i n dl y h arts that lov e e ,
G o d o n ly wott e th and th e E t e r n al Pe ac e
, .
B es tow er ! g r an t u s
g ra c
e t o s ee
Ou r g a in i s w hat w e l o s e f o r T h ee .
AL R A Z Z AK
-
.
c
A l R az z ik ! th e
—
“P r o vi d er ! th u s a g a i n
P r a i s e H i m w h o , h av i ng f o r m ed th ee, d o th s u s ta i n .
By th e high da n w ,
W h en th e light of th e s un i s stro ng !
By th e th i c k n i ght ,
W h e n th e dark n e ss is d e e p an d lo n g !
H e hath n o t forsook th e e n o r hat e d ! ,
By H is m er c i s I s ay
e , ,
T h e life whi ch i ll co m e shall b e b ett er

w
T han th e l i fe of to d ay .
In th e latt e r days
The “
L ord thy Prov i d er s h all giv e ;
W h e n tho u k n o e st H i s g i ft
w
T hou wilt n o t ask rath e r to l i v e ,
L ook ba c k ! thou e rt fr i n dl ss an d fra m el e ss

w e e ,
H e m a d e th e e fro m n ought ;
.
Look ba c k ! thou w ert blin de d an d wa n d ring e ,
T o th e l i ght thou art bro u ght !

Co n sid e r ! Sh al l Al la h for ego th e e
Si n ce th u s H e hath wrought ? 1
T h e f a vo r of th y L o r d perp en d,
A n d pr a i s e H i s m er i es w i th o u t
'
c en d .
A L F A TTA H
’
-
.
A l F a ttd h ! pr a i s e th e Op en er ! a n d r ec
“
’
-
i te
“
T h e m a r v el s of th a t Jo u r n ey Of th e M g /w y z
O u r L ord Muha m m ad lay upo n th e hill

Saf a, wh er eby th e holy city sta n ds ,
A sl eep , wra p p e d in a rob e of a m els w ool c ’
c
.
Dark w as th e n i ght — that Night of G ra e an d sti l l ; —
W h en all th e s e v e n s ph e r e s , by G od s c o m m an d s , ’
O p e n e d un to h im , spl en di d an d wo n d erf u l !
For Gabri e l , softly l ight i n g , touch ed his sid e ,

“
Saying , Ris e tho u e n w ra ppe d o n e ! Co m e
, an d s e e
T h e hi n t
gs wh ic h b e b eyo n d L o ! I hav bro u ght . e
Borak hors e of s ift n e s s ; m o un t an d r i d e !

, th e
w
”
Milk whit e that st ee d w as w i th m bro i d ery

-
,
e
O f p e arls an d em eralds in hi s lo n g ha i r wro u ght .
H oof e d lik e a m ul e h e w as , w ith a m an s fa c

’
e;
H i s e y e s gl e a m e d fro m h is for elock e ach a s tar

lu c
,
Of e n t hya c in th ; th e saddl e cloth -
W as wov en gold which pr i c e l e ss work di d g a c

’
, e r
Th e light n i n g go e th n o t s o fast or far

A s thos e broad p i n io n s which h e fl u tt e r d forth e .
Cf K ra n xciii ch apt r “Of th F r n

1 ‘
o e e o e o on
Cf K fin xvii c
. .
,
.
2 . h apt r Of th Nig ht J
or , .
y e e o ur n e .
.
L a u d s to th e glory of G o d, fillin g th e bl u e
l V i th lov e ly m u sic , as ros e gard en s fill -
c
A lan d with es s en e s ; an d yo u n g s t ars , shaki ng
T r e ss es of lov e ly light , gath e r e d an d gr ew
Un d e r his m i ghty pl u m e s , d e partin g still
c
Lik e shi ps with r e w s an d tr e asur e, v yag e m akin g c -
So cam e th ey to
fo u rth Sph e r e wh er e th e r e s at e
th e ,
E n och h o n e v e r tast e d d eath ; an d th er e

,
w
B eh i n d it s portal awful Az ra e l rit es ; w
T h e shadow of his brow s co m passio n at e

Mad night c
e ross all worlds ; o ur L or d f elt fe ar ,
Mar kin g th e st ern ey e s and th e han d which s m it es

For al ays on a scroll h e s ets th e n am e s
w
O f n e bor n b i ngs an d fro m o ff th e scro ll

w e ,
H e blott th who m u st di e ; an d holy t ear s

e
Roll do n h i s c
w h e e ks r e cord i n g all o ur sha m es
,
An d s in s an d p n alti e s ; h il e of e a c
e h soul w
Mo nk er and Nakir r e c ko n th e arr ears .
Next at, fifth sph er e s entry th ey w er e war e

th e
’
,
’
O f a door b u ilt in sap phir e hav i n g grav en ,
L e tt ers of flashi n g fi e th e faith u n fol din g r

“T HERE IS No G OD SA V E G on
, ,
A aro n sat e th er e
“
.
G u ard i n g th e r e gio n of th e wrath of H av e n ;

’
e
A n d Is r afi l b ehi n d hi s tru m p e t hol di n g , .
Hi s trum p e t holdin g whi c h shall wak e th e dea d

—
A n d slay th e livi n g all hi s c h ee k p uffe d out

—
,
B u rs ti n g to blow ; for n o n e k no s Al l ah s ti m e w
’
No r wh en th e ord of j u dg m en t shall b e said

w
An d darts an d c hain s of flam e lay all arou n d

, , ,
T err ibl e tort ur e s for th un g o d ly s er m e

’ ’
1 .
W h en to th e sixth sph er e pass e d th ey Mos e s S p d ,

e
Its bars of c hryso pras e an d kiss e d o ur L ord , .
A n d spak e fu ll sw ee t “ Pro ph et of Al lah ! thou ,
Mor e so u ls of Is m a l s tr i b e s to truth hast l e d

e
’
T ha n I of Isaak s H e r e th e crystal s ord

’ ”
. w
Of Micha el g av e th e li g ht th ey jour n eye d thr oug h .

225
Bu t at th e se v en th s ph er e that light hi c h sho ne w
H ath n o t an e arthly n a m e n o an y vo i c e , r
Can t ll i ts pl n dor n ay n o an y ear

e s e , , r
L e arn i f it l i s t n e d ; o n ly h e alo n e
,
e
W h o s aw it k n o s h o w th e r e th el e c t r ej oi c ’
, w e ,
Is a an d Ibrah i m an d th e so u ls m ost d e ar
, , .
An d h e th e glorio u s r e g n t of that S ph e r e
,
e ,
H ad s e v e n ty t h o u san d h ads ; an d e v ery h e ad e
A S m a n y co u n t en a n c e s ; an d e a ch fa ce
A s m a n y m o u ths ; an d in e ac h m o u th th er e w er e
T o n g u e s s v en ty th o u an d h e e o f e a c
e h to n g u e s w r
“
,
E v e r an d e v e r Pra i s e to Al lah ! prais e !

,
Her e at, bo un d is fix ed that lot u s tr ee

th e ,
-
SEDR A w hi c
h n o n e a m o n g th e A n g els pass ;
,
An d n o t gr at G abri e l s s elf m i ght farth e r w en d

’
Ye t l e d by pr e s en cs too br i ght to s e e
,
e ,
T o o high to n a m o n paths l i k e p u r pl e glass e,
Our L ord Mu ha m m ad j o u r n ey d t o th e e n d e .
Al o n e ! Al o ne ! through hosts of Ch e r u bi m
Crowd i n g th e i n fi n it e v oid w ith whis pe ri n g va n s ,
From spl en dor u n to S pl e n dor s till h e s pe d ;
“
A cross th e L ak e of G loo m th e y f erri e d h im ,
“
A n d th en th e Se a of G lory : m o r tal m an s
’
H eart c an n o t hold th e wo n d e rs wit n e ss ed .
So to “
th e Regio n
of th e V e ils h e ca m e ,
W hi c h sh u t all ti m e s o fi fro m e t ern ity

T h e bars of b e i n g wh e r e tho u ght c
,
an n o t r each
T en tho u sa n d tho u sa n d ar e th ey walls of fla m e ,
L am b en t with lov eli n e ss an d m yst e ry ,
Ra m parts of ut m ost h e av en havi ng n br each ,

o .
T h en h e s aw G o u l o u r Pro ph e t saw T HE T HR ON E !
Oh Al lah ! l e t th e s e
, ak ords b e forg i v en ! w e w
T hou th e Su pr e m e th e “ O pe n e r s pak e at last ;

, , ,
T h e T hro n e ! th e T hro n e ! h e s aw ; o u L ord alo n e ! r
Saw i t an d h e ard ! b u t th e v e rs e falls fro m h e av n —

e
Lik e a pois e d eag l e who m th e li g ht n i n g s blas t , .

22 6 A RNOL D S P OE IIIS
’
.
"
G'
An d G abri el wai tin g by th e tr ee h e fo u n d ;

An d Bo r ak t e th e r e d to t h e T e m pl e porch ;
H e loos e d th e hors e, an d t w ixt i ts w i ng s a s c en d e d
’
O ne hoof it s m ot e o n Z io n s hallow e d groun d,

’
O n e u po n Si n ai ; an d th e day star s t or c h ’
~
W as n o t ye t fadi ng w h e n th e j o u r n ey e n d e d .
-
c
A l F itta h ! Ope e
n r ! w e sa
y
T h y n am e, a n d w o r s h ip T h ee a l w ay .
A L A LI M
’
.
A l A l im ! th e
’
“A l l K n o w
-
by th i s w o r a
er
P r a i s e H i m Wh o
’ ’
s ees th u n s een , a n d h ea r s th u n h ea r d .
If ye k e ep hidd e n your m in d if ye d ec l ar e it aloud , ,
E qually G o d hath per c e i v e d e q u ally k n ow n i s e a c

h ,
thought
If o n yo u r ho u s e tops y e s in if in dark c ham b e rs ye,
shro u d ,
E qually G o d h ath b eh e ld e qually j u dg m en t i s ,
w r ought .
H e, without lis ting doth kn ow how m any br eathings

,
y e m ak e ;
Num b e eth th e hairs of your h eads w o tteth th e b e at s
r ,
of your blood ;
H e ar e th th e f ee t of th e an t wh en s h e wand ers by n i ght
in th e b r ak e ;
Co un t e th th e eggs of th e s n ak e an d th e c ubs of the
wo lf in th e w oo d .
A RNOLD S P OE MS
’
.
YA KBUZ U W A YA BSUT U .
Yak bu z u w a Ya bs u tu h ea ven a n d h ell

He cl o s eth a n d u n c
l os eth a n d d o th w el l —
In gold an d silk an d rob e s of prid e

A n evil h e art e d m o n arch di e d ;
-
Pa m pe r e d an d arro g an t h is so u l
Qu itt e d th e grav e His ey e s did roll
.
H ith e r an d thith e r , d e em i ng so m e
In that n e w world sho u ld s u r e ly co m e
T o l e ad his s pirit to a s e at
O f stat e, for k i n gly m erit m e et .
W hat a
s w h e ? T w as a b ag s o fo u l
’
T h er e is n o A fr i t , Djm , or G ho u l
c
W ith co u nt en an e as v i l e or m i en ,
A s f e arfu l , an d s u ch t errors s e en
c
In th e fi erc e voi e an d h i d e o u s air ,
Blood drippin g han ds an d m att e d hair
-
“Al lah hav e m e r y ! c c

.
ri e d th e k i ng ,
W h e n c e an d w hat ar t tho u , hat e f u l thi n g ?
Do st tho u n o t k ow who g av s t m e birth

’
n — ?
“
Repli ed th e form ; thy sin s o n e arth
In m e e m bod ie d th u s b ehold
c
.
I am thy wi k e d work ! Un fold

T hi n e ar m s an d clas p m e , for w e two
In h ell m ust liv e thy s en t en e thro u gh c .
T h en wi th a bitt er cy tis writ r ,

’
T h e ki n g s soul pass e d u n to th e pit

’
.
A l K a bi z ! s o H e ba r s th e g
—
a te
A g a i n s t th e u n r eg en er a te .
1 Cf Koran ii c
h apt r e
“Of th e Cow
.
, .
,
PE A RL S OF T H E FA IT H .
229
AL -
B A SI T .
Yet H e w ho s h u ts th e g a te, j u s t w r a th to w r eak ,

Un ba r s i t, f u l l f
o c
m er y , to th e m eek .
T h e r e di e d u po n th e Mira j night ,
A m an of Me c a , A m ru h i ght ; c
Faithfu l and tru e, pati en t an d pur e,
H ad b ee n h i s y e ar s ; h e did e n d ur e
In war fi v e sp e ar wo u n ds , an d m p e ac e
-
L o n g j o u r n ey i n g for his trib e s i n cr e a s e ;

’
A n d e v e r of his gai n s h e gav e

Un to poor b r e th ern ki n d as brav e —
But th e s e forsook , an d ag e an d toil

Dra i n e d th e stro n g h e art as fla m e s dr i nk oil ;
T ill , lo n e an d fri e n dl e ss , gray an d sp en t
A thor n tr e e s Shado w for h i s t en t ,
’
-
A n d d e s e rt san d for dyi n g b e d -
A m ru th e ca m e l m an lay d e ad -
.
W hat is it that th e H adith saith ?

E v e n wh i l e th e tr u e e y e s gla e d in d e ath z ,
A n d th e war m h e art w e ari e d an d h eat ,
T h e last dr u m of i ts lo n g d e f e at
A n A n g e l lighti n g o n the sa n d
, ,
T ook A m r u s spirit by th e ha n d
’
“
,
An d g en tly spak e De ar broth e r co m e !

, ,
A sor e road tho u didst j o u r n e y ho m e ;

Bu t lif e s dry d e s e rt tho u hast pass e d
’
A n d Z e m Z e m sparkl e s ig h at last
”
-
h ,
T h en w i th s wift flight thos e t w ai n did r is e

U n to th e gat e s of Paradis e ,
W hi c h op en ed an d th e An g el gav
,
e
A gold e n gra n at e say i n g

’
“ Cl e av e
Bu t its s c
, ,
T h i s fr u i t m y broth e r !
, en t
So h e a ven ly s e em e d and so i n t ent , ,

.
So rap t w as A m r u , to b ehold
T h e gr e at fr uit s ri n d of bl u shi ng gold
’
A n d e m e rald l e av e s h e dar e d n o t to u ch ,
“
Mur m uring , Oh , Malik ! tis too m uch ’
T hat I am h e r e, with e y e s so d im ,
A n d grac e all fl e d T h en bad e th e y him
.
G a z e in th e str e a m whi c h gl i d e d stilly ,

Mid w at er ros e s an d w hit e l i ly ,
’
-
U nd er thos e law n s an d s m il i n g Ski e s

T hat m ak e d el i ght in Paradis e ;
W h en , 10 ! th e pr e s en c e i m ag e d th er e
W as of s u ch co m elin e ss , n o p eer
Am o n g thos e glorio u s A n g els stood
T o A m ru , m irror e d in th e flood .
“I ! it I h e cri e d in gla dn e ss
is ?
,
A m I so cha n g e d fro m toil an d sad n e ss ?

’
T his was thy hidd n s e lf r pli e d e ,

e
T h e Ang els .
“So shalt tho u ab i d e
By our bri ght r i v er e v r m or e e ,
A n d in that fair fr uit s s e c r e t cor e’
W hi c h on th e T r e e of L i f e hath gr ow n
An oth e r m ar v el shall b e sho n w
Ah hap py Am r u ! c
.
, l e av e ! H e clo v e
Sw e e t mira c l e of bliss an d lov e !
Forth fro m th e po m egra n at e th er e gr e w ,
A s fro m its b u d a ros e br e aks thro u gh ,
A lov e ly stat e ly l u stro u s m a i d

, , ,
W hos e black orbs lo n g silk lash e s shad e ,
W hos e b eauty w as s o ri c h to s ee
No v er s e c an t e ll it worthily ;
No r i s th er e fo un d in any pla c e
O n e lik e h er for th e p erfe c t grac e

O f s oft ar m s w r e ath e d an d ri p e lips m ovi n g
In acc e n ts m u sical an d lo vi n g ;
For th u s sh e spak e Pe a c “ e b e to th ee
: ,
My A m ru ! T h en ith q ui c k cy h e
w r
“\Vho art tho u bl e ss ed o n e ? W hat 11 am
, ,
W a st
e r e th o u ? T each my to n g u e to fra m e
.
T h r for e th e l e ast O ur m ss ng e rs a m o n g
e e ,
e e ,
W e s nt a gray g n at da n c
e n g in t h e r e ds
-
i e
I nto his car s h e cr e pt b u i ng an d stu ng , zz ,

—
.
So p erish e d m ighty Ni m fid an d his d ee ds r .
Oh , T h o u A ba s er o
f a ll p r i de !
Mi g h ty T h o u a r t, a n d n on e bes i de .
AR RAF I -
.
R dfi ! th e E sc
“ a l ter ! la u d h i m s o
'
A r-
Who l oves th e h u m bl e a n d l ifts u

p th e l o w .
\V h o m hath H e chos en for H i s pri e sts an d pr e ach ers ,

L ords who w e r e e m i n e n t or m e n of m ight ?
,
c
Nay, but o n s i d er how H e s ee ks H is t e ach e rs ,
H idd en lik e rubi s ,
e un awar e of li g ht .
Ur of th e Chald ee s ! W hat c ha n c e to disco ver

Th el e ct of H eav e n in A ar s l e ath e r n t en t
’ ’
? z
Bu t A llah s aw H is chi ld an d fri en d an d lov er , , ,
A n d A braham w as bor n an d s e al ed an d s en t
‘
, ,
.
T he bab e c o m m i tt e d to th E gyptian at er ! ’
w
Kn any that th e tid e of Ni iu s lav e d

ew
T h h m of Isra el th e r e ? Ye t Pharaoh s da ught e r

’
e o e
F u u l th frail ark an d s o w as Mos s sav ed

.. . e , e .
Lo w li e s th e Syrian to n b ehi n d th e m o un tai n w
W h e r e Mary m e k an d s potl ss k n lt that m orn

,
e e , e ,
A n d s a th s pl e n d i d A n g l by t h fo u n t ai n
w e e e .
An d h e ard h is vo ic I d I a h a 1 b e b eor n l
.
, >r s s
PFA HLS OF T IIE FA ITH . 23 3
Nay , an d Mu h am m ad ( bl e ss ed m ay h e b e ! )
A b dall ah s an d A m i n ah s ho l y s o n ,
’ ’
W ho m bla c k H ali m ah n u rs e d , t h e B e daw e e,

W h e r e l i v e d a lo n e l i er or a h u m bl er o n e ?
T hi n k how h e l e d th e c a m el s
of Kha di jah ,
Poor, b u t ill u m i n e d b y th e
l i ght f H av en ; o e
Mighti er than Noa h or E n och or E li j ah

, .
O ur holy Pro ph e t to A rab i a g i v en

, .
Man k n e w h im ra ppe d in h i s cloth an d w eepi ng

n o t, w ,
L o n ely o n H ir a all that o n dro u s n i ght ; w
But All ah for H is o n o u r L ord w as k e epi ng

w
“Ris e thou enwra p e d o n e ! G abri l Sp ak e “and ”
, p e ,
w rit e .
Sa ve G o d th er e i s n o n e h i g h a t a l l,
Nor any l ow w h om H e do th c
a ll .
AL MUHIZ Z .
Al —
Mu h i z z ! by th i s ti tl e el ebr a te c
The “
Il o n or er w h o s e f a vo r m ak eth g r ea t
”
.
Say “G o d
a of all ! “L ord
, s y
K i ngdo m s an d k i ngs T ho u m ak e st an d unm ake s t,
T his o n e T hou tak e st , that o n e T ho u fo r s ak e s t ;
A l i k e ar e gr e at an d s m all :
I n to T h y ha n d th e y fall .
r ad han d th ey r e st ;
In T h y d e
T h eir ights
n days th eir aki n g an d th ei r sl epi ng
an d ,
w e ,
Th e i r b rth l f an d d e ath li in T h y k e epi n

i , an d i e, e
Be th u s to a ch T ho u s ay st
’ ’
‘
e ,
And thus to b e i s b e s t ,
2 3 4: A RNOLD S POE MS ’
.
T hough it s e em good or ill .
Is l am I— to T h ee o ur so uls w e do r e si g n ,
T u r n i n g o ur fac e s to th e bl e s s ed shrin e ;
Se e k i n g n o ho n or still
Sav e fro m T h y will
” 1
.
A l Mu h iz z ! o n ly th i s w e pr ay
—
T o l ea r n T h y w i ll a n d to O bey .
AL -
MUZ IL .
Oh , A l -
Mu s i l ! w hat if i t b e T h y w ill,
H a vi n g m a d e m a n , to l ea d h i m u n to i l l 9 .
Saith th e Perspicuous Book :

“Al l things wh i c
h be ar e
of G o d ;
Ne ith er , ex e c pt by Hi s word fall eth , a l e af to th e
groun d ;
If H e wil l O p e n H e op e n e th an d wh o m He hath ,
blin d d H e bl i n d e th
e ,
Le adi ng m isl e adi n g ; to n o n e l iabl e blam e abl e

, , ,
boun d .
”
2
Saith th e Pe rspicuous Book : “T i e d on th e ne c

k of a
m an
H an g e th th e s c
roll of h i s fat e, not a lin to e be gai n
sa i d o r gr u dg e d ;
W h en th e trum p t of Is afi l th u n d e rs th e An g e ls i l l
e r ,
w
Sh o w it an d s ay ,
Read th e r e what th i ne o n d e e ds hav e writt en ; w
thys elf by thys elf shall b e j u dg e d .

” 3
1
Cf Koran , iii
. ch apter Of Im an s Fam i ly
. r
’
.
”
2
Cf Koran , ii i
. ch apter Of Im an s Fam ily
. r
’
.
”
3 Cf Ko an ,
. r xvii c “
h apter Of th e Nig ht Journ ey
.
”
.
.
W ash T hy soil e d rob e s an d s erv e T h ee daily up

,
My s h e g oats fr e sh e st mil k I lov e T h e e so !

-
’
—
W h e r e h i d e st T ho u th at I m ay kiss T h i n han d
,
e ,
Chaf e T h y d ar fee t an d e r e T ho u tak e st r e st

e ,
In th e gold s k y b e s i d e T h y s un b e lik e , ,
A m o ng th e soft spr e ad fl e e c
,
-
e s of T h y clo u ds
Sw eep out T h y cham b e r oh m y j oy my K i n g ! , , ,
W hich h earing th ey who k ept th e s hrin e in c en s e d

“
.
, ,
Had hal e d him to th e gat e way cryi n g Do g ! , ,
W h at blas ph e m y is thi s tho u u tt e r e st ,
Sayi ng su c h thi ng s o f Him T hat hath n o n e ed s

O f no urish m en t n o r clothi n g n o r r epos e
, , ,
Nor han ds n o r fe e t n o r any for m or fram e ;

, ,
T h at thou bas e k eeper of a s i lly h e rd

, ,
Sh o ul dst pro ffe r s e rvic e to th e Al l o e rf u l

P ? -
w
Me et w er e it that w e sto n e th ee d e ad with sto nes ,
W h o art ac c u rs e d an d i n j u rio u s .
B ego n e ! th e s e holy walls ar e n o t for th ee .

’
So , sor e abash e d that s h eph e rd m ad e to go

, .
Sil e n t and w eepi n g ; b u t o u r Pro ph e t m ark e d ,
A n d w ith m ild ey e s s m il e d o n th e m an ; th en Spak e

T o those that drav e h im forth “ Ye wh e n y e pray :
Ou tsid e this holy pla c

,
e in distan t la n ds , ,
W hith er turn y e your fac e s ? E ach o ne said

“Un to th e Kaab ah “A n d wh en e pray
,
”
y
W ithi n th e b l e s s é d pr e c
.
,
in c ts pilgr i m s h er e
“
, ,
W hich w ay li e s Me cca Al l is sacr e d h e r e

”
?
“
,
T h e y an sw er e d an d it m att e rs n o u ght which w ay

“L o no w e r e aso n w ell r epli e d o ur L ord ;
, .
, y ,
Insid e th e Kaab ah it m att ers n o ught

W hith er m en tur n ; and in th e s e cr et plac e
O f p r fe ct lo v e for G o d words ar e as br e ath
e ,
An d will i s al l T his si m pl e sh e ph e rd s pray er

’
Ca m e unt o Al l ah s e ars c
.
l e ar er than yo u rs
’
Nathl e s s h is ign oran c e b ecau s e h is h e art ,
No t to ng u e n o t u n d e rstan di n g u tt er e d it
,
—
.
Mak e roo m for G od s poor lov e r n i gh e st m e ; ’
G oOd f ell o w sh i p hath an y m an ith h im w

PE A RLS OF T H E FA I T H .
23 7
To whomH e aven s ar as qu i c k inc lin s its el f

’
e e
As doth a m oth er s wh en h er bab e lisp s lov

’
e .
T h en w e er th e y s or e as h am é d in that ho u r .
H ea r er of h ea r ts ! A s Sam i h ! s o
’
-
Our l ove i n spi r e, a n d Th i n e bes to w .
AL -
B AZ I R .
A l B a z ir ! Oh , T h o u Seer ! g r ea t a n d s m a ll
-
L i ve i n T h y vi s i o n , w h i h em br a eth a ll c c .
W er e it o n e w ast e d s e ed of wat e r grass -

,
Blown by th e w in d or b u ri e d in th e san d , ,
H e s e e th an d orda i n e th if it li v e ;
W e r e it a i ld b e qu e sti n g ho n ey b u d s
w e -
H e s e e th if s h e fi n d an d how s h e c om es ,
O n busy wi n gl e ts to h er hollow tr ee .
T h e s e ei n g of H is e y e s sho u ld n o t b e told ,
T hough all th e r e e ds in all th e e arth w e r e cut

T o writi n g sticks an d all th e s ev e n s e a s
-
,
W er e s e v en t i m e s m ultipli e d flowi n g with ink , ,
An d s e v en ty Ang el s wrot e H e b e holds all .
W hich was or is or will b e ye a with H i m : ,
Is pr e s en t v isio n of fi v e s e c
, ,
r e t thi ng s :
T h e Day of Ju dg m e n t ; an d th e ti m e s of r ai n
T he c h i ld h id in th e o m b its qu i c k e ning w —
,
A n d wh e th e r m al e or f e m al e hat w i ll fal l —
w
T o m orrow ( as y e k n ow what did b e fall

~
Ye st e rday ) ; an d wh e r e e v e ry m an shall die .

1
W h ere e v e ry
shall di Al Be i dh é w i
m an e .
Pr e s ente th h o th er e sat w i th Solo m o n

w e
A pri n c e of I n dia an d th e r e
pass d t h e m by
, e
A ra e l A n g e l of De ath n S hado y pl u m s ;
z , , o w e
Cf K ra xxx i c “
h apt r Of L km n
o n, e o a
1 . . .
23 8 A RNOL D S PO E MS ’
.
W ith gr e at ey e s ga z i ng e ar n e stly as o n e ,
W h o wo n d e rs ga z i n g An d b e cau s th e pri nc e
,
.
, e
Sat e with th e ki ng h e s aw what th e k i n g saw

, ,
T h e Dji n s and An g e ls an d s aw Az ra e l ,
Fixin g o n h im thos e a ful s e archi ng ey e s w

“W hat n a m e I pray th ee w e ars on m e ss en er ?
, y g ,
So ask e d h e of th e ki n g ; an d Solo m o n
“
Mad e a n sw er It i s A ra el w h o calls z
,
T h e souls of m e n “ H e s em e d w h is per e d th e pri nc e

”
e
”
.
, .
“T o hav e an erra n d u n to m e bid n o w —
T hat on e a m o n g thy d e m o n m i n ist ers

W aft m e upo n th e S w i ft e st wi ng that b e ats
, ,
T o I n dia for I f e ar h im
, Solo m o n .
Issu e d co mm an d an d a s w ift Dj i n spra ng forth

,
B e ari ng th e pri n c e aloft s o that h e ca m e ,
T o Coro m an d e l e r e th e fruit w hich f e ll

,
-
O ut o f th e fi g had touch e d th e m arbl e floor

—
.
T h er eu po n Az r ael aid to Solo m o n s ,

“I l o ok e d thus e arn e stly upo n th e m an
In wo n d er for my L or d spa k e T ak e h is soul
, ,
‘
In I ndi a Ye t b e hold h e t alk ed with th e e

’
H er e in Jud ac
.
a ! Now s ee ! h e hath go n e
T h er e wh er e it w as co m m an d e d h e should die .
T h en foll ow ed Az r ael . In that hour th e pri nc e

Di ed of a hurt sitting ,
in In di a .
W i th T h ee, L o r d, be th e ti m e a n d pla c
e
c
.
So th at w e di e i n T h y d ear g r a e .
A L HA KI M -
.
A l H dk i m ! th i nk upo n th e D a y of D o om ,
—
“
A n d f ear th e Ju dg e bef o r e W h o m a ll m u s t
” '
c
om e
.
W h en th e with er e d up is
’
sun ,
A nd th e s t ar s fr o m Heaven r o l l ;
.
O f th e s e as bur st , an d all th e g r a v e s ar e empti e d

L ik e ch e sts u pt u rn e d ,
E ach soul s ha l l s e e h er doi ng s , do ne an d u nd o ne,
A n d what i s e ar n e d .
T h e s m iti n g , th e s miti ng
O f that Day !
T h e horror , th e spl end o r,
W h o shall s ay ? 1
Day wh en n o ne shall a n sw er for his b r oth er

Day which is with G o d, an d with n o ne oth er .
-
c
A l H ik i m ! Ju dg e ! Sa ve by th y p o w er ,
Wh o m ig h t a bi d e th a t a wf u l h o ur ?
30
A L HA D I L -
.
A l H ddil ! Oh,
-
“
Jus t L or d ! w e m ag n ify
T h y r i g h teo u s L aw c s h all th e h ol e o ld t .
w hi h w w r i
G o d will r oll u p wh en t hi s world s en d approach e th

’
T h broad blu e Sp an gl ed ha n ging s of th e sky

e ,
Ev n as A s Sigill roll e th u p h i s r e cord

e -
2
,
A n d s e als an d bin d s it wh en a m an doth die .
T h n th fals e
e e ors hi p ers an d what th ey follow
w
“
, ,
W ill to th e pit l ik e sto n e s of h ell d e sc en d

”
, , ,
But tru b li v rs shall b ea An g els sayi n g

e e e e r ,
‘
T his is yo u r day ; b e j oyous w ithout en d .
In that hour d u st shall lie o n m an y fac e s

A n d m a n y fa cs shall b e glad an d br i ght ;
,
4
e
Ye who b eli v tr u st and b pati n t alway s

’
e e, e e ,
U ntil G o d j udg e s for H j u dg e s right , e .

5
G i ve u s to p a s s bef o r e T h y th r o n e
A m o n g th e n u m ber of T h i n e o w n !
Cf Koran l xxxii c
1 “
h apt er Of Cl eavi ng A sun d er
.
.
, .
2 a
A n m e o f t h e A n g e l o f Reg s t t o n i ra i
“c
.
3 Cf Ko r fi n , xxi p t e ha r
O f th e P op et s
”
r h
lxxx c
. . .
4
Cf Ko ran p t e ha r
O f t h e F ow n
”
r
x c
“
. . .
5
Cf Ko an
. r p t e ha
Of J o n s
”
r a.
PE A RLS OF T HE FA ITH .
24 1
A L LA T I F-
.
D r ea d i s H i s w r a th bu t bou n d les s i s H i s g r a c
, e
“
A l L a tif ! L or d ! s h o w u s T h y f a vor i n g f a c
,
e!
' ”
—
Most quick to pardo n sin s is H e .
W ho u n to G o d draws n e ar
O n e for w ard st ep G o d tak e th th r ee
,
T o m e et an d qui t h is fe ar
, .
If ye will hav e of this world s show ’
G o d gra n ts whil e An g el s w ee p ;
,
If y e for Paradis e will s o w ,
Right n obl e crop s ye r e ap .

1
c
A h , G r a i o u s On e, w e to i l to r ea
p
T h e s o il i s h a r d, th e w a
y i s s tee !
p
A L K HA B I R
-
.
bi r ! T h o u W h o a r t “aw ar e
Al t —
f
o a l l,
B y thi s n a m e a ls o f o r T h y g r a c
e w e c
a ll .
O n e m or ni n g in Me d i n a walk e d our L o r d
A m o n g th e to m bs : glad w as th e daw n , an d b r oad
O n h e adsto n e s an d o n footsto n e s s u n shi n e lay ;
E arth s e em e d s o fair twas hard to b e away
’
“Oh p e opl e of th e g ra ve s ! Muha mm ad said

.
, .
c
Pe a e b e with yo u Yo u r arava n of d e a d
. c
H ath pas s e d th e d e fil e , an d w e l i v i n g o n e s
Forg e t w hat m en ye w er e , of who m th e so n s ,
An d what yo u r m e rc h a n d i s e an d w h e r e ye w e n t ;
But Al lah k no w s th e s e thi n gs ! Be ye o n t en t c
1
Cf . Koran ,
xlii c
h apt r
. e Of 0 0 un sel.
.
Si nc e A llah
is aw ar e Ah ! G o d forgiv e
‘
T hos e that ar e d e ad an d u s who bri e fly liv e

, .
Yea ! pa r d o n , L o r d, s i n c
e T h o u d os t k n ow
T o m or r o w ,
-
n ow , an d l o ng ag o .
A L HA LI M .
A l H dli m !
— “Cl em en t i s ou r L or d a bo ve
Mag n ify A ll a h by th i s n am e o f l ove .
Ye k now that cr eeps u pon th e fi g

th e an t ,
T h e dh a r a m ad e s o s m all
r , ,
Until s h e m o ve th in th e purpl e s ee ds
Sh e i s no t s e en at al l .
If , on judg m ent day holdi ng th e s c

th e al es -
,
A
W h en all th e trial s don e

’
T h e An g el of th e Balan c e cri e th “Lo rd ! ,
T h e good d ee ds of this o n e
O utw e igh h i s vil d eeds j ustly ass e s sed

e , ,
By h alf o n e dh a r a s w ei ght ; r
’
A llah w ill s ay “Multiply good to hi m

, ,
An d op en H e av en s g at e !
’ ”
No t if thy ork worth a dat e s t o ne s s ki n

w be -
’
Shall it b e ov e r past ;
T h u s it i s writt e n in th e Sacr e d Book ,
l
T hus will it b e at last .
F a i thf u l an d j u s t,A l H dl i m !
—
w e
T ak e re u
f g e in c c
T h y l em en y .
1
Cf . Koran , iv c
.
“
h apt r Of W e o me n .
2 44 A RNOL D S P OE MS
’
.
H e m ad e a ba n q u e t un to sh eikhs an d lord s ,
Ri ch dr e ss ed an d j oyo u s ; an d a slav e bor e r ound ,
Sm oki n g with n e w cook e d pill a Badha u s d ish ’

-
w ,
Carv e d fro m rock c rystal ith th e f e e t in gold

-
, w ,
An d gar ne ts ro un d th e r i m ; b u t t h e boy S l i pp e d
A gai n st th e t e n t rop e an d th e pr e c
-
i o u s d i sh ,
Brok e in to Shards of b ea u ty o n th e board ,
Scaldi ng th e s o n of Al i One g u es t c ri d . e ,
Do g ! w e rt tho u m in e for this thin g thou should st ,
howl !
A n oth e r “W r etch ! tho u m er ites t to di e
,
“
.
A n d ye t a n oth e r H assan ! giv e m e l e av e

,
T o s m it e a ay this s i n e s h e ad with m y sword !

’
w w
E v e n H assa n s s e lf w as m ov e d ; but th e boy f ll

’
Fa c e to th e e arth and cri e d My

“lord ! t i s writ ’
h ec
,
P a a d i s e i s f o th em th a t c
”
‘
r r k th ei w r at h ! r
“Tis r i t so H assan sa i d
’
w I am n o t wroth "
; .
“
My lord ! th e boy sobb e d o n also tis writ
’
, ,
‘
P a d o n th e
r H assan r epl i e d ,
"
T i s writt en I r em e m b e r I forgiv e
— —
.
No w is th e bl e ssi ng of th e Most H igh G o d

’
O n th e e d e ar Mast e r ! cri e d th e ha ppy slav e ,
tis writ l o ves th e ben efi c

,
“Fo r H e —
’
en t .
Ye a ! I r e m e m b e r an d I tha n k th e e slav e , , ,
Quoth H assan ; b ett er is on e n obl e v ers e

Fe tc h e d fro m th e Book than gold an d c
‘
rystal brou ght ,
’
Fro m Yam an s h i lls L ords ! h e hath m arr e d th e di s h

’
.
,
But m en d e d fau lt wi th wisdo m See m y slave ! .

,
I g ive th ee fr e e do m and this pu rs e to b u y ,
Th e rob e an d t u rban of a Mu sli m fr e e d .
Al t if l r ! par d o n u s , a s w e
F o r g i ve a br o th er s i nj u r y
’
.
24 5
36 .
A SH SHA K I R -
G A s h Sh dki r i s He i H m
f
r a te u l — -
; p r a s—
e i
Who th a n k eth m en f o r th a t H e d i d bes to w .
So m u ch hast tho u of thy hoard

A S tho u gav e st to thy L ord ;
O n ly this will bri n g th e e in
Usan c e rich an d fr e e fro m Sin
Se n d thy silv e r o n b efor e,
L en di n g to H i s s i c
k an d poor .
E v e ry d i rh em dro ppe d in al m s
T ouc h e s A llah s o pe n palm s ,
’
E r e it fall in to th e ha n ds
O f thy broth e r A l lah sta nds
.
B eggi n g of th e h en thy broth er e, w
A sk e th h e l p A h ! if a n oth r
. e
Pro ffe r e d t h ee for m e at an d dri n k ,
Food upo n A l Ki u th a s bri nk

-
z r
’
‘
Shi ni n g Khu th ar whi c

,
h doth flow
Sw ee t as hon ey cool as s n ow , ,
W hit e as m ilk an d s m ooth as cr e a m

, ,
Un d ern e ath its ban ks which gl e a m ,
G r e en an d g old en chrysolit e ,
In th e G ard en s of d e l i ght ,
W h en c e w h o drinks n eve r agai n

T ast eth sorrow ag e or pain , ,
W h o wo u ld n o t m ak e m e rcha n dis e ,
Buyi ng bliss in Paradis e ,
L ayi n g up his tr e as u r e wh er e
Stor e s ar e saf e an d p rofits cl e ar ?
Bu t ye l en d at low e r cost ,
W hilst A s h Sh ak i r o ffe rs m ost

-
,
G ood r e t u rn i n g s e v n t i m e s s ev en e ,
Payi n g g i fts of e arth i th H e av en w .
A l l ah , IV h O d o s t r ew a r d s o w ell ,
W h a t m a k eth m a n i n s i n to d w ell ?
1
Cf . Ko ran , c
viii .
’
.
A L HA LI -
.
A l H a li ! Oh , beli ever s , m ag n ify

’
—
By th i s g r ea t n a m e, A lla h , o u r L or d “
Mo s t Il ig h .
He will ed an d H eav en s blue ar ch vault ed th e air ;

’
“Be ! s ai d H e E ar th l and th e r ou nd ear t h w as

,
—
1
m ad e ;
See ! at th e hour of lat e an d e a r ly pray er
Th e very s h adows worship H im low laid , .
Mo s t H ig h ! th e l en g th en i ng sh ad ow s c
tea h
Mor n in g a n d even i ng pr ay er to eac h .
AL K AB I R -
.
P r a is e H im , A l H a bi r , s ea ted o n
-
T h r on e, “th e
V er y G r ea t, th e H i g h exa lted On e
”
The -
.
Seven H eaven s A llah m ad e

“
First Parad i s e, th e Jen nata l Fi r dau s —
“
.
T h e n ext , A l IIu l d , G at e o f E t erni ty ;

-
-
“
T h e third , D a r a s Sa l dm , th e Pe ac e ful H ou s e ;
-
“
T h e fourth , D a r a l If u r dr , F e l i city ;
- -
“
T h e fifth w as A i d enn , H o m e of G o ld en L i g ht
‘ “
T h e si xth , A l Na h i m , G ard e n of De light ;
-
“
T h e s e v e n th , A l IIilliy un , Footstool of th e T hro ne ;
-
”
ac
An d , h an d e v er y o n e
e ,
Sph er e abov e s ph e r e an d tr e as ur e ov e r tr e asur e

, ,
T h e gr e at d e cr e e of G o d m ad e for r eward and pl e asu r e .
Saith th e Pe rspicuous Book ; 1
L ook up to H e av e n ! look !
1
Cf Korzi n , xvi c
h apter “Of th e Be e
c
. . .
Ko ran, lxvii h apter

.
2
Cf . . Of th e King dom
.
We abl e to r em ak e you wh en ye d ie
ar e , ,
For cold d eat h

Co m e th forth fro m Us as wa n n life co m eth ,
An d gi ft of br e ath .
Do th e dark n e ss an d th e t err o r plot again st you ?

W e also pla n ;
T h ey that lo v e you ar e stro n g er than yo u r hat ers ,
T r u st G o d oh m an ! , ,
1
Ya d iz ! o n y o u r d oo r s y g
e r a ve;
In y o u r h ea r ts , too, th es e S r i tu r es h a ve !
p c
AL -
MU KIT .
P r a is e A l —
Muk it th e g r ea t
“Ma i n ta i n er ! He
cto be
,
Ma de u s ,
and m ak es o u r s u s ten a n e .
chapt er of
Th e In evitabl e “th e W e gav e
life ye live ; why do u bt ye W e c
Th e an sa v e
W hat o n c e hath b een fro m wasti n g if W e wil l —
h
W en l i,
k e dry co rn m a n li e th in h av
i gr e
s
,
?
Did ye caus e s eed to grow or w as it W e ,
W h er e f r o m s pri n g all th e m a n y liv e s that b e ?
W h o stirr e d th e p u ls e which coupl e s m an an d m aid ,
An d in t h e fr uit hid that which form s th e tr ee ?
Ye go afi e ld to scatt er grai n , an d th en
Sl e ep, whil e W e cha n g e it in to br e ad for m en ;
H av e y e b ethought w h y s e e d sho ul d shoot , n ot san d ,
G ra it e, or grav el
n ? W h y th e g en tl e rai n
Fall e th s o cl e an and sw eet fro m out Our sky

c
,
W hich m ight salt d bla k bitt r W hy

”
b e an an d e ?
T h e soft c louds gath er it fro m o ff th e s e as

T o s pr e ad it o er th e past u r e s by an d by ?
’
1
Cf K ra l xxxvi c
. o
“
h apt r Of th Nig h t St ar
n, . e e .
2
K ran l i
o ,
v .
PE A R LS OF T H E FA I T H .
2 49
T he fla me ye strik e rubbi ng A far an d Markh ,

1
H av e ye co n s i d er e d that stran g e y ello spark ? w
Did y e co n c e iv e s u c
h m arv e l or d i d W e ,
G ra n t it to war m an d ch e er m en in th e dark ?
,
Not now ,
wh en th e so ul co m e s to th e n eck
b ut
of thos e m erc i e s e a c
,
The m e a n in g h shall r eck .
T h en ar e W e n e ar e st tho u gh y e s e e it n o t ;
,
Can ye that su mm o n e d spirit ord er b ac k ?
Nay Al -
Mu k i t ! i n l ife a n d d ea th
c
,
T h in e ar e w e : T r u th T h y S r iptu r e s a i th .
YA HA SI B .
L au d H i m a s ,
“R ec
c a k on er
s ti n u
g p th
’
a c
cu n t
o
A n d m ak i n g l ittl e m er i ts l a r g ely m o u n t .
G iv e m or e than thou takes t

If o n e shall sal u t e th ee ,
Sayi ng “ Pe ac e b e u po n th ee
, ,
Th e sal u t e w hich thou m ak e s t ,
Spe ak it fri e n dli e r still ,
A s b e s e e m e th good ill ; w
Sayi n g “ Pe ac e too an d lov e

, , ,
Fro m A llah abov e

Be with th ee for h e ard —
Is e ach broth e rly word

A n d it shall n o t b e lo s t
T hat thou g av e st h im m o s t .
1
Ya H a s i b ! pr a i s e to T h ee; f o r a ll
Ou r g o o d d eed s n eed s m u s t be s o s m a ll .
1 Th e w oo d s u s ed b y th e a c
in en t A rab s to k i nd l e fi re
iv c “
.
2
Cf. Koran ,
h apt r
. e Of W o men ,
”
.
A L JA M I L
-
.
A l Ja m il !
-
“th e B en i g n ; a h , n am e m o s t d ear ,
Wh ic
h bi d s us l o ve w or sh i
p w i th o u t f ea r .
c
T o o m u h y e tr em bl e, too m u ch f e ar to fee l
c
T hat y e ar n in g lov e w hi h Al lah s laws r e v e al
’
T o o oft forg e t yo u r troubl e d j o u rn ey throug h

—
He who is Pow e r, is G rac e an d B e au ty too ,

c
An d Cl e m en y, an d Pi ty, an d Pu r e Re st ,
Th e H igh e st an d th e Utt e r m ost an d B e st ;
Sw ee t er than ho n ey , an d m or e d e ar to s e e
T ha n any lo ve li n e ss o n la n d or s ea
By bard or lov er prais e d , or fam e d in story ;
For th e s e w er e shado s of H is p e rf e ct glory ;
w
W hi ch is n o t told b ec a u s e who s e s G o d n ear

, , e
L os eth th e S pee ch to sp e ak in lo ving f ear , ,
So j oyous is h e s o asto n ish ed

,
.
H ath th er e co m e to what th e Dervish sai d

y e ,
At Kai s ar eya in th e m arbl e shri n

, e,
W h o wok e fro v isio n o f th e lov e divin e

m ?
“I hav e s een Al lah ! q u oth h e all aglow —
W ith spl en dor of th e dr e am whi c h fill e d h im s o

“Yea ! I hav e ac e d th e G ard en of Deli ht
p g ,
A n d h e ard an d k n ow n !
”
Im part to u s thy light ,
H is f e llows cri e d .
pau s ed an d s mil ed an d s pak e

He , ,
Fai n wo uld I s ay i t broth ers for yo u r sak e

, , ,
For I h av e wan d er ed i n a sph e r e s o bri ght ,
H ave h e ar d such th i n gs an d i t n e ss e d s u c
, h a sight
w ,
T hat n o w I k n o w hith e r all Nat u r e t u r n s

w ,
And what th e lo v e c e l e stial is hi c h b urn s w ,
At th e gr e at h e art of all th e orld e n s ur in g w ,
That g ri ef s sh all pa s s an d j y b e all en dur i ng o .

A RNOLD S P OE MS ’
.
A LLA H A L R A K I B - -
.
A ll ah -
R a k i b ! pr a i s e
al -
y e
“th e W a tchf u l On e ,
Wh o n o teth w h a t m en d o an d l ea ve u n do n e .
The book of th e i c k e d is in Sij j i nw ,
A clos e wr i t book
-
A book to b e u n fold ed o n th e Awful Day ,
T h e day wh e r e t o m en wo u ld n o t look .
W hat Sijj i n is
W ho sh all m ak e th e e k n ow ?
T h e Bla c k G aol U n d er Jc han na m

“
.
,
Un d er L a th d th e r ed glow ”
“
, ,
U n d er H u tam ah th e fir e s wh i c h split ;
“
,
B ene ath Sa h i r th e Yellow H ell

‘
,
And s c or c
,
hi ng Sak ar l i eth it , ,
An d Ja h i m wh e r e d vils dw e ll
, e
L ow er fro m l ig ht an d bliss
T ha n H d iy eh “th e abyss
w :
,
Si jj i n i s this .
But th e books of th e right e o u s ar e in Hilliyfi n ,
An d what shall m ak e th e e s e e
Th e glory of that r egio n n i gh to G o d ,
W h e r e thos e r e cords b e ?
Joy Shall th e ir portio n th e y shall lie :
W i th th e light of d e ig h t u pon th e ir fac es

i ,
On s o ft s eat s r e clin i n g
In p eac eful plac e s ;
Dr i nk i ng wi ne pur e wi ne s e al e d wi n e
, , ,
W hos e s e al is m u sk an d ros e ;
Al lay e d by th e crystal wav e s that shi ne
In T as m i n w hich flows
, [dri n k l
Fro m th e gold en thro n e of G o d at its bri nk An g els z—
Oh , “W a tc
h er ! r a n t o u r n a m es m a be
g y
In th a t B o o k ly i n g n ea r to T h ee .
1
Cf Koran , lxxxiii c
h apt r “Of Sh ort W ei h t
. . e g .
PE A RLS OF TH E FA IT H .
A LLA H A L - -
M U JI B .
A l la h a l Muj i b, W h o bi d d es t m en to pr ay ,
- —
A n d h ea r es t pr a y er ; th u s p r a i s e w e T h ee a lw a
y .
O ur L ord th e Pro ph e t ( pe ac e to h im ! ) doth writ e

“
Su ra th e s ev e n t een th , i n titu l e d Ni ght
Pr ay at th e n oo n , pray at th e sin k i n g s un ,
In n ight ti m e pray ; b u t m ost wh e n n i ght is
-
do n e ,
For daybr e ak s pray e r i s s ur ely bor n e o n

’
h i gh
By A n g els cha ngi n g g u ard with i n th e s ky ”
“
.
A n d in a n oth e r v ers e D a w n s pray e r is m or e

’
T ha n th e wi de world w i th all i ts tr e as u r e d stor e .
T h er e for e th e Faithfu l wh e n th e growi ng light ,
G iv e s to d i s c
e r n a black hair fro m a hite w
H ast e to th e m osq u e an d b e n d i n g Me c c
.
, a way -
i h a h whil e tis s c
ar c
,
Re cit e A l t —
e
y e t day
P r a i s e be to A l l a h , L o r d o
f a ll th a t li ve
c
.
Ier if ul [ f i n g a n d Ju dg e, to T h ee w e g i ve
II
W or s h ip a n d h o n o r ! Su o r u s a n d g u i d e c
c
W h er e th o s e h av e w a lk ed w h o r es t T h y T h r on e
s i d e;
c
T h e w ay Of p ea e, th e w ay of tr u thf u l sp ee h c
T h e w ay of r i g h teou s n ess SO w e bes ee h . c .
H e w h o sa i th t hi s , b e for e th e e ast is r e d,
A hu n dr e d pray e rs of A z a n hath h e said .
H r n o w this story of it tol d I w een

ea —
,
For your so u l s co m fort by J elalu d d een

’
-
’
—
In th e gr e at pag e s of t h e Me s n e vi ;
For th e r ei n pla i n an d c
, e rtai n shall
y e s ee
H o w pr e cio u s i s t h e pray er at br e ak of day

In A llah s e ars an d i n h is sight al ay
’
,
w
H o w sw e t a e r v er e n c e an d g en tl en e ss
e r e
Do n e to h i s ce atu s “ A l i ( who m I
”
r re z—
T h e s on of A b u T al i b h e s u r n a m d —
e
“Lio n of G o d in m a n y battl e s fa m e d
,
, ,
.
T he co u sin of o ur L ord th e Proph et (grac e

Be upros e b e ti m e s o n e m or n to pa c e , ,
A s h e was w o n t u n to th e m osq u e wh e r e i n
, ,
O u L ord ( bl i ss l i v
r i th h im ! ) atch e d to b egin
e w w
Al t —
ih a h Darklin g as th e ky an d str ait
. w s ,
T h e la n e b e tw e e n th e c i ty an d m osqu e g at e -
,
By ro u gh sto n e s brok en an d d e p pools of ra in ; e
An d th er e thro u gh to i lfu l ly w i th st e ps of pain , ,
L e a ni n g u po n h i s staff an old Jew w en t

T o sy n agog u e o n pio u s e rra n d b e n t ;
,
“
For thos e h e Pe o pl e of th e Book an d so me ”
Ar e chos en of Al lah s will who hav e n o t c ome

’
Un to ful l l i ght of k n owl edg e ; th er efor e h e , ,
Al i th e Cali ph of pro u d days to b e

,
Kn ow i n g th i s good old m an an d why h e stirr e d

T hus e arly er e th e m or n i n g mi lls w r e h e ar d
, e
O u t of h i s n obl e n ss an d gra c e of so ule
W o u ld n o t thr u st past tho u gh th e Jew block e d th e ,
whol e
Br e adth of th e la n e slow hobbli n g So th ey w en t ,
.
,
T hat a n c i en t first ; an d in soft d i sco n t en t , ,
A ft er him A l i n ot i n g how th e s un
,
Flar e d n ear an d fe ari ng pray er might b e b eg un ;

,
Ye t n o c o m m a n d u pra i s i ng n o harsh cry ,
T o sta n d asid e b e c au s e th e di gnity

,
O f s i lv e r hairs i s m u c h an d m or n in g prais e ,
W as pr e cio u s to th e Je w too T h u s th ei r ways

’
,
.
W e n d e d th e pair ; gr e at A l i sad an d slow , ,
Followin g th e gr eyb e ard whil e th e e ast aglow , , ,
Bla z e d w i th bri ght sp e ars of gold athwart th e blu e ,
z
“
An d th e Mu e z i n s call ca m e Ill a h u !
’
A l l a h il A l l ah
- -
In th e m u e, o u r L osq ord
( O n who m b e p ea c
e ) stood by th e m m i bar board -
In ac
,
t to bow an d t forth to ih a h s ay .
Bu t wh i l e his li ps m ov d so
, stro g d did l ay e , me n h an
O v e r h i s m o u th a pal m i n isibl v e,
So that n o vo i c e o n t h e ass e m bly f e ll .
Ya ! R a bbi l a l a m i n a thr i c e h e tri e d

’
—
T o r ead an d thric e th e s oun d of r e ad i ng di ed

, ,
.
But Al lahs ho u s e e ast ards an d w e st w ards li e s

’
w
,
North w ards an d so u th ards H e is ev erywh er e w .
W h i th rso e v e r way ye b en d yo u r e y e s
e
Fa c
,
e to fac e ar e y e with Al W asi b th e r e

’
-
.
It is n o t right e o u s n e ss to k ne el ari ght

Fro n t i ng th e If i bla h ; b u t to rightly hold
O f G o d an d of H i s j u dg m n t an d th e br i ght
, e ,
Ba n ds of Hi s An g ls ; an d what truth i s tol d

e
In th e s u r e Kor an by G od s holy Proph e t ;

’
c
T o suc or or pha n s , stra n g e rs , s u pplia n ts , kin ;
Yo u r gold an d worldly tr e as u r e to giv e of it —
Ran so m for captiv e s , al m s whi ch m e rcy w
To k e ep you r cov en an ts wh en y e cov en an t ;

Yo u r w o e s an d s uffe r i n gs pati e n tly to b e ar ,
B ei n g th e i ll of G o d this is to fro n t
w z—
Straight for th e K i bl a h : this is faith an d fear .>
A b o u n d in g L o r d ! in ever y p l a ce
Is bu il t th e Me a c of
c T hy g r ac
e .
47 .
A L HA K I -
M .
A l H dk i m !
-
Ju dg e of a ll th e j u dg es ! s h o w
Mer c
y to us a n d m a k e u s u s ti e k n o w
j c .
O nl y Ju dg e is j u st for o nly O n e
o ne ,
Kn o w e th th e h e arts of m en ; an d h e arts alo n e

A e g u i lty or ar e g u iltl e ss
r T hat which li e d .
W as n o t th e to n gu e h e is a e d dog ti e d
—
r .
An d that which sl e w w as n o t th e ha n d ye s aw
G rasp i n g th e k n if e s h e i s a slav e whos e law
—
The m ast e r giv e s s e at e d with i n th e t en t ;

,
The ha n d as han dl e to t h e i n str u m n t ;

w e
Cf K ran
1 o c “
h apt r Of th C
11 . e e ow .
, ,
PE A R LS OF T H E FA IT H .
2 57
Th e da rk h e art m u rd er e d Oh b eli e v ers ! l e a ve

J udg m en t to H e av en ex c
,
.
e t e do r c i
p y e ve
—
e
O ffic e an d ord er to acco m plish this ;
T h en ho n orabl e an d t erribl e it i s
, , .
T he P p ro h e t said A t th e gr e at day of doo m

Su ch f ar o n th e m ost u pright j udg e shall c
e o me
T hat
he shall m oan Ah ! o u ld to G o d th at I
,
‘
w
H ad stood for trial an d n o t sat e to try !

,
He said :
“T h e An g els
of th e Scal e s w ill bri ng
Ju st an d unj u st who j u dg e d b efor e H e av en s King ’
G r aspi n g th e m by th e n c k ; an d if it b e e , ,
O n e h ath ad j udg e d h is f e llows wick e dly ,
He shall b e hurl e d to h ell s o v ast a hight

T i s forty y e ars fi e r c e j o u r n e y er e h e light ;
’ ’
Bu t if o n e right e o u sly hath bor n e th e rod ,
T h e An g e l s kiss thos e lips which spak e fo r G o d

”
.
L or d ! m ak e u s j u s t, th a t w e m ay be
A l i ttlej u s tifi ed w i th T h ee
48 .
AL -
W A DOOD .
Th e L ovi ng — A I W a d oo d ! a h , ti tle d ea r ,
’
c
W h er eby T h y h i ldr en pr a i s e T h ee, f r ee Of f eai
Sw ee t s ee m your w e dd e d d ays ; and d e ar and ten d er

Yo u r childr en s talk ; brav e tis to h e ar th e tra m p
’ ’
Of pastu r e d hors e s ; an d to s e e th e spl en dor

Of gold an d silv er pl und er ; an d to cam p
W ith goats and cam els by th e b u bblin g fo u n tain ;
A n d to dri n k fragra n c e fro m th e d s e r t wi n d e ,
An d to s it sil en t o n th e m ighty m o u n tai n ;

An d all th e j oy s whi c h m ak e l i f br i ght an d ki n d e .
ot th e Mi h kat al Ma ah i b
l , s - -
s .
.
Bu t ye hav e h e ard of str e am s m or e brightly flo w ing

T ha n thos e w h er e by y e a n d e r ; of a l i fe w
G lorio u s an d glad an d pur b yo n d e arth s kn owi ng

’
e e ;
L ov e witho u t loss an d w al th itho u t th e str i fe
, e w .
Lo ! hav e told y o u of th e gold e n G ard en

w e
K ept for th e Fa i thfu l wh r e th e so il is stil l

, e
W h e at fl our an d m usk an d ca m p hi r e an d fr ui
-
,
t
har d en
T o wh at d e li c
ious sav or e ach m an will
Upo n th e T o o b atree ;whi c
h b en ds its c lust er
T o him that doth d sir e b e arin g all m eat ;
e ,
An d of
th e ps arkli g fountai n s whi ch o u t l u st er
n -
ia o d
D m n s an d em e ralds runni ng cl ear and sw ee t , ,
T asm in an d Salsabil whos e l u c en t wat ers

c c
Ar e ri h , d e li io u s , u n di stra ti n g win e ; c
A n d of th e H o u ri s , pl e as u r e s pe rf e t dau ght ers ,
’
c
V irgi n s of Paradi s e, whos e black e y e s sh in e
So ul d eep with lov e and l an gor havi n g tr e ss e s

-
,
Night dark ith sc en ts of th e gold bloo m i n g dat e

-
w -
arl et ros s ; lavishin g c

,
An d s c e ar e ss e s
T h at s atisfy but n ev e r satiat e ;
,
W ho s e l o oks r e frai n fro m any s av e th eir lov e r

W h o s e p eerl e ss li m bs an d boso m s ivory s w e ll
’
Ar e lik e th e ostri c
h eg g which fe ath rs c
-
ov r e e
Fr o m s tain an d dust s o whi t e an d ro u n d e d w e ll

,
Dw e lli n g i n m arv e lo u s
pavilion s bu i ld e d ,
O f hollow p arls wh e r e thro u gh a gr at l i ght sh i n e s

e ,
e —c
Cool e d by soft br e e e s an d b y glad s u n s g i ld e d

z
On th e gr e en p i llows wh er e th e Bl e st r e clin e s .
A rich r e ward it shall b e a full paym en t ,
For life s bri e f tr i als an d s ad v i rtu e s str ess

’ ’
V h e n fri e n ds w i t h fri en ds c
N lad all in f e stal rai m nt
, e ,
Sh are in deep H ea ven th e A n g e ls happi n s s ;

’
e
.
No n e s a ve G l o r i o u s A lla h s er ve
Never f r o m H i s pr ec
,
ep ts s w er ve
H o n or c m o th er ;
tea h er , f a th er ,
Un to h i m w h o i s th y br o th er ,
Un to k i n d r ed , f r i en d s a l s o ,
Orph a n s , s uppli a n ts , s a d o n es , s h o w
G en tl en es s a n d h elp to ea h c
c c
.
Speak w i th k i n d a n d ou r teou s sp ee h .
G i ve i n a lm s th a t th o u m ay s t spar e,
’ '
c
A n d be on s ta n t i n th y pr ay er .
A ll a h a l Maj i d ! Th y f a vo r g r a n t,
—
T h a t w e m ay k eep th i s co ven a n t .
50 .
A L BA HIT H-
.
A l B dhi th !
-
Open er of th e to m bs ! w e pr a i s e
T h y po w er , w h ic
h u n to l if e th e d ea d c
an r a i s e.
Ib lis s pak e to A braha m

W hat i s this thy L ord hath tol d th ee ?
Shall th e Re s u rr e ctio n b e
W h e n th e m old eri n g clods enfold th ee !
Nay ! an d if a m an mi ght ri s e ,
B uri e d whol e in h e e df ul wis e

y
, ,
Se e y o u carcas e t e m p e s t b e at en ,
-
Part th e a n d eri n g fo x hath e at e n

w ,
Part by fish e s hath b een tor n ,
Par t th e s e a fowl h en c e hav e bor ne ;

-
Nev er ba c k thos e frag m en ts c an

Com e to him who w as a m an
”
.
Abraha m spak e u n to h is L ord 2
Show m e how is wrought this wo n d e r ;

Can T h y r es u rr e c ti on b e
W h a m a s d st l i s as d r
’
e n n u e u n e ?
1 Cf Kor fi n , 1 1 c “
h apter Of th e H eifer ”
c “Of
. . .
2
Cf .
Koran ,
ii . h apter i r
t h e H e fe .
PE A R LS OF T H E FA IT H .
26 1
Ar t tho u th e r e for n o t b el i evin g e

“
,
Al l ah sa i d b e caus e d e c eivi ng
,
Iblis fills with l i e s thy h e art ?

“
Nay h e an sw er e d but i m part
”
, ,
K n owl edg e Mighti e st On e an d B est !

,
T hat m y h e art m ay b e at r e st .
God said “T ak e
thou doub tin g o ne !
: ,
Four birds fro m am on g My cr eatur e s ;

Se v er e a c
h bird s h e ad an d s o ’
Mi ngl e feath ers for m s an d f e atur es , , ,
T hat th e frag m en t Shall n o t b e

K n owabl e to such as ye .
In to fo u r d i vid e th e m ass ,
T h en u po n th e m oun tain s pass ,
O n fo u r p e aks a portio n lay ,
A n d r etur n i n g ho m e ward s ay
, , ,
‘
By th e n am e an d pow er of G o d
NV h o hath m ad e m en of th e clod ,
An d hath sa i d th e d e ad shall r is e
Birds ! fly hith er in s u ch wis e
A s ye live d An d th e y Shall co m e
’
,
.
Perf e ct whol e an d livi ng h o m e

, , , .
T h er eu po Khalil too k n Al -
A ra v en e agl e dov e an d cock ;

, , ,
Fro m th eir bo di es shor e th e h e ad s ,
Cu t th e four fowl i n to shr e d s ,
Mi n gl e d all th eir m ass tog eth er ,
Blood an d bo n e and fl e sh an d f eath er ; ,
T h e n di vidi n g this four wis e

,
-
,
L ai d it wh e r e four p e aks di d ris e

T w o to so u th an d two to n orth .
T h en th e dov e s h e ad h e ld h e forth
’
“
,
Cryi n g Co m e !
, L o ! at th e word
Coo e d at his fe et th e sla u ght er e d bird .
Co m e rav en ! spak e h e as h e spok e

,
: ,
O n g lossy wi n g with e ag e r cro ak , ,
Fl e w rou n d th e rav en T h en h e s ai d .
,
Return ! thou cock T h e cock ob eyed

”
. .
26 2 A RNOLD ’
S PO E MS .
L astly th e agl e s umm on ed h e

e ,
W h i ch circli ng ca m e o n pi n io n s fr ee , ,
Re stor e d an d soar i n g to th e Sky ,
W ith p rf e c
e t pl u m e s an d u n di mm d eye e .
So in t h e H oly Book t i s wr i t
’
H o w A braha m s h eart at r e st was s et

'
Why s h ou ld w e
f to
y i el d
ea ro u r br ea th ,
T h ee th a t a r t th e L o r d of D ea th ?
1
I0
A S H SHA HI D .
A s h Sh a h i d !
-
G o d is W i tn es s ! a n d H e to ok
Wi tn es s of u s, y p
e eop l e o
f th e B o ok !
Th e spirits of th e Pro ph ts ca m e at m orn e
T o Si n ai s u m m o n e d by th e i r L ord s co m m a n d
’
, ,
Si n g ers an d s ee rs thos e born an d thos e u n born

—
,
T h e chos en so u ls of m n a sol em n ban d e , .
Th e n obl e arm y ra n g e d in v i ewl e ss m ight

, ,
A rou n d that m o u n tai n pe ak wh i c h pi er c e s h e av n e
G r e at e r an d l e ss e r t e a c
h rs son s of l i ght ;
e ,
T h eir n u m b e r was ten tho u sa n d scor e an d s e v e n .
c
T h en A llah took a o v e n an t with H i s o w n ,
Say i n g My w i sdo m an d My word r e c eiv e ;
,
Spe ak of m e u n to m en , k n ow n or u n k n ow n,
H eard or u nh e ard ; bid s u ch as w i ll b l i ev e ,
e .
And th er e shall co m e a postl e s g u i din g ye , ,
Je s u s Muha m m ad follow th m an d a i d !
,
: e
Are you r e solv d an d w i ll

e
y ou w a for M ! r e
“W e ar e r e sol v e d oh L ord of all ! th ey sai d
,
.
, ,
.
T o b e yo u r dw e lli ng plac e ; -
An d H e av en s star j e w el e d fa e
’
-
c
Ar ch e d for yo u r roof top ; an d th e t en d er rain
-
Sen t down at th e d u e s e aso n , wh e r e by gra i n

G row eth , an d cl u st e r e d gold
Of dat e s , an d gra pe s that hold
Th e purpl e an d th e a m b e r ho n e y j u i e ? -
c
T h e s e for yo u r u s e
“
Your L ord an d A g en t gav e .
Mak e H im n o pee rs , n or oth e r g u ardian hav e

,
A ll a h -
al W ak i l ! Thy w a r ds a r e w e
;
H a ve us i n T h y f i d el i ty .
A L K AW I—
.
T h o u m i g h ty O n e c
IV h o s e m er y h a th up r a is ed
Ma nk i n d to pr a i s e T h ee, be T h o u h er eby p r a is ed !
Co n sid er th e m that s e rv e
T h e fal se gods , how th e y lay in gold e n di sh e s
H o n ey an d fru i ts an d fish e s
B efor e th ei r idols ; an d th e gr e en fly o m e s , c
Shoots thro u gh th e g u ard e d gat e s , an d h u m s
Scorn of th e ir o ffe ri n g , st e ali n g what s h e will ;
A n d n o n e of th e s e gr e a t gods t h e thi e f an k ill , c
So swift s h e is an d s m all :
A n d n o n e of all
Can m ak e o n e littl e fly , for all th eir stat e ;
So f e ebl e ar e th e y, an d so fals e ly gr e at 1
.
Ye pe o pl e of th e stocks an d sto n e s ! h e r e i n
A parabl e is s e t agai n st yo u r Sin .
Bu t A llah high doth r u l e

W hos e ha n d m ad e all thi ngs , b ei ng Pow e rful .
A l H a w i ! K i n g Of po w er a n d m ig h t !
-
B e T h y h a n d o er u s day a n d n ig h t !
’
1
Cf Ko
. ran xxn . c
h apt er “Of Bel i ev ers ”
, ,
PE A RLS OF T HE FA ITH .
26 5
A LLA H A L - -
M ATE E N .
A lla h a l Ma teen ! Fi r m i s o u r L o r d a n d f a s t;
”
- -
P r a i s e H i m W h o d o th uph o l d T h ee to th e l a s t .
By th e A n g els r an g e d 1 11 ra nks
A n d th e R ai n clou d Driv e rs -
Re c “
,
it er s of th e word Th y G o d i s o ne , ,
Firm s o ur L o r d !
1
O f th e h e av en s th e t en t pol e -
,
A l W a ta d ; an d of e arth
IIa bl a l Ma teen th e s u r e Cord :
- -
,
1
By this thy so u l
H old e th fro m birth ,
Fast is th e cord an d sur e ; ,
T h e y o n ly shall en du r e
W h o dw e ll b en e ath th e m ighty t e nt uphol den
By A l Wa l a d th e G old en ,
2
.
Sta y of T h y s er va n ts , A l Ma teen ! -
In T h ee i s s tr o n g d el i ver a n e s een c .
AL -
W A LI .
A l W a li ! Nea r es t of a ll f r i en d s, a n d B es t,
So pr a i s e y o u r L o r d , W h os e h elp i s m i g h ti es t .
Clos e is H e al ays to His faithfu l o n e s

w ,
Bu t clos er d e lt th e y i n th e ti m e s of o l d
w .
H ath i t co m e to y e hat A l Bai dh ii w i w -
P e n te th of th e days of A braha m
r se ,
W h o m A llah c “
all e d H i Fri en d an d lik e a fri e n d ”
s ,
Softly en t e ate df s to ping out of H e av e n

r
‘
o
Cf K r
1 iii c
o an
“
h apt r Of“th Fam i ly f Im ra e e o n
lxxviii c
. .
,
h a p“
t r Of th I f rm a ti
.
Cf K
2 o ran , e e n o on
”
c
. . .
Cf K r
. i h apt Of W m
o an, v . er o en .
66 A RNOLD S POE MS ‘
.
To h el p an d c o m fort h i m s o dear to G o d ?
O ftti m e s th e An g e ls of h i s L ord wo u ld light
Fam i lia l ith fold e d ings b for e
r v w w ,
e
T h e c urta i n of h i s t en t c o n v ers i n g th er e ; ,
O ft ti m e s o n thor ny flats of w ild er n e ss

, ,
O r i n th e par c h d pass of th e e c e ho in g cav e , ,
T h e v ery voi c e of G o d o uld thr i ll h is e ars ; w
An d h e m ight a n s w e r as a m an w i th m an , ,
H e ar i ng an d s pe aki ng thi ngs u n s pe akabl e .
W h er e for e n o m arv l tha t h e gav h i s s o n

,
e e
A t Al lah s biddi ng an d had back his s o n

’
Pati n t an d safe
e h e n th e ild goat c
—
wa m e down w
An d h u n g a m i d th e n e b b u k by h i s hor n s ,
O n T h ab i n igh to Me c r, ca in th e val e ,
O f Mi n a ; an d th k nif e of A braha m
1
e
Re dd en e d with u nw ept blood .
T h er e had fall n dro u gh

’
t.
U po n th e lan d and all th e m o u ths b e fe d

,
Hu n g er e d for m e al ; th e r e for e A l Khalil s en t —
Me ss e ng ers u n to E gypt to a lord —
W althy an d favorabl e ha vi ng stor e

e ,
O f gra i n an d cattl e by th e ba n ks of Ni l e
‘
G i v e u n to A braha m th e m e ssag e sa i d
”
, ,
A l i t tl e part for gold ye t m or e for lov e ,
( A s h e had g i v e n i f th e strait w e r e thi n e )

,
Me al of th e m ill et l ent i l wh e at an d b e a n , , , ,
T hat h e an d h i s m ay l i v e ; for dro u ght hath co m e

U po n our fi elds an d past ur e s an d w e pi n e ,
.
Spak e th e E gy ptia n lord “ L o ! n o w y e ask

O er m u c
,
h of m e for fri en dli n e ss an d m or e

’
T ha n gold c
,
an b u y s i n c d e arth hath also co m e

, e
O v e r o u r fi e lds an d n othi n g is to spar e

,
Yet had it b ee n to suc c

.
or A braham ,
A n d th em that d e ll b n e ath hi s t e n t th e half

w e ,
O f all w e hold had fill e d yo u r e m pty sacks .
But h e w i ll f e e d p e opl e e wot n o t of w ,
Poor folk an d h un gry a n d er e rs of th e wast e

, w
T h e which ar e n o u ght to u s who hav e of s u c h ,
1 Cf Koran, xxxvii c
h apt r e
“Of th e Ran ed
. .
g .
2 68 A RNO LD S P OE MS
’
.
\Vife of m y boso m ? for th e s m ell of br e ad

Ri s e th an d lo ! I s e e th e cak e s a e bak e d
, r .
“By G o d ! W h o i s th e o nly O ne s h e sa i d ”
W h en c e sho u ld it c
, ,
o m e sav e fro m thy fri en d who s ent ,
T h e lord of E gypt ? “ Nay ! q u oth Abraha m

A nd fe ll upo n his fa c
,
e low worship i n g ,
-
,
“Bu t this hath co m e fro m th e d e ar m i ghty ha n ds
O f A llah o f th e L ord of E gypt s lords
’
— .
My Fri en d an d K i n g an d H el per ; n ow m y folk

‘
,
’
Shall li v e an d d ie n o t G lory b e to G o d ! .
H e th a t h a th A lla h f o r a f r i en d,
To w ant a nd w oe h a th pu t th e en d .
57 .
A L HA M I D
-
.
Ric
h to r ew a r d
y L o r d i s;
ouro h d o y e .
P r ai se -
“
A l H a m i d, th e E ver p r a i s ew o r th y l -
"
Prais e Him by al m s ; an d wh en ye h e l p b eli e v e rs ,
Mar n o t yo u r g i fts w i th gr u dg i n g word or will

Si n c e ye at Allah s ha n ds ar e fr e e r e c e i v ers
’
Fr e ely b estow A gard en o n a hill .
Is as a lik e n e ss of tha t fair c o m passio n

Show n fo r th e sak e of G o d th e h e avy rai n :
De s c e n de th an d th e d ew
, an d e v e ry fashio n :
O f good s eed spri ng s t en fold in fr u it an d grai n

T h e lik en e ss of th e evil h eart b e stowi n g ,
T h at m en m ay prais e i s as th e thin clad p e ak ,

-
,
W h e r e fro m th e ra i n wash e s all soil fo r g ro in g w ,
L eavi ng th e h ard rock n ak e d fru i tl e ss bl e ak , ,

.
S y
a , will y e pla n t o n rock or pl e n t e o u s gard e n ?
G row n ought or grow gr e en vi n e s that shad e a ff ord

,
?
Forgiv e your b r e thr en as ye ask for pardo n ;

G i v e as ye hav e r e c e iv e d an d prais e yo u r L ord ! ,
Al l a h a l H a m i d ’
-
w h a t to n g u e c
-
a n tel l
.
T hy g o o d nes s, ever - la u d a bl e ?
1 Cf . Koran, ii c
h apt r
. e
“Of th e H eif er .
”
P E A RL S or T HE FA IT H .
2 69
AL -
M U HSI .
A l Muh s i / T h e A c
“ c o u n ta n t ! lau d H im so
W h o r ec
k on eth up th e d eed s m en d o bel o w .
“IN GO DS ’
EAME , ME R CIFUL MPA SS IONA TE
CO
, .
W h en E art h shall q uak e with qu aki ng , 1
A nd c ast h er b ur d en fort h
Of corps e s ; an d li v e m en
Shall as k — with t e rror sha k i ng
W hat ail th E arth
e ? that day
Sh e s hall r eply , an d s ay
T hat which h er L or d co m m a nds
A nd m en sh all c o m e in ba n d s ,
T his sid e an d that sid e, ra n g e d to show
T h e ir works , an d th e acco u n t to k n ow .
A n d h e that wrought of good a r e d an t s w eigh t

’
Shall s e e it writ :
And who did e vil , ay e ! as th e ski n of a dat e,
Shall wit ne ss it .
A l Mu h s i / dr ea d A co u n ta n t !
-
c l ook
c
In m er y o n o u r j u dg m en t bo ok -
.
AL -
MUBDI .
-Mu hd i ’ i H i m b h i h l m
A i pr a se y t s o y n a e
c
. ,
W h o g ave to a l l th e spa r k w h i h l i g h ts l ife s fl am e

’
W h en c e ca m e ye ; and th e p e opl e o f th e g r o ve s ;
T h e str e am s th e s e as th e wild er n e s s th e air ;
, , ,
B easts fish e s fowl ; e ach with th e ir li ve s and l o ves

, , ,
E ach glad to b e e ach in its

, ki n d so fair ?
Cf K ran x c
. o ix c ,
“
h pt r Of th E arth q uak e
. a e e .
.
B egott en of th eir lik Ye a ! e ? lik e “

b u t th eir ,
W h o did d evis e that an d th e hidd en c har m

.
W h e r eby as fla m e fro m torch to torch doth strik e

—
T h e light of lif e shi n e s o n bright j oyo u s war m ?

, .
Al -
Mub di hath d evi s e d it ! Hi s d ecr ee
b e gin ni n g shap ed an d
In th e ord e r e d e ach
“
,
Sayi n g to al l th e s e thi ngs for e s e e n

”
So b e ! ,
An d s o th ey w er e ob eyi ng A llah s sp eec h ’
,
.
A l Mu bd i !
-
G r ea t B eg i n n er ! ta k e
O ur pr a i s es , f o r l ife s pl ea s a n t s ak e !
’
AL M U HI B
’
-
.
H e mad e l ife —
an d He tak es i t— bu t i n s tea d
G i ves m or e r aise R es to r er , A i Mu h i d !
’
p th e -
He w h o di e d Az a n s en ds
at
T hi s to co m fo r t faithful fri en d s
Fai thful fri end s ! it h e s I kn ow , ,
Pal e an d whit e an d cold as s n ow ;

“
And ye s ay A bd ul lah s d e ad !
’
W e eping at m y fee t an d h e ad ;
Ic an s ee yo u r fal ling t e ars
Ic
,
an h e ar your cri e s an d pray er s ;

Yet I s m i l e an d whisp er this
,
I am n o t that thi ng you kiss ;

Ce as e your t e ars an d l et it h e ;,
It w a s mi ne it i s n o t I, .
Sw e e t fri en ds ! what th e wo m en l ave ,
Fo r its l ast b e d in th e grav e,

“
Is a t en t which I am q u ittin g ,
Is a g a rment no m or e fi tt i ng ,
‘
.
Bu t in light ye c an n o t s ee
O f u nful fill e d f eli city ,
A n d e n largin g Para dis e ,
L iv e s th e l i f e that n ever di es .
Far e well fri en ds ! Yet n o t far ew ell

,
W h er e I am ye too shall dw ell , ,
I am go n e b e for e yo ur fac e
A h eart b e at s ti m e a gray a n t s pac e
’ ’
-
.
,
W h en ye co m e h er e I have st e pp ed w ,
Ye w i ll m arve l h y ye w e pt ; w
Ye ill kn ow by tru e lo v e taught

w , ,
T hat h er e i s all an d th e r e is n o u ght ,

.
W e ep a wh i l e if ye ar e fa i n , ,
Sun s h in e still m ust follow rai n !

O nl y n o t at d e ath for d e ath ,
No w I s ee i s that first br e ath

—
W hi c h our souls draw wh en w e en t er

L if e th at i s of all lif e c en t er
, .
K n ow y e Al lah s law is lov e ’
Vi ew e d fro m Al lah s T hron e abo ve ’
Be ye fi r m of trust an d co m e
Fa i thfu l o n ard to you r ho m e !
w
L a A ll a h i ll a A ll a h ! Ye a,
Mu hid ! Re stor er ! So ver ei g n !
‘
s ay !
He h o d ied a t A z a n g a ve
w
T h i s to th os e th a t m a d e h i s g r a ve .
6 1 .
MO HYI
’
AL -
.
A LMo h y i ! th e Qu i k en er ! h er eby
’
c
P r a i s e H i m w h o m A n g el s pr a i s e eter n a lly .
An d of Hi s sig n s is this s aith th e G r eat Book ; ,
Un d er th e a ngry s un t h e sla i n e a th l o o k l 1 —
Cf K r n xli c
1 . o a ,
“
h apt r Of Sig n E xplain d
. e s e .
”
PE A RLS OF T H E FA ITH .
27 3
Dri e s up d u st ; di e s e v ery growi ng thin g ;

th e
T h n blow w e br e aths of south er n w i n d wh i c
e h b r i ng
Rai n drop pin g c
-
lo u ds an d s ee ! th e d e ad e arth liv e s
, ,
A n d stirs an d sw e lls ; an d ev e ry h erb r e vi v e s

,
.
So shall th e d e ad b e q u ick e n e d by H i s br e ath ,
T his i s Al Mo h yi s s i g n th e G r e at Book saith

’
-
‘
, .
o h , th o u bel i ever ! s h a ll i t be
H e s a ves th e g r een th i n g , a n d n o t th ee ?
AL -
MUMIT .
H e q u ic
k en eth , “
bu t H e k ill eth bl ess éd th ey
W h o m ay a bi d e in tr u s t th a t fi n a l d ay !
Yea ! o m e hav e fou n d right good to h e ar th e s um

s ~
m o n s of th e ir L ord ,
An d go n e as glad as warriors pro u d who tak e u p s p ear ,
an d sword
A t so un di ng of th e so ng of fight ; as light of h eart as

thos e
For who m th e brid e u nv eileth h er m outh of p earl and
r os e .
J elalu d Din , E r Bu m i , th e sai n t of Balkh th e s on

’ ’
- - -
“
O f h im s u r n a m e d Flow e r of th e Faith , this w as a
c h os en o n e,
T o who m De ath softly show e d hi m s elf, H ea v en s g en tl e
’
call to giv e
For hat w ord i s it bids us
w die, sav e that which m ad e
u s live ?
Sick lay h e th er e in Ko nya ; t as daw n ; th e gold en ’
str e a m
Of light new spri ngi ng in th e e ast o n his thin lips
, ,
d id g l e a m
27 4 A RNOLD S PG E MS ’
.
T hos e li ps which spak e th e p r ais e of G o d all thr oug h

h i s holy y e ars ,
An d m ur m u r e d n o w , with faith an d hop e un c
hang e d ,
th e m or ni ng pr ay e rs .
T h en one w ho watch e d b esid e his b e d, h eard at th e

i nn r gat e e
A voic e cry “ A f tah ! op en ! fr o m far I co m e an d

‘ ’
, ,
wait
T o sp e ak m y m e ssag e to Jel itl a m e ssag e th at w i ll —
brin g
Peac e an d r eward to h im who li e s th e t ih ah m ur
m u rin g .
c
T h e r e at th e wat h er dr ew th e bar whi ch clos e d th e
c
ha m b er door , -
WV o n d er ing an d f e ar e d, for n e er was h eard upo n this

’ ’
arth b e for e
e
A cc en ts s o s e e t an d c o m forti ng n o r ev er ey e s of m e n
w ,
Saw pr e s en c e s o m aj e stical as his who e n t er e d th en .
E n t er e d with glidin g footst ep s a bright c e l e stial yo u th ,

Spl e n d i d an d stra n g e in b e auty , past words to sp e ak
its tr u th
Midn ight is n o t s o dark an d d eep as w as his sol em n
ga e z ,
By lov e an d pity l i ght ed as th e night with silv ery rays

,
.
‘
W hat is thy n a th e watch e r ask e d
me ? I m ay “that
,
t e ll m y lord ,
T ho u fa i r an d dr e adf ul m e ss en g er ! w hos e glan c e is as

a sword ;
W hos e fa c e is lik e th e H e av e n u n v e il e d ; whos e t en d e r
s e ar c
hin g voic e
M k e th th h eart c eas e b eatin g b u t bids th so u l
. 1 e , e
r j oic e e .
A r ae l ana
z
“
spak e th e shap e I am th e Spir i t of
, ,
De ath ;
An d I am s en t fro m Al lah s thro n e to stay thy m ast r s
’
’
e
br eath .
.
Joyful ar e th ey r esti ng th er e ,
Fr ee fro m sorro w pa n or f e ar ; ,
i ,
W atchi ng u s who l e ft i n lif e , ,
Ar e n o t q uit as y e t of strife ;
, ,
But shall soo n attai n to share ,
A llah s m e rci e s an d d e clar e

'
Si d e by s i d e with thos e that He —
Sh o w e th grac e e t er n ally ,
An d withhold e th n o t th e pay
A t th e en di n g of th e day .
Ya H a iy
- Th ou ever l i vi n g L or d, -
Be ou r s su c h w o r k a n d s u h r ew ar d c .
AL -
KA IYUM
Mag n ify H i m , A l K a iy u m ;-
an d s o c
al l
The “Se s u bs i s ti ng
”
G od h o j u dg eth a ll
lf -
w .
W h en tr u mp et shall s oun d
th e ,
O n that day ,
1
T h e wi c k e d slow g ath ering

,
-
,
Shall s ay
“Is it lo n g w e hav e lai n in o ur gra ves ?
,
For it s eem s as an ho ur !
T h en w i ll Is r afi l call th em to j u dg ment ;
A n d n o n e shall hav e pow e r
T o t u r n asid e th i s way or that ;
,
A n d t h eir v oic e s ill si nk w
T o s il en c e exc e pt for th e so u n din g

,
O f a n ois e l i k e th e n o i s e o n t h e bri nk
,
O f th e s ea wh en i ts sto ne s
,
A r e dragg e d w i th a clatt er an d hiss

Do w n th e shor e in th e wild br e ak er s roar
’
T h e so un d of th ir o e s hall b e this ! e w
Cf K ran xx c
1 . o
“
h apt r Of T H e . .
”
,
.
27 7
T h enth ey w h o d en i e d
T hat H e l i v e th E t er n al Self m ad e ,
-
,
Shall call to th e m o u n tai n s to crush th em ;

A m a z e d an d afr aid .
T h ou Self s u bs i s ten t, L i vi n g L o r d !
-
c
Th y g r a e ag a i n s t th a t d ay af o r d .
AL -
W A JI D .
Ai W tj z d ! pr a i s e h er eby th a t W a t hf u l On e c
W h os e ey es s ee a l l th i n g s u n d er n ea th th e su n .
By th e T en holy
ev e an d th e D ns aw s of gold ! 1
By th e O n e an d th e M n a ifold !
By d p i g of
th e e e e n n th e D ark ss of
ne the n ight !
( A n d th s
e e b e oaths of ight
m : )
H ast thou c o sid r d wha with
n e e t Ad G o d wrought ,
An d wh r u to
e e n He bro ght
u
ro d Ira of
P u m th e pillar d th o
e r n e,
W hos e lik e n o oth e r la n d did o n w

:
An d T h am fi d s rac e w h i c h h e w e d h o u s es of r ocks ;
’
An d Pharaoh stro n g for sho c

, ks
A s is a t e n t ith t e
wn t pe gs driv e n d-
e e p ? 2
L o ! th e s e th eir ha u ghty stat e di d k ee p ,
A n d mu ltiply th eir w i c k e d n ess ;

T ill A llah who lo ng s u ffe ri ng h ath-
L aid upo n th e m th e s c
, ,
ourg e s of H is wrath .
V e rily as a “watchtow er
is your L ord ”
, .
L o ! if y e k n ew this would ye sh u t yo u r hoard

,
W h en th e poor cry ; d ev o u r th e e ak ; an d lov e w
Yo u r rich s m or e tha n tr e as u r e s stor e d abov e ?

e
1
Cf K ran lxxxi x c
o
“
h apt r Of D yb r ak e a e
T h A rab i c ord W t d b ar thi ig nifi c
. .
, .
2 e w ati n
a a e s s s o .
.
Ho ! wh en th e e arth s bo ne s crack ’
A n d ra n k o n ra nk th e a n g e ls gath e r
A nd h e ll s bla c
, ,
k gat e s fly ba c
,
’
k
H o w will e a c
,
“
h say W o u ld G o d in life s fair ’
w ez th e i
,
I had b ethought m e of th i s stor m of h ell ! ”
But th en it shall b e w ell

For th ee tho u so u l ! to day un c
, o m fort ed -
,
\Vho k n o w t that A llah s ee s ;

’
A n d pati e n tly a aite s t t ill H e pl eas e w
Call th e e to co m fort pra i s i n g H im an d prais ed , .
Joyous thou shal t b e ra i s e d

T o Paradis e h e ari n g H i s a n g e ls s ay
, ,
“E n t e r an d b e e xc e edi ng glad to day ! -
,
Al W di i d ! “W a tc
h er ! by g r a s a ve c
e
c
,
Wh o s h a ll a tta i n th a t h appy pl a e 9 .
A L I HLA S
’
-
.
W dh i d ! “
T h e On e ! h r ei n
f y e f a i th e u l, s a y
Su r a A l I h lds, -
‘ 1
c
l ea n s i n g s o u l s f r o m s i n .
“IN s on s
’
NA M E M ERC I F U L C OMP A SSI ONA T E !

, ,
Say : “H e is G o d
alo n e ,
E t er n al o n t h e T hro n e .
Of n o n e b e gott n an d b e g e ttin g n o n ee ,
.
W h o hath n t l i k e un to H i m an y o n e !
”
2
o
Ya W dh id fl o ly
' !
On l y ! w e
T h u s d o d e la r e T h y c u n it
y .
1
T hi s n am is g iv en t o th e Su ra as
“c
l e ari n o n e s s elf
’ ”
f ro m
e g
hr
e es y
c
xii c
.
3
Cf . Koran, h apter . Of U n ty i .
28 0 A RNOL D S P OE JIS ’
.
A nd th en a n oth er an d th e c i ty c
—
om e s
F ull u po n vi ew w i th all h er m i lk h i te do m e s -
w
Bu t th e Chald e a n n o had s po i l e d th e pla c

.
e w
An d d e solat e an d ast e as Z i o n s fa c
,
w e w ,
H er p o u d abod e s u n pe o pl e d an d h e ways
1 r
H ea pe d with c
,
har1 e d b e a m s an d l i n t e ls O z ai1 say s ,

“Oh L ord ! who pro mi s d to J ru sal em
.
e e
Co m fort an d p ea c e ; an d for h e so n s to th em r ,
A glad r e tur n how shall T h y word b e k ept

,
W h en fi r e an d st e e l ov e r th e s e roofs hav e s w e pt ,
An d s h e that w as a qu e en li e s d e ad an d black
, , ,
A s oki g rui
m n n wh e t e j a c
e h , kals pa kc ? 1
A hun dr ed y e ars w e r e n o t e n ough to g i v e

Life back to Z io n ! Can s h e ev er li ve
”
?
Bu t whil e h e spak e th e Ang e l of th e L or d

,
L ai d o n h is do u bti n g fro n t a fi e ry sword ,
A nd Oz air in that lo n ely d e s ert s pot

F e ll pro n e an d lay br e athi n g an d m o vin g n o t
,
—
O n e hu n dr e d y e ars hil e th e gr eat world roll e d on

,
w ,
A n d Z io n ros e an d m ighty d ee ds
, e r e do n e w .
An d wh en th e h u n dr e d y e ars w e r e flo w n G o d said , ,
“Awak O z ai r ! how lo n g hast tarri e d
e, ,
T hin k e st tho u h er e ? O air r e pl i e d “A day z

, , ,
Pe rchan c e or half T h e awf ul V oic e said “Nay !

, ,
.
Bu t look u po n thy ca m el O f that b east

”
.
No u ght sav e wh i t e bo n es w as l eft n o s i g n th e l east : , ,
O f fl e sh or hair or h i d e th e d e s ert grass

, , :
W as m att e d o er its shan ks an d roots did pass

’
Fro m a g n arl e d fi g tr e e thro u gh th e eye pits twai n

— -
,
An d i n an d o u t i ts r i bs gr e w t h e v ervai n ,
But m id th e m ol d er in g s of i ts saddl e bags

’
-
A n d cri m so n car pe t w i th r d i n to rags , e e ,
A bask e t fu ll of n e w pi c
, k d da tes stood th er e
-
e ,
B e s i d e a crus e of wat r stan d i n g h e r e e , w
H e s e t th e m fr e sh t i c e fif t y y e ars ago ;
,
w
A n d all th e dat e s w er e gold e n i t h th e glow w
O f y e str een s s un s e t an d th e c r u s e s r im
’ ’
Sparkl ed with w at er to th e very bri m .

PE A RL S OF T H E FA IT H .
28 1
Oz air ! th e awf u l Voic e s pak e, o n th e s e !

“look
H e m ak e th an d u n m ak e th what shall pl e as e ;
Sav e s or d e stroys , r e stor e s or asts a w ay ; c
c
A n d e nt u ri e s to H im ar e as a day ;
c
A n d it i e s all as e asy to r e viv e
c
A s this thy a m e l h e r e , w h i h n o w s hall li ve c .
T h e r e on th e sk u ll an d bo n e s tog e th e r cr ept
Fro m tangl e d w e ed an d s an d w h er e th ey had sl e pt
T h e h i d e an d ha i r c am e, an d th e fl e sh fill e d in,
T h e e y e s r e t u r n e d th e ir hollow pits withi n,
T h e saddl e bags u po n its haun h e s hu n g ,
-
c
T h e carpe t o n th e sad dl e hor n s w as fl u n g , -
T h e n os e ro pe fro m th e m u z z l e f ell
-
T h e b e ast .
Ros e fro m its k n e e s , an d wo u ld hav e m ad e to f e a st

O n th e gr e e n h erbag e wh e r e its bo n e s had lai n,
Bu t that i t h ard b ells of a c aravan
e
Co m i n g fro m K e dro n an d ith glad c r

y roar
,
e d w .
T h n O a i r look e d an d s aw
e z n e ly r e stor e d
,
—
w
Z io n s fa i r walls an d t e m pl s an d a c rowd
’
e ,
O f c i t i n s an d t affi c
z e , ri c
h an d lo u d
i
In h er hit str ee ts ; an d k n e w t i m e sh ould n o t b e

w e
Re cko n e d ga i n st H im who hath e t e r n ity

’
.
A s Sa m a d ! E ver l a s ti n g On e !
-
T h y tim es a r e g o od : T h y w i l l be don e .
A L K AD A R -
.
A l K a da r ! H e i s P r o vi d en c
-
“ e! h er eby
T h e L or d f
o a ll th i n g s l i vi n g m a g n ify .
W h en y e s ay Ki sm at
it w itti ngly , s ay ,
O h t ru e b el i v ers ! U n d er A llah s thro ne ’
,
e
Plac e is n o t l e ft for thos e a ccu rs ed thr e e ,
De sti ny “ Fortu ne Chan c

,
”
“ e A llah alone
,
.
.
Rul e th Hi s childr e n I is m a t y e shall d eem : i

’
E ac “
h m an s allott e d port i o n fro m of old
’
F i x d for h is part i n th e E t er n al s c
e h me e
By thos e gr eat H an ds h i ch all th e world s enfol d w .
“
Saye th th e Book T h er e pass eth n o m an s soul
’
E xc ept by G od s per m i ss i o n an d th e Sp e c h
’
,
e
W rit in th e s c roll d t r m i n i ng th e whol e e e ,
T h e ti m e s of all m e n an d th e ti m e s for e ach

”
1
.
,
A lso it s ay eth “ If a m an shall choos e :
T his world s r eward to him it shall b e giv en ;

’
An d if a m an shall dar e his lif e to los e

For Paradis e h e shall b e pa i d in h eav en ,
.
tea c
Ya R a da ! “R u le ! h u s s t il l
r r ,
Is ldm , s u bm i s s i o n to T h y w ill .
69 .
AL MUKT A DIR .
Al Mult ta di r ! th e
“P o w ! b h i
-
f y t er
s ul
P r aise w e th e W o r d, w e c
h en c o m eth w oe a n d bl i s s .
V r i ly all thi ngs sa i th

e Book W e m ad e
—
“th e —
, ,
De c r eei n g ; an d O ur b i dd i ng w as o n e or d w
Qu i c
,
k as th e twin kl in g of an e ye ; an d all
, ,
W hat ev e r th i n gs m en do stan ds in s c rolls , ,
W h er e gr e at an d s m all alik e ar e writt en do n ; w
A n d th e n shall s u r e ly co m e th e H o u r th e H our ! —
An d bitt r for th e si nn rs it i ll b e
e e w
\Vh en th e y a e dragg e d u po n th eir fa c

r e s dow n , ,
T o h e ll an d tast e th e to u c h of fi e ; b u t sw e et
“i ll it b e for th e piou s th es e shall sit
, r
l —
,
’
Mid str e a m s an d gard en s in th e s e at of tr uth ;
H ap py n e ar Mu k tad ir th e Mighty O n e
, ,
.
G r a n t u s th a t s ea t of tr u th to s ee
A l m i g h ty A l l a h ! n i g h to T h ee .
1
Cf Ko zin , r ‘
iii c “
h apter “Of Im r an s Fam ily ’ ”
c
. . .
2
Cf Ko an , r ii p h a t er Of th e Co w
liv c
. . .
3
Of Koran,.
hapt r . e Of th e Moon ,
.
H e a v en sh all s ay to H e ll that m o rning ,

“Ar t tho u full ? H e ll shall i n qui r e
”
H a s t thou oth ers ? blackly yawni ng

W ith chok e d g u ll e t But b eli e vin g .
Souls will s e e brought ni g h an d ni g h er

, ,
Para dis e s g at e s r e c eivin g

’
T hos e to who m W e pro m is e d H eaven .
“Pati en t o n e s ! for e v e r strivin g

T ow ard th e Mercif u l ! forg i ve n
Ar e your falt eri ngs ; en t e r ye

In t o p ea ce ; n o w is arri v i n g
T h e g r e at Day of e t er n i ty
”
.
Fo r ew a r n er a n d F u lfiller ! w e
Co nf es s w i th dr ea d T h i n e eq u i ty .
7 2, 7 3 , 7 4 , 7 5 .
AW W AL . A K HI R . T HA HIR B ATI N .
Aw w al Th dh i r
A leh i r R a ti n T h es e f o u r
“
. . . .
B e Mo th er s of th e Na m es ; th y L o r d a do r e,
1 ”
c
Sp eak i n g s u h w o r d s a s d o H i m tr u ly a ll c
c c
E s s en e a n d Su bs ta n e, F i r s t a n d L a s t i n a ll .
Su r a th e s ev en an d fifti e th : th e r e i s writ 2
T h e holy v e rs e w h i c
h k e eps th e charg e of it
T h e v e rs e w hi c
h all th e n a m e s of A llah hold e th
A s in o n e s k y th e silv e r stars all s it
1 T h“
es e r iv il k
f o u d i n e t t es ar e n ow n b y th e t e n c
h ic
al appe l o
ai
l t on o f hr a
T h e Mo t e s o f th e N m es , b e n g eg
”
ded i r ar as f un
dam ent al an d al l om p e en s v e
“
c rh i
vii c
.
2
Cf Ko an, l
. r pt e O f 1
. ha r
1 0 11 , 3 v . .
T h e ch apt r e
“of th e Iro
this script n! —
an d
Set o n i ts for efro n t,

as a hilt is t i pp e d
W ith four fold gold ; or as a h e l m of st e el

-
By so m e far sparkling cr e st g em is eq uipp e d

- -
.
H e i s th e First an d L ast this scri ptur e show s

—
Out e r an d I n ne r T hat w hich doth disclos e,

,
An d T hat which hid e s Its elf ; th e Ma nife st ,
T h e Secr e t ; an d all thi n gs and thou g ht s H e k n ow s .
“In s ix days e arth an d h e av en H e m ad e alo ne ,
T h e n r e asc e n d e d th e E t e rn al T hro n e ;
W hat e nt er e th e arth an d i s s u eth th en c e H e s e es ,
A n d wha t g o e s up an d dow n th e s ky i s k n ow n
”
T o A ll ah , w h o i s n igh wh er e e r ye b e,
’
A n d whatso e v e r d e e ds y e do doth s ee ;
H is is th e ki n gdo m of th e e arth an d h eav en ;
All thi ng s r e t u rn to A llah fi n ally .
B eg i n n i n g ! E n d ! W i th ou t ! W i thi n !
We c
el ebr a te T h y pr a i s e h er ei n .
YA W A LI .
L au d H i m wh o g o ver n s g o ver n o r s a n d k i n g s ,
A n g el s , a n d Dj i n s, a n d m en , a n d l i v i n g th i n g s .
Wo t of Solo m o n s sig ne t gr av e d of a sapph i r e in

’
y e ,
gold ,
G ra v e d with th e g r e at n a m e of G o d writ o n th e blu e ,
of th e sto n e ?
W isdo m and rich es an d pow er h ad h e who that tr e as ur e
did hold
Saf e in th e s tr ength of th e si g n et h e s at e o n his i v ory
th r o n e .
28 6 A RNO LD S POE MS
'
O n ly Ki ng So lo m o n k n ew how th e dr e a d l ett rs e di d
flow
h er e c
,
\V h at w as th e br e athi n g of A l eph ,
w am e th e
whisp erin g YO d ,
’
V he n h e S pak e th e in e fl abl e W ord th e s ea wi n ds at

Y
’
-
,
bidd i n g wo u ld blow ;
An d th e h il l s yiel d th e ir iro n an d j e w els an d g o ld at
,
, , ,
th e n am i n g of G o d .
A nd of th e v oid of th e s ky an d up fro m th e gu lfs

ou t ,
an d th e ca pe s ,
An d forth fro m th e c av ern s of earth an d dow n fro m ,
th e m ou n tai n s of fla m e ,
Flock e d De m on s with wo n d erful wi ngs an d If e et of , r
horribl e shape ,
A n d Dj i n s w ith re d y e s m ad e of fi r e ; Divs Pe ris

,
e , , ,
an d G ian ts th ey ca m e ,
.
Th ey cam e at th e call of th e n am e fro m Kaf that

, , ,
e n g i rdl e s th e s e as
Fro m th e gloo m of th e to m bs in th e grav eyard fro m ,
r ui n s o n d e solat e gro u n d ;
Fro m th e pool an d th e m arsh an d th e for e st ; fro m
poison ou s blosso m s an d tr ee s
Mo n stro u s or d a fi sh c
o n strai n e d en c
w hai ned
r , , ,
su bdu e d by a so un d ;
T he soun d of th e titl e of Al lah spok en s o as th e ,
An g ls sp e ake :
No r s pirits un co m e ly o nl y an d ev i l ; e th ere al , ,
ban ds
T hro n g e d down fro m th eir h e av enl y ho u s e s th e G r e at ,
Ki n g s s ervi ce to s ee k
’
H e ari n g that n am e l e ss Nam e which all thin gs livi ng

com m an ds .
An d th e fowl and th e b easts w er e fain to gath er e ach ,
cr eat u r e by e ach ,
\Vh en Solo m o n s umm o n e d h er eby pro n oun c i ng th e

m s ti c
,
v al words .
.
T h er e
hath s h e a m arv e lous thro n e of silv er figu r d , e
with gold ,
An d t h h ad of th e thro n e is a m oo n i n a j asp r
e e e
an d e m erald c u rv e,
For h er p e opl e orsh i p th e m oo n A n d Solo m o n ah

w
“
.
s e ed
w r B hold !
,
e
Littl e bird ! if tho u li e st n o t thi s qu e en shal l th e ,
Me r ciful s er v e !
T h er e aft er th e m essag e w en t fro m th e s erv an t of God .
th e kin g :
Solo m o n, s on of David , to Balkis qu een of , th e
so u th
Peac e b e to th em that follow th e Nam e u po n Solo m o n s
’
ri n g ;
Yi eld th e e an d wors hi p Allah ; cur s e d is th e idola
,
tro u s m o u th .
T h en Balkis s en t him g ifts of g ol d b i i c

, k s y e llow , an d
r ed ;
A n d b ea u t i fu l slav e s fi v e hun dr e d with a m b er

, an d
m u sk ; an d a g em
Drill e d w ith a c rook e d hol e, which ne e v r a golds mith
co uld thr ad ; e
An d a topa z of pric e unpi erc ed , ,

an d a di a m o n d
di ad em .
He bad e th e s ea worm eat a w ay through th e u n pi erc ed

'
ston e ;
An d th littl e an t carry a thr e ad through th e r u by s
'
crook d drille .
Doth s h e o ffe r to Solo m o n gif ts ? qu oth h e o n hi s ,
ivory thro n e ,
W e ar e rich e r than Seba s kin gdo m ! By Al lah

’
s aid h e
“ I will ,
T hat on e of m y slav e s brin g hith er Q ueen Bal kis ’
j ew el e d s eat ;
T h e r e by s h e shal l l e ar n that th e glor y i s ours and ,
th e kn owl e d g e an d m i g h t
”
.
P E A R LS OF T H E FA ITH .
28 9
T h en A saf, th e w is e, co m m a n d e d, an d a Dj i n spr ead his

p ini o n s fl e e t .
A n d bro u ght t h e m oo n thro n e thith e r , -

an d s et it
b efor e th e m ar i ght .
In a gu ard e d ho u s e s h e had sh u t it which a tho u s n d ,

‘
bowm en k ept
But h en sh e was c
,
w o m e to Sal em lo ! Solo m o n th e
k in g
Sat e th r e o n h er o w n gold s e at an d Balkis bow e d h e r
e ,
an d p tw e ,
Say i n g I pray th e e t e ach m e th e Na me o n thy

,
"
,
sign e t ri n g !
"
We hav e si nn e d again st our souls followi n g low er ,
L ords ;
O ur ki n gdo m w e gi e an d our goods an d our li ve s
v , ,
an d o ur spirits to thi ne .
Su ch wors hi p h ad h e of old who knew A l W dl i s ’

-
words
W hich rul e th e rul e rs an d k ne w th e soun d of th e ,
Nam e Di vi n e .
1
Ya W dli ! c
G r a i o u s L o r d ! i mp a r t
T r u e kn ow l edg e of T h ee, a s T h o u ar t .
AL -
MUT A HA LI .
P r ai s e H im , A l -
Mu tdh dl i ! W h os e d ec
r ee
Is w i s er th a n th e w it f
o m an c
an s ee .
T i s writt en in th e cha pt er
’
“of th e Cav e
,
An A n g e l of th e L ord , a m i n i st e r ,
1
Cf Koran,
. xxvii ch apt r
. e
“Of th e A nt .
”
1
Cf Koran,
. xvi ii .
.
H ad rra n ds upon e arth an d Mos e s said

e
“G ra n t m e to
, ,
nd i th th e that I m ay l e arn
w e w e ,
G od s ways i th m en T h A ng l a n s r i ng sai d
’
w e e w e .
“T hou c
, ,
.
a n st n t b e ar w i th m ; tho u w i lt n o t hav e
o e
K n o l e dg e to j u dg e ; y et i f tho u f l l w s t m e
w o o e ,
Qu st i o n m e n o t what e v e r I shall do
e ,
Un til I t e ll th e e
”
.
T h en th ey fo u n d a shi p
O n th e s e ashor e wh e r e fro m th e A n g e l str u ck
,
H r boards an d brak e th em Mos e s said \Vi lt drown

e
“
,
.
T h e m ar i n e rs ? T h i s i s a stran g e th i n g wro u ght ?
Did I n o t say tho u co u lds t n o t b ar i th m e ? e w
T h e An g el a n sw e r e d “b e tho u sil en t n o w ! —
”
Yet farth e r an d th e y m e t an Ar ab boy

,
U po n h i s ey e s with m o u th i n visibl e
T h e A n g e l br e ath e d ; an d all his ar m blood fro z e w ,
And ith a m oa n h e san k to e arth an d d i e d

, w ,
.
T h n Mos s said
e e Sl aye s t tho u th e i nn oc n t
,
e
W h o di d n o w ro n g ? T h i s i s a hard thi n g s e en !
“Di d I n ot t e ll th said th e Mi ni st r e e, e ,
T ho u wo u ldst n o t b e ar with m e ? Q ue st i o n m e n o t !
Th en cam e to a villag e wh e r e th er e stood ,
A lo w ly h u t ; th e gard n fen c e th e r e of e -
T o ppl d to fall th e A ng e l thru st it down

e : ,
A r u i n of gray sto n e s an d li m e an d til s , ,

e ,
Cru shi n g th e l e n tils m e lo n s sa ffro n b e a n s , , , ,
T h e l i ttl e har e st of th e c
v ottag e folk
“
.
W hat hir e ask e d Mos e s hadst tho u for thi s

, ,
Se em in g s o e v il ?
T h en th e An g el said ,
T his is th e parti ng b e t i xt m e an d th e e ; w
Ye t will I first m ak e m an i f st th e thi ngs e
T hou co u ldst n o t b e ar n o t k n owi n g ; that m y L ord , -
‘
E xalt e d abov e all r eproach b e pra i s e d —
.
T h e ship I brok e s e rv e th poor fi s h e folk r-
W hos e liv e lihood w as lost b c au s e th r cam e ,

e e e
A ki n g that way s ei z i n g all boa t s fo un d hol e ; w
No w have th ey p e ac e T o uching th e Ar ab boy .

’
.
H ast s ee n
T h e r e cord writt en of Salah u d D e en - -
T h e Sultan ? H o w h e m e t, u po n a day ,
In his o w n city o n th e pu bl ic w a ,
y
A wo m an w ho m th ey l e d t o d i e Th e v e il
c
.
W as stri ppe d fro m o ff h er w e e pi ng fa e, an d pal e

Her sha m e d ch e eks w e r e, an d wild h er dark fix e d eye,
A n d h er lips draw n with t error at th e cry
O f th e harsh p e o pl e, an d th e r u gg e d sto n e s
Bor n e in th eir han ds to br e ak h er fl e sh an d bon es ;
For t h e law stood that si nn ers su h as s h e c
Perish by sto n i n g , an d this doo m m u st b e ;
So w en t th e w an ad u lt e r e ss to h er d e ath .
H igh n oo n it w as , an d th e hot kha m s ee n s br e ath

’
c
Bl e w fro m th e d es ert san ds an d par h e d th e to w n .
T h e crows gasp e d , an d th e k i n e w en t up an d do w n
c
W ith lollin g to n g u e s : th e a m e ls m oa n e d ; a cro w d
Pr e ss e d wi th th eir pi t c h e rs , wran gli ng hi gh an d loud,
A bo u t th e ta n k ; an d o n e dog by a w e ll ,
Ni gh d ead w i th thi rst , lay w h er e h e y e lp e d an d f ell
G lar i n g u po n th e wat e r o u t of r e a h , c
c
An d pray i n g s u c or in a sil en t s pe e h , c
So p i t e o u s w er e its e y e s. W hi c h wh en sh e s aw ,
T h i s wo m a n fro m h e r foot h er sho e did d raw ,
lb eit d e ath sorro w fu l , an d loo pi n g u p
-
T h e lo n g silk of h er g i rdl e, m ad e a u p c
O f th e h ee l s hollo w , an d th u s l e t i t s i n k
’
c c c
Un til it to u h e d th e ool bla k wat er s bri n k ; ’
So fill e d th e m bro i d e r e d sho e, an d gav e a draught

’
T o th e s pen t b e ast , which wh i n e d, an d fawn e d , an d

fl d
’
q u a e
H er k in d gift to th e dr egs ; n ext l i ck e d h er ha n d,

W i th s u ch glad looks that all m i g h t un d e rsta n d
H e h e ld his l i f e fro m h er ; th e n , at h er f ee t
c
H e follo w e d los e, all do w n th e cr u e l str e et
H er o ne fr i en d in that city .
Bu t th e kin
Ri di ng within his litt e r , m ark e d this thin g,
An d h o w th e w o m a n , o n h e r w ay to d i e,
Had s uch co mpassio n fo r th e mi s ery
P E A RLS OF TH E FA IT H .
2 93
!
Of that par ch e d ho un d T ak e o ff h er c h ai n an d pl ac
e : ,
T h v ei l o n c e m or e abov e th e s i nn e r s fac e
’
e ,
A n d l e ad h r to h r ho u s e i n p e ac e ! h e said
e e .
Th e l a i s that th e p eopl e sto n e th e e d e ad

w
Fo that wh i ch tho u hast wro u ght ; b u t th er e is c

r o me ,
Faw nin g aro un d thy f e e t a witne ss du m b , ,
No t h e ard u pon thy trial ; this bru t e b east

T e stifi e s for th e e sist e r ! whos e w e ak br e ast
,
D e ath c ou ld n o t m ak u n g en tl e I hold r ul e e .
In Al lah s st e ad w h o i s th e Me rciful
’ ’
‘
,
A n d h O pe for m er c
,
y ; th er e for e go thou fr ee
I dar e n o t show l e ss pity u n to th e e !
”
A s w e
f org ive m o r e th a n w e
—
an d
Ya B ar r ! g oo d G o d ! s h ow l em en y c c .
A L TA W W A B -
.
P r ai s e Il i m , A l T a w -
w ab if a s o u l r epen ts ,
Seven ti m es a n d s even ty ti m es th y L o r d r el en ts .
A t th e gat e s of Paradis e ,
W h enc e th e a n gry An g e ls dra ve h im ,
A da m h e ard in g en tl e is e w
A llah s w h i sp e r w h i ch forgav e h im
’
fro m this fair pla c

,
G o it sa i d “ e
, , ,
Ye that sinn e d ; ye t n o t d e spair i ng ;

H a ply th er e shall c o m e a grac e
An d a g u i da n c e ; an d in f e ari ng
Me an d follo i n g My will
. w ,
Bl e s s é d shall yo u r s ee d b e still
” 1
.
K n ow ye n o t that G o d r ec e iv e s
G ladly ba ck th e so u l h i ch gri eves ! w
Kn o ye n o t that H r l en ts
w e e
E e th s i nn r w e ll r e p n ts
r e ? e e
1
Cf K ran ii co
“
h apt r Of th H if r v 35 e e e e . .
.
,
.
,
.
T e rribly H is j u stic e b ur n s ,
E asily H is a n g e r t ur n s 1
.
Spak e o u r L ord : o n e draw n e ar

“If
U nto G o d w i th pra i s e an d pray er
—
H alf a c ubit , G o d w i ll go
T w en ty l e ag u e s to m e e t him s o .
H e who walk e th u n to G o d ,
G o d w i ll r u n u po n th e road ,
A l l th e q u ickl i er to forgiv e
On e who l ear n s at last to liv e .
Ya T a w w db ! f o r T h y m er c
’
s s a k e,
y
Us to s w eet p ea c
e a n d pi ty tak e .
GHA FOOR MUNT A KIM . .
“
F o r g i ver ! a n d A ven g er ! w o r s h ip H i m
”
By th es e tw o n a m es G h af o o r a n d M i n ta k i m,
.
Oh , Men of dry c
, lay ‘
m old e d , 2
as th e p ott er m ol d s
th e j ars ;
Oh , Dj in s that W e hav e fashio n e d fro m
, th e s m ok l e ss
e
fi r e of stars :
Wh at ter r o r f
o th e L or d w ill y e a bi d e ?
H e i s L ord of e ast an d w est , H e i s L ord of sou th an d
orth ;
n
An d th e s eas ob ey th e li m i ts which He s et th e m pour
.
ing forth
Wh a t ter r o r of th e L or d w ill y e a bide ?
T h eirwhit e p e arls larg e an d s m all a e th e ha n di ork

, ,
r w
of Him ;
A n d th e shi ps with tow e ri n g sails by H i s i n ds an d
, ,
w
wat ers swim

W h i c
h te o fy u
rr L d ill
r o
y e a b i d eo? r or w
Cf K ra
1
ix c o n,
“
h pt r “Of R p ta c a e e en n e
ch apt r Of th M rc
. . .
Cf K ran l
2
. o , v. iful e e e .
2 96 A RNOL D S P OE rlIS
’
.
Flung by th e
’
for elo c
k an d th e f ee t “ T his H ell
‘
ex
i s te d n o t,
Ye s aid No w broil ! an d wh en ye thirst dr i nk , s ul
ph u r s c
.
al d i n g hot :
W h ic h te o Of y o u r L o r d w i ll y e a bi d e ?
rr r
But sw ee t for h im who w as faithf ul and f ear ed , th e

face of hi s G o d ,
Ar e th e G ard en s of j oy pr eparin g and th e gat e s of , th e

G old e n A bod e
Wh ic h bo u n ty of h i s L o r d w i ll h e d en y
W ithl e afy bran chi ng fr uit tr ee s are s et thos e G ard en s

-
twai n ,
And softly th e str e a m l e ts warbl e an d brightly th e ,
fo u n tain s rai n
Wh ic h bo u n ty of h i s L o r d w i l l h e den y ?
And th e fruit of th e G old en G ard en s s wi ngs d elicat e,
n e ar to r e a c
h ,
W h er e th ey r e st o n th eir broid er e d couch e s h e ari ng

’
d elightful sp e e ch
Wh i c
h bou n ty of th ei r L or d w i ll th ey d eny ?
T h ere i n ar e th e s h y- fac ed m aid en s, r efrain in g th eir

ight black e y e s
n -
From any s av e that glad lov er whos e j ov is th eir Par

ad i s e
Wh ic
h bo u n ty Of th ei r L o r d w i ll th ey den y ?
Fro m any but that glad lo ver that happy lord for ,
who m
T h eir m ouths of p e arl rai n kiss e s th eir lips of ruby ,
bloo m
t ic
.
h bo u n ty of th ei L o d w i ll th ey d en y ?
r r
PE A RLS OF TH E FA ITH .
2 97
Shall th e wag e s of right e o u s doi n g b e l e s s th an th e —
pro m i s e g i v n ? e
Nay ! b ut by G d th e G lorious th e d e bt shall b e paid

o , ,
in h av e n !
e
Wh a t bou n ty o
f th ei r L o r d s h a ll th ey d en y ?
Oh , m a n ! f ea r H i m , m ag n if y h i m
A l G h af o o r a n d A i Mu n ta k i m -
.
AL R AW U F -
.
P r ai se H i m , A l R a w ufi j u s t a n d k i n d a lw ay,
—
Wh o kn ow eth h o w H e m a de u s of th e c l ay .
“L ord
of all to T h ee
Say, ,
G o e th
o u r road ;
Requir e n o t of our so ul s
T o o m uch d e ar G o d ! ,
T hou wilt n o t ! what w as ear ned

T hou dost d e fray ;
An d what w as do n e am is s
T hat w e m u st pay ;
But ah ! b e n ot extr e m e
W ith what s forgo t
’
W ith e rror or s m all s u ,

n,
A n d load u s n o t
With burd en s which w e c an n t c arry L o r d ! e
,
But favor h elp forgiv en e ss a r r d

, , r 1 .
1
T e n d e r his an s w e r s ar e
( T h e Ch ap t e r o f th e Sta r
“
.
A y a t th e T hirty T hir d :) T h e h e a v e n s an d e arth

-
T o U s p er tai n , an d W e
W il l d e al assur e dly,
.
W ell wi th the g o od , b ut w ith th e ill in wrath .
1
Cf Koran
. ii c
h apter “Of th e H e fe i r .
2
Cf Ko rfin,
. li ii
.
,
.
for e ach off n s e

Ye t no t e
E rrors of fl e sh or s n s e e
Shall th er e b e j u dg m en t c
,
hildr en of th e loam ! ,
O ur m e r c
y r each e th far ;
W e k n o w y e hat ye a e w r ,
An d k n e w y e wh i l y e lay clots in th e wo m b ;
e
Sin an d b e sorry an d a m en d
, ,
W h o s ee k e th G o d shall fi n d him i n th e en d .
E ver i n du lg en t JV Ia ker ! w e
P r a i s e f o r th es e w o r d s T h y l em en c
c y .
YA M A LI K .
K i ng Of al l k i n g d om s o n ly Th o u a r t r ow n ed, c
Wh os e th r o n e i s h ea ven d th T h yf o o ts too l s r o u nd
’
,
a n ea r .
Ya Mdli k ! Ya K u d dus ! w a y a Sa ldm !

Oh , Ki ng ! O h H o l y O n e ! Oh Pe a c
, e giv e r ! ,
-
Ya Mu h a i m i n ! Ya Mum in !
,
Ya A z i z !
Oh , Mighty ! O h , Pro tec tor ! Faithful ev e r !
Ya Ja bbar ! O h , T ho u Sov e r e i g n , A ll co m p e lli ng ! -
Ya M ta u k a bbi r ! O h , T hou L ord e xc e ll i n g !
E xalt e d art T hou o v er u t m ost prais e

Ac c u rst ar e thos e who grav en i dols ra i s e
B e s i d e T h ee ; un to th em fall plague s an d sha m es !
“
T o T h ee alo n e b e lo n g th e co m e ly n a m e s
” l
.
K i n g of a ll kin g s ! w e c el ebr a te
W i th en dl es s p r a i s e T h y g lo r i o u s s ta te .
1 Cf . Kor an, l ix . c
h apter “Of th e E mi g rati on .
.
I shal l die soo n ; I pray ye a n sw e r m e ,
Is th er e am on g ye h er e o n e I hav e w ro ng e d ?
I ha ve bor n e r ul e j u dg i n g i n A llah s n a m e
’
, ,
T hat am a m an an d si n fu l ; hav e I j u dg e d
U nright e o u sly or rathfully or pr e ss e d
, w ,
Too hard in t h e a m e n d ? L e t h o saith Ye a w

‘
Mak e his Yea good b efor e m y p e opl e h er e

’
‘
A n d I will bar e m y back that h e m ay s m it e .
I hav e bor ne t e sti m o ny for th e tr u th ,
No t sparin g si nn ers ; s pe ak if th er e b e h er e ,
O n e v i sit e d u nj ustly ; l e t h i m sha m e

Hi s Proph e t n o w t e lli n g th e s in I wro u ght
,
B efor e th e ass embly I hav e gath er e d due s ;

.
De clar e if I d e frau d e d any h er e

Buyi ng or s elli n g .
”
An d n o a n s w e r ca m e ,
E xc e pt th e sou n d of sobs an d fall in g te ars

Fro m st ern br e asts an d th e ey e s of b eard e d m en ,
B e caus e o ur L ord wo ul d pass .
Bu t o n e aros e ,
A ham al with his cord across his back

,
And port er s k n ot w h o c
.
’
“
ri e d A b dal lah s s o n ! ’
, ,
T hr e e drach m s of s i lv r o e st tho u to m e e w
For wood I bor e th ee aft er Ram adhan ! ‘
G oo d fri en d I than k th e e softly said o ur L o r d

, ,
B ec
,
aus e tho u d i dst d e m a n d thy m o ney h er e ,
A n d n o t b e for th j u dg m en t s e at of G o d
e e - :
Ill is it if m e n thith e r c arry d bts ! e
T h e r e ith h e pa i d his d e bt kissin g th e ha n d

’
w ,
W h er e in th e d i rh e m s dro ppe d ; an d s o w en t ho me
T o di e upo n th e lap of A y sha e ,
W i th glad fa c e fi xe d o n high an d holy li s

p ,
T h at mur m ur e d “ Allah ! par do n m e m y si ns !

,
O h, ye b e li e v e rs ! if o ur L ord did th u s ,
‘
Co n sid e r w e ll ! l e av e n o u n right e d w ro n g s
A gai n st th e ill ti m e w h e n th e An g els c o m e,
Monke 1 an d Nakir, glidi ng th l ouog h th e dar k ,
And set ye up fo i q u e stio n l n th e g i a v e ;
PE A RLS OF T HE FA I T H .
W h en Is r afi l h is dr eadful tru m p et blows ,
Sum m o n i n g to j udg m e n t ; wh en th e ski e s roll back

L ik e a scor c h e d scroll and o e th e g ul f of h ell ’
r
“
,
A l Sirat str e t c
-
h e s thi nn e r than a hair
,
A n d sharp e r th an a s wo r d an d ye t to cross !
”
A h th en ! what good o n e wrought h e h ath h el p

, ,
E v en to a d at e sto n e wh at of ill h e wro u ght

-
Of hi n dran c e to a dat e sto n e ; for your G o d

, ,
-
Is r i g ht e o u s an d th e distributio n j u s t
, .
Oh , j u s t “D i s tr i bu ter !
i n lin e c
Ou r h ear ts to k eep T h y l a w s di vine .
A L JA MI H
’
-
.
A l Ja m i h ! pr a i s e
— ‘ “th e G a th er er Wh o d i vi des
,
E vi l a n d g oo d u n to th eir pr op er s i d es .
Ye who b e li ev e sta n d ye st eadfast i n j u stic e

, ,
W it n e ssi n g tr u e tho u gh it b e to d i s pl e as e ;
H e e d n o t yo u r patro n s n o r par e n ts n o r ki n s m en
, , ,
Al lah is n e ar e r an d rich er tha n th e s e .
Sit y e dow n in th e s e at of th e scorn ful

not
H ear n o t th e tal e s hich th e hypo c
,
rit e s t el l ;
w
O n th e day wh en Hi s c hildr en a e fold e d tog e th e r r
Al Jam i h shall scatt er th e si nn ers to h e ll

-
‘
.
1
W e tak e T h ee f o r o u r Sh eph er d ; k eep

Saf e i n th e f o l d Th y f o o l i s h s h eep .
1
Cf . Koran, iv . c
h apter “Of W o m en v . 1 39 .
,
.
87 .
A L GHA N I
-
.
W e pr a is e T h ee; bu t n o n eed of pr a i s e T h o u h as t,
A l G h a n i ! i n th y g l o r y br i g h t a n d va s t .
Mighty is forgivi ng
He an d .
1
O n e so u l d i d H first cr e a te e ,
T h en H m ad e th e r e fro m a m at e
e
A n d to h e l p m an i n hi s l i v i n g ,
G av e h im h erds e ach ith th e oth er , w ,
Ca m ls ox e n goats an d sh ep
e , , , e
T h i nk h o A llah ak e s fro m sl e ep
w w
T h e bab e c los e fold e d in its m oth er !

,
-
In thr e e dark n e ss e s H e shro u ds it

W o n d r u po n o n d er c
e louds it w
H is Mak e r c
.
e an se e e
y :
Al l th e s e tok n s an d s t i ll b e
e
T ha n kl e ss ? Ye t if s o y e ar e , ,
No t b e hold en to yo u r c ar e
Is A l G ha n i s lf uffi c in:
g e s
-
L iv e s high Al lah e c o g n z in
g 1 i
G ladly all H i s ce atu r e s lov e

,
’
1
In a c han g e l e ss p eac e abov e

Judg e ye e a c h for e ac
.
h ; with G o d
No m an b e ars a n oth e r s load ’
U n to H im i s yo u r r e tur n ,
T h en shall e v ry s pi r i t l e arn e
W hat i t ro u ght an d hat i s du e ;

w ,
w
For H e k n o s th e h arts of y o u
w e .
A h , Selfi s ufi ic i n g On e ! w e s eek
T o p r a is e T h ee w el l, bu t w o r d s a r e w ea k .
1
Cf . Koran , xxxix c
h apt r . e
“Of T r o o ps .
“
3 04 A RNOL D S P OE MS .
Roun d abo u t H i s Parad i s e

G o d s e t sorro s an d d ni als ; w e
L a i d t h e path ay s t p an d strait w ee ,
H ard to fi n d an d fu ll of trials .
L ook aga i n ! G o d sa i d ; an d h e
”
L ook d an d c
e a m e and sadly s pak e
, ,
By T hy glor i o u s m aj e sty ,
No t o n e m an w i ll en tran c e m ak e !
T h en th e L ord cr e at e d H e ll
Set abla z e its a h e an d g r 1 ev ing ; c
Say i n g u n to G abri e l ,
“T his i s for th e u n b e l i e v i n g
“
.
G abri e l look e d an d said , I s w e ar,

By Th y spl en dor, n o t a m ortal ,
W h en of h ell fi r e h e shall h e ar ,
-
E v er will approa h i ts portal c .
Ro u n d about thos e awful gat e s

Al lah s e t soft si n s an d pl e as ur e s ;
Mad th e path w ay broad an d pla i n
e ,
Ri ch ith j oys an d gifts an d tr e as u r e s

w .
L ook aga i n said G o d ; an d h e

”
Saw ; an d s pak e “ Sav e by T h y bl e ssi n g

,
O h m y L ord ! th e r e will n o t b e
,
O n e that m u st n o t lov e tra n sgr ssin g e .
L or d f
o th e tw o f o l d r o a d s , w e p r ay
L ea d u s up o n th e r i g h tf u l w a
y .
P r opi ti o u s is H e u n to th o s e th a t s h ow
Co mp a s s i o n tO IIi s cea tu
r r es
; p r a i se H im 30 .
“No b east of e arth fowl that fli e s i th i n gs

no w w ,
“
,
Sa i th th e gr at Book
e b u t i s a p o pl e too ;
, e ,
Fro m A llah s pra n g th i r l i fe an d u n to H im

e ,
T h ey s h all r e tur n ; wi th s u c h h ee d what ye do !

PE A RL S OF T H E FA ITH .
Th er e cam b e for e o u L ord a crta i n o n e

e r e
“
W h o sa i d O h Pro ph e t ! as I pass e d th e wood ,
h ichc
, ,
I h e ard th e vo i c e of yo u n gl in g do v e s ri e d w
W hil e n e ar th e n s t t h i r p e arl n e c
,
e k e d m oth er c
e oo ed -
.
T h en in m y c loth I t i e d thos e fl d g lin g s twa i n e e ,
Bu t all th e ay th m oth e r fl u tt r e d n i gh ;
w e e
See ! s h e hath follow e d hith e r ! Spak e o u L ord

”
r
“O p en thy k n ott e d cloth an d s ta n d tho u by
, .
Bu t wh e n s h e s pi d h e r n s tl n g s fro m th e pal m
e e .
,
Do w n fl e th e dov e of p eril u n af e ar e d
w ,
So s h e m i ght s u c c or th e s e Se e st tho u n o t
“
,
.
O ur L ord said how th e h e art of this poor bird

,
G rows by h er lov e gr e at e r tha n h is who rid e s

, ,
F ul l fa c
-
e agai n st t e s e ar blad s
h p
? T hi n k e st tho
-
u e
Su c h fi r e div i n e w a s k i dl d to b e q uen ch e d
n e ?
I t ell ye n ay ! Put ba c k u pon th e bo u gh

Th e nest s h e c l aim e th th u s I t ell ye n ay ! .
Fro m Allah s s elf co m e th th i s wo n dro u s lov e

’
2
Ye a ! andI s ar by H im who s n t m h e r e
w e e e ,
H is m or e t e n d r tha n a n ursi n g do v e
e e
“
,
“Mor e i tifu l to m e n tha n s h e to th e s e

p .
T h e r e for e f e ar G o d in whatso e e r ye d e al
’
W ith th e d um b pe o pl e s of th e wi n g an d hoof .
Yours ar e th e y ; ye t wh en e e r y e l i ft th e st eel
’
T o slay for m e at , n a m e first th e n a m e of G o d ,

Say i n g Bi s m i llah ! G o d j u dg e th e e an d m e !
’ ’
‘
c
G o d giv e th ee pat i e n e to e n d u r e to d ay -
T h e portio n that H e hath allott e d th e e

’
.
So shall ye e at an d 8 111 n o t ; e ls e th e blood

Cr i e th aga i n st y o u T hus o u r Pro ph e t s pak e,
.
A n d Isl am do e th it , n a m i n g G od s n a m e
’
B e for e th e slau ght er, for that w h i t e dov e s sak e

—
’
B y th o s e d u m b m o u th s be y e f o r g i v en ,
E r e ye ar e h ea r d pl ea d i n g w i th IIea ven .
A RNO LD S ’
POE MS .
AZ -
Z ARR .
Az -
Z arr ! “H a r m fu l IIe i s to th em th a t s in
Mo c
k i ng th e tr u th . Oh m a n ! f ea r H i m h er ei n .
i d, th e
Sh eddE of A d of H adram au t
son , ,
Idolat er lord of th e lan d an d s a

,
e ,
H ath it co m e to y e h o h m o c k e d at H e av en w e ,
Say i n g th e idols of th e coast w r e b e st e
Sak i a that m ak e s th e rain an d H afe d h a ,
T h e T hu n d e r er Ra k who giv e s grai n to m e n

,
z e ,
An d Sal e m a lady of lif an d d e ath

,
e
An d how h e swar e an oath by thos e fo u r gods ,
Dri n ki ng th e pal m w i n e d e p at H adra m au t -

e ,
T hat h e would b u ild a b tt er Parad i s e e
T ha n Allah s an d b e L ord an d G o d th e r ei n ;
’
NV ith e arthly H o ur i s fa i r e r tha n thos e m aids

NV r ou g h t of th e m u sk an d a m b rgris who hav e e ,
T h e gr e at i m m ortal br asts an d bla c k pe arl e y s ; e -

e
W i th s eet er str e a m s th Salsab i l an d tr s

w e ,
1
ee
Ri c h r in fru i t tha n T o o b a th i s h e s ar e
e :
2
w ,
A b i di n g n o t th j u dg m e n t n o th e blasts
e , r
O f Is afi l n r w i gh i n g of t h e sc
r ,
o al e s
e
W h er e for e h e gav e c
.
o m m an d that th e r e b e b u ilt
In A kh af o n th e h i lls b eyo n d th e sa n d
, ,
NV ith in a hollow val e all e d by i ld pe aks w w
A pl e as u r e ho u s -
b eau t i fu l w i th w h i t e cour ts
e—
O f l e v e l e d m arbl e an d in e v ry co u rt , e
A fo u n ta i n s parkl i ng fro m a ta n k i n la i d
,
W i th am b er na c re c oral ; an d ar o u n d
ol u m n s c
, ,
In e v ry co u rt c lo i s ters of c
,
e arv e d
W i th r ee d e d shafts an d ro n tals o n d e rf ul f
,
w
For b e asts an d b i rd an d fi h an d l af an d flo e r s e w .
A n d ro u n d abo u t t h i s pl as u r ho u s e h bad e e e -
e
A lov e ly gard n b loo m t e rracd by la n s

e , e e
1
A tr am f P rad i
s e o a se
hi c
.
f H appi h gr fr m M h m m
’
Th eT r ee o n es s , w ow s o u a ad s
av i loi n in Para di se
p .
3 08 A RNOL D S P OE rlIS ’
.
Ac ross th e pla ne ts lik e a blaz i ng s w ord ;

A n d o n e, th i c k bla c k, gath e r e d aro un d th e h ead
O f a bar e hollo w m o u n ta i n s e a m e d w i th ga ps
And c
,
av e rn s , w h e r e fro m f ull u po n th e i r fe ast —
Brak e , of a s u dd e n, fla m e an d c a tara cts

O f blood r e d m olt e n ro c
-
k , w i th pi t c
hy s m o k e
V eili ng th e h e av en s , an d rai n of b l i n d i n g d u st ,
Al l pi er ce d by l i vid l i ght n i n g s e ars , an d dr i v e n

p
-
By fi e r c e w i n ds , hott e r tha n th e br e ath of h e ll ;
\V h ich su c k e d th e str e a m s , an d par c h e d th e tr ee s, an d
dr i e d
L if e fro m th e body as a f u r n a c e dra s , w
T h e m oistu r e fro m th e pott er s c lay wh i l e e arth ’
ke d q u aki n g ; an d th e th u n d r s v e n g f ul voi c
,
Roc
’
, e e e
Roll e d horribl fro m c rag to c erag an d m o c k ed

Th e d e ath c
,
r of thos e chok d i dolat ers

y e
-
W h e r e of wh en th e s u n ros e th e r e br e ath e d n o t o n e ;
, ,
No any gr n th i n g li n g er d in th e val e ;
r ee e
Nor road n o r gat e appe ar d ; n o r m ight a m an e
Say h e r th e gard en of Ki ng Sh e d d ad stood

w e
So wer e th e w ays u ptor n an d that fair s in ,
Blott e d fro m vis i o n by th e wrath of G d o .
Ye t to this day th e r e lu k e th lost to vi r — ew
O f all m en hardly fo u n d by a n d eri ng olf

, w w ,
Spi e d s e ldo m by th e v u lt u r e s h u n gry y

’
e e
T h e r em n an t of th gard en of Ira m e .
D ep i n th e ild e r n e ss of A d en h i d
e w ,
B e hin d w ild pe aks an d f n c e d with b ur ni ng sa n ds

, e ,
T h e pe rish e d r li cs of that pl e asaun c

e e li e
W hi c h Sh e d d ad m ad e m o c k in g th e po er of G o d ,
w
An d o n e who t en d d ca m e ls i n th la n d e e ,
A bdallah E b n Ke l é b ah s e ki ng th e r e
- -
, e
A b ast e stray e d follo

e d h r foot m arks up
, w e e
I nto a gorg e hi c h s plit a c

,
w li ff in t ai n w
Fro m s ky to san d dark as th h art of n i ght, e e ,
W ith thi c k ts at i ts m o u th an d j u tt i n g ro c
e ks
T h r thro u gh h e pu sh ed an d wh n th e l i ght o n c
.
e e e m or e , e
G l i m m r e d an d gr e w h e s pi d a hollo
e sh u t
,
e w ,
In th e gau n t barr en p e aks w i th black d u st str e n , w ,

309
An d pil e d w ith ci n d ery c rags an d bladd er e d slag ,
In m idst of hi c h lay plai n to s e th e bo n e s

w —
e—
O f Sh e d dAd s c i ty an d h i s pl as u r ho u s e ;
’
e e-
A ll i th t h i r ith r d gard e n s an d th gat e

w e w e e , e
Ru st d an d ru i n e d ; an d th e c
e lo i st re d c o u rts e
S ath d i n th e d e a th dr i ft an d t h e m arb l ta n ks
w e -
, e
Chok e d to th ei r br i m s ; t h e c arv e n c ol u m n s fall n ’
O thr u st awry ; th e bright pavil i o n s fo u l

r
W ith ash e s an d with r e m n a n ts of th e d e ad

,
For E b n Kel Ab ah pass e d i nt o th e pla c

-
e ,
A n d s aw th e vall ey thro n g d ith c ar c ass s e w e
O f m en an d w o m en an d t he to n s p o pl w e e
No t m old e r e d as is o n t to h i t n d b o n e
,
w ,
w e e ,
But dri e d by th e hot blasts of that dr ad ni ght

,
e ,
Un to a lif e in d ath ; t h ski n an d fl sh e e e
Yet clin gi n g an d th rob e s of f s tival

,
e e
Still gay of c olor ; all thos e s i nf ul o n e s

Slai n in th e ir s in e v e n h r e t h h i rl i n d stru c k w e e w w
So that h e s aw th da n c e rs as th y f ll e e e
W ith dan c i n g dr ss an d ti m br e ls ; an d th e ri ng
-
e
O f w atch e rs rou n d th e m ; an d th e slav e s h o m ad w e
T h eir m usi c ; an d th b e ar e rs bri ng i ng w i n e e ,
E ach by h is shr i v e l e d wi n e skin d e ad an d dry ,

.
A lso withi n th e co u rts lay c orps e s sl i m ,
Rich clad an d d e li c
-
at e with j e w el e d n ec ks ,
T h e H ouris of that r ui n e d Para di s e .
T h e s u nk e n e y e s star e d an d th e dra n lips gri nn e d , w
Un d e r d e ad ros e c row n s an d th e shapely li m bs

—
,
W er e grown too l ea n for th e loos e tarn ish e d gold

Of ar m l e t an d of a n kl e t ; d u sty lay
Stri ngs of d u ll e d j e w e ls o n th eir shr unk e n br e asts ;
And bri m m e d with d u st th e c u ps w r e whi c h th ey e
In s tifl dis c olor e d fi n g e rs In th e ir m idst [clasp ed

’
Sat e all agap e Ki n g Sh e d dé d for a thro n

, , ,
e
Propp e d h is d e ad for m an d ro u n d th e wai s t of it ,
A s ord h un g in a b e lt of gold an d silk

w , ,
H ilt e d with pe arls an d r u b i s T his h e took e
The c
.
a m e l m an an d gl i d d t e rrifi e d
- —
e , ,
Back fro m that City of th D ad ; an d fo un d e e
T h e night bla c k gorg e an d gro p d h is way an d brou g ht

-
,
e ,
31 0 .
The w s ord s ord hil t u nto H adra m au t

an d w -
,
ll g
T e i n th e dr e ad thin gs s en of A llah s w rath e
’
W rought o n th e misb e li e v ers ; an d th ir str ets e e
W r ec k d and th eir pai n t e d co ur ts pe o pl e d with

e ,
Su c h awfu l en d cam e o n th e m en of A d ,
W h o m ad e th e H o u s e of Iram ; an d th e ir lord .
But n o foot sin c hath fo un d that r oad again

e ,
No r shall ; till Is rafi l s ets to his li ps

T h e t r um p e t an d Az Z arr w i ll bid him blow
,
-
.
Oh Il a r mf u l u n to m o k er s ! w
, c e
K n o w a n d a do r e T h y m aj es ty .
AN -
NOOR .
A n -
“
No or ! T h e L ig h t th a t l i g h ten s a l l w h o l i ve !
B y th i s g r ea t n a m e to A ll a h g l o r y g i ve .
O f e arth an d h e av e n G o d i s th e L ight ,
1
A s w h en a la m p u po n a hight
Is s et withi n a n i ch e , an d gl e a m s
Fro m forth th e glitt e ring glass , an d s eem s
A star , — w id e fall th e r ays of it
So shin e s Hi s glory , an d tis lit
’
W i th holy oil w as n ever pr e ss e d

Fro m oliv e tr e e in e ast or w e st .
It burn th witho u t to u c
e h of fla m e ,
A light b yo n d all light th e sa m e

e :
G uid e th th e f e t of m n an d still
e e ,
H e l ead th by i t who m H e ill

,
e w .
L i g h t Of th ew o r l d ! A n No or ! i l lu m e
‘
-
Ou r d a r k l i n g pa th w a y to th e to m b .
1 Cf Koran , xxi c
h apt r v e
“Of Li h t
. .
g .
31 2 A RAV O LI) S POE MS
’
.
W h en b for th ei r ey s d i d pass
,
10 ! e e e ,
L ad e n ith gra pe s a gard en e r s as s

’
w .
Spra n g to h i s f e e t e a c
,
h m an an d show ed ,
W ith e ag e r ha n d that pu rpl e load ,

.
Se e u z u m ! said th e T ur k ; an d S e “ '
e
A ng hu ! th e Pe rsian ;
r
“ hat sho ul d b e w
B e tt e r ? Nay a n eb ! a n eb ti !
” ’
,
s
T h e A rab cri e d T h e G r ee k sa i d “T hi s
.
,
Is m y s taph y l io n T h en th ey bought
T h e ir g rap e s i n p e ac e .
H en c e b e ye taught !
Bu t u n to u s T h y h a n g el es s n a m ec
Is A ll ah— r a i sed b e th e s am e
p .
A L A Z A LI . AL -
BAKI .
A l A z a l i ! A i B dk i ! p r a i s e to T h ee
- —
W h o w a s t bef o r e B eg i n n i n g , a n d w ill be
A f ter th e E n d i n g F r o m T h y m er y a m e . cc
Ma n s br ea th , a n d u n to T h ee r etu r n s th e s a m e
’
Al A ar zl f saith th e s e v e n th of
1 —
Book “th e
In th e B e g i nn i n g G o d fro m A da m took
Al l who sho u ld b e his s ee d , an d bad e th em b ear
W i tn e ss u po n th em s elv e s , puttin g Hi s fe ar
A n d kn owl e dg e in th e h e arts of all to b e,
A s salt i s s et in all th e wa v e s of th e s ea
A c
.
ou ntl e ss , n a m el e ss , thro n g th er e gath er e d th ey,

T hat un born m u lt i t u d e ; an d G o d di d s ay,
T e stify ! A m I n o t yo u r L ord ? A n d thos e
”
“
Repli e d , Ye a, L ord ! w e t e sti fy ! Pro pos e
Ne v e r th en Man ! to d i d no t hav e
s ay,
“w e
G u i da n c “
, ,
e; i t shall b e a n sw e r e d A llah gav e ,
W ith l i f e that light wh i ch l ead e th to th e grav e .
Cf K ren c
1
h apt r i i v r 1 7 2
. o ,
e v . e se .
PE A RLS OF T H E FA I T H .
313
c
A n d in th e ha pt e r of it saith “Ya Sin ”
1
Re ad in th e Mu sl i m s ear at ho u r of d e ath :
’
2
A blas t ! an d th e n a n oth er blast ! an d , 10 !

At s um m o n s of t h e tr u m pe t , all shall go
Forth fro m th eir grav e b e ds , thro n g i n g o n e agai n
-
c
Un to th ei r L ord ; an d so m e, in f ear an d pa i n ,
“
Shall cry , W o e , w o e ! w hat ak th u s Is this
w e ?
G od s word o m e tr ue
’
c ? an d so m e , in j oy an d bl i ss ,
”
“
Shall s ay, No w , pra i s e to G o d ! H is proph e ts Spak e
T r u th u n to u s For all m ank i nd shall wak e
”
.
T og e th er , at th e tr u m p e t ; an d shall w e n d
T og e th er , to th e Ju dg m en t , in th e en d .
An d soul shall b e wron g e d in that dread plac e

no
For a u ght n o t wrought ; n r any so ul fi n d gra c e o
E xc e pt for what it wro ught ; an d th er e shall fall

E n dl e ss d e light in Paradis e o n all
W h o k e pt that wit n e ss ! ha ppy th y shall b e e
Re c li nin g with sw ee t c o n sorts n e ath th e T r ee ’
W hich b e ars all fruits an d grow eth by th e T hro ne

, .
A n d th e y sh all h e ar th e L ord s ay to H is o w n ,
“PE A CE ! th ey shall h e ar th e Merciful s ay s o
—
.
Bu t to th e sinne rs shall b e th un d e r e d “G o !
,
Divid e h er e fro m did n o t ye t e stify

! ?
“Ye a dr e adfu l L ord ! th u s shall th ey m ake r eply
—
, ,
De sc e ndi n g in to H e ll .
T h y m er y s en d , c
T h o u , th e B eg i n n i n g a n d th e E n d !
1 Koren, ch apter xxxvi
T hi s Su a i s r e c
.
2
r i ted at th e d eath b eds of Muh am m edans .
3 1 4: A RNOLD S PO E MS ’
.
97
AL -
W AR I TH .
I nh er i to r ! a l l th i n g s pr o c
eed f r o m T h ee,
-
c
A n d r e om m i tted to T h y h a n d s s h a l l be .
T he chapt er of A l Hajar T h er e is n o ught

-
z
1
Bu t fro m th e tr e as u ry of G o d as bro u ght ; w
Su ch an d s o m u ch H e l en ds th em ; i n ds an d w at ers ; w
H av e y e th e stor e of th e s e th i n gs or of au ght ? ,
Did y e s et in th e starry ba n d
s ky th e ,
O r pil e t h e m o u n ta i n pe aks u po n th e la n d ?
V erily H e hath m ad e and will u n m ak e th em ,
A n d all th e s e shall r e t u r n i nto H is ha n d .
O h , Ros e ! th e De wdrop said “wh en c

e didst thou
,
s pr n g i ,
T hat art s o s e e t a d pro u d an d fair a thi n g

n w ?
“Fro m d u st I s ra n g s h e sa i d “an d e e to m orrow
p r -
, ,
Back to th e du st I shall b e m old erin g .
Oh , D e said th e Ro s e
r o p! didst thou g ai n “w h er e
,
T his light that lik e a

, g m n m hath lai n ? e o e
“A clo u d h e sa i d “u lift d m e fro m o c e a n e
, p , ,
An d I m u st trickl e to th e d ee p agai n .
T h e B u lb u l h e ard “Oh A llah

s ros e ! it said , ’
, .
T h e air is fragra n t with th e e , b ei n g d e ad ;

O h , A llah s De w dro p ! e r e th e s e a d i d suck th ee,
’
Sh e w as th e fair er ; b e thou co m fort e d !
For s aith th e c hapt er of Al H aj ar -

:
“T e ll
My s ervan ts I hav e m ad e th e h e av en s ell w ,
A n d th e e arth w ell an d ith a st e adfast p u rpos e ;

, w
And Paradis e is Mi n e an d Mi n e is H e ll
” 2
, .
In h er i to r ! a ll thi n g s ar e T h i n e;
A l W a r i th ! Oh , T h o u m i g h t D i vi n e !
1 Cf . Koran c
h apter xv v ers e 2 1 .
.
Ko ran xv vv 4 9. 85.
. .
th e A RNOLO s i POE E S .
He dr e w h is cloth across h i s b en d e d fac e

A n d thric e h e S pak e to h e r :
E xc ept G od s m e r c yc ov e r m e w i th grac e
’
I shall n o t en t er th er e !
c
Oh , A l R a s h i d ! a n d if n o t h e,
—
c
In r ea s e to u s T h y l em en y c c .
AZ -
Z A BOOR .
“
Oh , l o vi n g k in d, l o n g
- —
f
su er i n g L ord ! on ecm ore
W e pr a i s e T h ee, m ag n ify i n g A s -
Z a bo o r
Pati e n t is Allah an d H e lov e th w ell

,
e
“
T h pat i en t saith th e Book an d s u ch as d w ell
” 1
, ,
In k i n dn ss aski n g pardo n of th e ir si n s
e ,
E ach daw n an d pardo n i n g th e bla m abl e

, e .
Is ldm ! this is th e Faith ! thys e lf r e s i g n ,

Soul , m i n d , an d body, to th e will d i vi n e ;
T h e ki n gdo m an d th e glory an d th e pow e r
Ar e G o d s , an d G od s th e gov er n m en t , n o t thin e !
’
—
h r e i s n o G o d b ut G o d ! and H e i s All ;
T e
And whatso doth b e fall ye doth b efall
By H is d ecr ee ; th er e for e with fe ar an d lo ve ,
U po n Hi s glorious n a m e s d e voutly call .
A l l a h ! H i s h o ly w i ll bed o n e !
Is l dm w e bo w be o r e H i s th r o n e
f-
.
1
Cf Ko r en ,
. iii v. . 1 5, c
h apter “Of Im r an ’
s a
F mi ly .
NO TE S TO PE ARLS O F THE F AI TH .
Pag e 1 95, li ne 1 7 hi l g nd ay th at S -
On e vri e s o n of t s e e s s o
h arah ( Z h h ) h r lf th pirit f th pl an t V n d
or o ar a e se e s o e e e us, e
cn d d t t m pt th t An g l H ar ut n d M fit
,
s e e o e e fa bl d
w o e s a ar ar e e
t b c fi n d t i l l i n t h vi c
.
o e on i n i ty f Bab l h r a m n m y
e s e o e w e e a a
rcry f th m h ari g th ir v i c b t n v r
,
g ot l ar no e so e o e ,
e n e o es , u e e
s ee in g th ir f rm e o s .
P g 1 97 li n 20
a e G a b ri l Ji b rai l i c
e all d i n A rab i a n
—
e or s e
“
l g y Ru h l A min th Fai thf l Sp it Ru h c
,
.
, ,
th l K d du
‘ ” ‘
eo o -
e -
, e u l r or - -
u s,
,
th E ly Spiri t h d l i v r d th K ran t M
”
gam m ag
e It h . w as e w o e e e e o o u
Pag 1 9 7 li n 2 7
e A cm m n tat r n thi e l g nd
.
—
it o e o o s e e w r es
S m o y th a t S l m n b r
e sa g ht th h r b i g a th
o o o ou es e o s es, e n ou
s an d i n m b r fr m Dam a c d Ni ib i hi c
h u e ,
o h c i ti h s u s an s s, w es e
h d t ak n ; t h r
a e y th a t t h y
o r l f t h i m b y h i fa th r
e s sa e w e e e s e ,
w h t k t h m fr m th A m al ki t
o oo e hil th r h pr f r
o e e es w e o e s, w o e e
th m arv l
e pr t n d t h at t h y c
e ous , am p t f t h e e d e e u ou o e s e a, an
h d a i g H w n s r S l m h avi g n d y a m i nd t i
. o w ev e ,
o o on , n o e a o v ew
th h r e rd r d th m t b b r g h t b f r him n d
o s es , o e e e o e ou e o e , a w as s o
ta k n p i th t h m t h a t h
e u w p n t t h r m ai n d r f th d y t i ll
e e s e e e e o e a
ki ng n th m ; b y hi c
,
a ft n
er s u t in l se oo h m an h alm t o e w e s e os
n gl c hi c
,
e t d the pra y r
e h g h t t h av b n ai d t th t
e e w ou o e ee s a a
lat b t h n h p rci v d h i m i i n
,
ti m ti ll i t
e, t w as oo e: u w e e e e e s o ss o
c c
,
h e w as s o g r a t l y r n d t ei t t h t r d r i n g th h
on r t eb e a a o e e o s es o e
c c
,
br g h
ou t b a k h ki l l d t h m l
,
l n e ff r i g t G d e x p t e a as a o e n o o ,
e e
on ly a h dr d f t h b t f th m B t G d m ad h i m am pl
un e o e es o e . u o e e
th l b y g i i n g h i m d m i n i n v r th i nd ”
a m d f en s or e oss , v o o o e e w s .
P g 1 98 li
a e 11 A ra fat i a m ne tai n n ar M c —
ca n am d s ou n e e so e
c
,
.
,
fr m th tra d i t i
o e th t A d m p n h i on p t n a r n it d a ,
u o s re en a e , w as eu e
th r t Ee e aft r a parati n f t h n dr d y ar
o v e, e se o o w o u e e s .
P g 2 0 1 li n 1
a e I afi l i n f th A c
e h an g l h “ i ll
—
sr s o e o e r e s, w o w
la t tr m p t t th r r c
,
.
s ou nd th e s ti u H h th
e a e es ur e on e as e
t t v i c f ll G d c
.
sw e e e s o r at r
e o a o
’
s e u es .
”
P g 20 1 li
a e 13 Ib l i “ H ne h d pai r i Sh iti n
—
s, e w o es s, s a z o
n ac c t f r g a tly r f i g
,
.
,
Sa ta h f ll f m H
n, w o e ro e av e n o oun o a ro n e us n
t p y r v r
o a c t A d m t th c
e e en r ati n h n all th th
e o a a e e o ,
w e e o er
A ng l r hip d th fir t m n
e s w o s e e s a .
318 NO T E S TO PE A RLS OF T H E FA ITH:
Pag e 2 0 1 , a hi
l i ne 2 1 i h r i h ac
713 12 1 1 7 1 , o r w s ng ( e t e w t tu al
rc ih c rc
.
w ate r , or b y iai i m t t n g th e p o es s w t s an d , &

“
m u s t p e ede
ra r hi c i c
.
h
al l t o s e p h ye s w h
a r e f a re , o r n umb ent
”
T e se ar e
com m e n c c
.
ed a a i a i in s t n d ng h hi
tt tu d e , Hi ya/ n, th e t u m b s t o u ng
th e l ob e s o f ar ac r i
th e e s an d t h e f ar cc a
e tu n ng t o w d Me .
P g 2 0 2 l in 1 9
a e Th “ C m pa i e f t h ri g h t h a n d
—
e o n ons o e
”
ar e
c all d b c
,
.
so ea th y ill h av th b k f th ir g d d d
e use e w e e oo o e oo ee s
p t
u i t t
n oh i r r i g h t h ae d i t k f alvati ; hi l vi l
n s n o en o s on w e e
d r oe s w i ll h av th ir c r l l f c d m ati
e e t th la t d y
s o o on e n on, a e s a
t h r t i t t h ir l f t h a d
,
us n o e e n s .
P g 203 li
a e 1 S c h m r r ne f l d tim 8 u o eo v e as o o e,
”
50
arl y pr ph t d h“l y t a c
.
, , , .
Th th
e s e ar e e e h r i ll ati o e s an o e e s n a n ons
T h t xt f th K ra c
.
e e o all th m th l ad r th l ad r !
e o n s e e e e s, e e e s
”
t h a t m ph ati c
e r p t i ti d t i g t h i d i g i t y d t h a r
e e on en o n e r n an e s su
a c f th ir pr m i ci th fi al r ard
,
n e o e o n en e n e n ew .
P g a e20 3 l i 31 Ma trne Th rig i al rd t lh w z -

e es e o n w o a
th at a c
ac i a hi c
. .
,
m ym a
a i th r th pla tai
e n e e h h m all
e n n , or w as s
r ou nd g ol d e n b l os s o m s .
Pag e 20 4 , li ne 5 al
S e h as
“
ac iai h
t t o n u po n t e s e p vi e g ed
—
ri l
c
.
a ri
tt b u t es o f th e H o ur s i A l l ah
h as ra h
e t e d t e m pu po s e ly r
j c
.
r a rial h a
o f fi ne m te s t n th e f e m al
es o f t hi rl
s w o d , an d s ub e t t o
h i c v i c hi h
n o n e o f t o se n o n e n e n es w c ar e n tu a ral
t o th e s e x .
r a hi a a
So m e u n d e s t n d t s p s s g e o f th e b e ati fi e d w om en ; w h o ,
h h h i
t ou g t ey d e d o l d an d ill r r
fav o r e d , sh all y e t al l b e e s t o e d t o -
h ir
t e y o u t h
an d b e u a
t y i n P d ara i
se
”
.
P g 2 0 4 lin 2 3
a e At A a e Th tim f th call t z n
”
e e o e o
c c
. .
,
p ra y r e n d, p ai ll y a f t r t
es h e h b
a g t d l i n e e su n as e un o e e .
P g 2 0 8 li
a e 5 A d pi d r ne O f th Su a n f th S e
”
ne o e r s o e
c
. .
,
K ra th 29 th i am d aft r thi i
o n, e s n t e e s nse .
P g a 20 8
e Th Vr f th T hr e T hi ( hi c
e se h i o e on e
”
s w s
al ri g i th E a t ) i c
. .
o ft en g rav d
en e on se all d fr m th n s n e s s so e o e
w o rd K ig th c oo r s h air thr f A l l ah
e hi c h c c i or on e
”
o w o ur s n
b l i m pa a g c
, ,
th e su ei t d I t h j dg m t f M h m m d
ss e e . n e u en o u a e an s
T hr Vr i b l t p rt i f th K
”
th e one -
f th e se s on e o e no es o on s o e 0
r a n , surpa i g i m aj ty f di c
ss n ti nall th r h m a cm p i
es o on o e u n o os
ti ons It i t a k fr m th 2d Sfi v r 256 d i r d r d
s en o e r a, e se an s en e e
v ry xac
.
,
e tl y
e b l by M as R dh ( t
e ow h m t r e ou se o w os e os
l ar d d l b ri arti c “
.
, ,
e ne an l i th
a o J ou s al f th R y l A i e n e o u rn o e o a s
a ti c S c i t y Ja ary 1 88 0 m y i i d b t d
o e nu h b
,
x ,
n n e e n es s as een e
t m l y g r at )
re e e :
“G d av o h m th r i
s e w G d i th L i i g th S lf
o e e s no o s e v n e e -
e
v rcm th H im t
, ,
Dr l p U t
,
i ti g O
s n ne i o w s nes s o e o e no , n or s ee . n o
H i m b l n g t h h a t v r i i th h v d h at ri i
.
e o e w e e s n e ea e n s , an w ev e s n
th e earth W h i h th at h all m ak i t rc i n i th Him
. o s e s e n e ess o w
,
NO T E S T O P E A RL S OF T H E FA I T H
'
3 20 .
Pag e 222 Th e Jo u n e y o f th e N g t
. i h a i
It i s r
d s put e, .
” ”
i
w r te s S e, al a ha a i h hr h
m o n g t h e Mu m m e d n di v n e s , w e t e t e ir
h
Pr o p e t s n g
’
i h j r r ll r r
t o u n ey w as e a y pe f o m e d b y h im
-
cr o por
a l l y , or w et e h hr
i t w as o n y l a
d r e am o r vi i
s on i
So m e th n k .
h
th e w o l e w a s n o m o e t r ha a i i
n l
v s o n ; an d al e g e an e x r p ess
a ii h
t r d t o n o f Mo aw i y ah , o n e o f Mu am m d s s u a’
c c r ha
e s s o s , to t t
r
pu po s e hr c ri il r l
O t e s s u ppo s e I e w as ar ed b o d y t o Je u s a em ,
ac h c
.
ar h r
b u t n o f t e ; an d t at h e h s en de d t e n e t o H e av en i n
sp iri t o n ly r ci i i h ii
Bu t th e e e v e d O p n o n i s , t at i t w as n o v s o n
a c ll
.
h
b u t t at h e w as r j r
t u a y tr an s po t e d i n t h e b o dy t o hi s o u
i
n e y s e n d ; an d i f an y m po s s b
’
i ili j c h hi k a
t y b e o b e te d , t e y t n i t
s u ffi ci en t n sw e a r h i h a il c
t o s ay, t at i t m g t e s y b e e ffe t e d b y an
o m n ip t o en t ag en t .
”
Pag e 22 3 , li ne 27 On e Fati h ah .
”
Th e n am e of th e o pen~
ing p ray r e of Muh am m edan s .
Pag e 2 24 , l ine 1 8 Mo nk er
th e t w o A n g e s an d Nak ir ”
ar e l
c “ c h c
.
w ho on d u t xa a i
th e e mi n t o n o f t h e T o m b ”
T ey o m e t o
ir cl c c
.
a lai
m an d e t y h e i s d in h is g e , an d at e hi s e hi m as t o rav
ai h
h is f t r a q ic
If h e epe t s ukl y an d g dl y t h e o m ul o f Is la fr a
h c ac cr ai
.
l am , t ey a r
u s e h im t o epo s e i n pe e ; b u t if h e i s u n e t n
or h r x h la r
e t e o d o , t ey b e b o hi m w t on ub s , t h is es ar e i h ir c l i ll cri
i r ha h
s o b tt e t h ar
t t ey ar e e d al l t r o u g th e e t , e ept b y h h ar h xc
ji
m e n an d D n s h T e n th e tw o b M n st e s p es s t h e y la c
k i i r r cla
cr c
.
l av
d o w n u pon t h e o ps e , an d e e it t o b e w s t e d an d o n s um e d a
i i r rr ci
t ll th e t m e o f e s u e t o n .
P g 229 h
a e 15 H a di th
,
'
ne . .
”
The t radi ti al ayi ng
on s s w hi c
h
su ppl m t th K r a
e en e o n .
Pag e 229 , li ne 24 “Z e m - Z em T hi s i s th e o y w e l at h l l
Me c
c acr d pr c i c
.
aw i thin t iv
th e s e e n s, b el e e d t o b e t t e y ha v r
hi c
,
Spri g n w r v al d t H ag ar h
h w as e e e o w en s h e fl ed w t Is hm e l ih a
P g 23 1
a e T hi l g d f Ni m ud i all d d t
—
s e en o r s u e o in Su a 2 1 fr o
“
.
th K a t i tl d th Ch apt r f Pr ph t ”
e or n , en e e e o o e s .
P g 23 3 li
a e 3 Bla c
,
k H ali m ah T h Pr ph t
ne ck .
”
e o e w as s u
i d b y a B d u in f t r
e e r o os e -
nu s e .
P g 23 3 li n 1 0
a e Bi d A ild n d li tary m n tain
e r
”
w a so ou
ar M c c
. .
,
ne a e .
P g 235 li n 5
a e Mikat Th e th la t ix tag n
”
e s e ar e e s s s es o
cc “ c c
. .
,
th j e t
ou r n e
y M a T h i h amo g rb f
e a ti t y . e
‘
r ,
or a o s n ,
on
i t ft
s s s o app r ith t m
w o wr b dr d th
e s w it ou s ea s , on e o un ou n ew a s
h ld r T h T c
,
th t h r pa
e o e d v r th sse if i th
o e n e s ou e s e aw s e s ev e
f ld c i ci t f th K b h m ad thr ti m q i c
.
o r u o e k ly nd four
aa a ,
e ee es u
,
a
ti mes l ly b y ll pilg rims

s ow ,
a .
NO T E S T O PE A R LS OF T HE FA IT H .
3 21
Pag e 2 39 , li ne 2 .
“Ye l et st ray y o ur s h e -
c
a m el s .
”
No thi ng
hl
is e d m o e u bl e r val a am on g th e g o o d s o f an Ar b t a ha a n sh e
cm e n e to fo ng
a l ar ali .
Pag e 2 39 , line 1 2 t ee , tt e m d ? T W h o k i ll ed h l i l ai ”
hi s al
a c racic a ic
.
lu d e s t o t h e n e nt p i
t e o f in f n t d e m o n g th e A i a r ab s ,
w hi c
h ha a r l
Mu mm d s t enu o u s y d en oun ed c .
Pag e 2 3 9 , li ne 2 9 . He s aw it an d he h ard e .
”
Al l u di ng to
r h
th e P op e t an d hi s j ou r ney to He av en .
Pag e 24 3 , li ne 7
“
l ral f H q‘
A l A kh a
d ig f i s th e p u
-
”
o e an s
hi c
,
nifi es la d n h s w a arr b dary l ie in w i n di n g or n ow ou n
”
c c c
,
s p iea l l y ppa l i d t a i r i e r ov i f H a d a m a
d st t t i n th e p o n e o r u .
P g 24 5 1l
a e 14 “A l Kc i th a
ue T hi rd ig ni fi b nd nc -
u r
”
sw o s es a u a e,
c c p ph c
. .
,
es p i ae l l y f g d o n d t h th
oo g if t f i ad m d y en e e o w s o an ro e
cf
, .
O i t m y m an
r a b nd e l th f ll
a u d th l ik an e o w ea o o w er s , an e e.
h n c th a t r i d
,
It i h r s d f a ri v r i
e e u se Para d i
o e n se, w e e e w e s e
ri v d int M h amm ad p nd f hi c
e o u h th b l d t d in k
’
s o o w e e s se ar e o r
Ac crdi ng t a traditi n f th
,
b f r
e o e th i r a dm i i n e ss o . o o o o e
Pr ph t t hi ri v r
o e h r in hi L rd pr m i d h im ab n dant
s e w e e s o o se u
t h a m ilk c l
, ,
g d i
oo t r t h an h
s s w ee e y h it th an non e w er n o o er s ow
m th r t h an c f c
, , , ,
a nd s oo r am ; i t b a k
e hry l i t an d e s n s ar e o so e s,
th os e w h d i nk f i t h al l n v r thi t
o r o s e e rs .
P g 24 7 li n 2 0
a e
“ A l Ta k i th
e
“ tar th at app ar
.
— -
re
”
s e s e s
,
b y ni g h t t th m rni ng tar
, . e .
, e o s .
P g 24 9 li n 5 W h n th ul c m t th n c ”
a e e k A e e so o es o e e
K rani c
. .
,
o p h a f th r l a t g a
se p ford at h e s s o e .
Pag 251 li n 1 4e ,
Th r e n t h a t tr
. In th my t i c e os es o ee .
”
e s
l an g u ag f th E a t th r
e o ei th ym b l f t h at Di vi n
s e o se s e s o o e
hic h i th b j c
,
b a ty
e u w t f th s l l v e o e o e sou
’
s o e .
Pag 2 52 li n 1 6
e H tlltyan e T hi m an l i t rally
— “ xalt d ”
s e s e e e
pla c
. .
,
”
es .
P g 252 li n 2 7
a e e A tr am i n Paradi c all d s e se, s o e
b c
.
,
ea it at r th hig h t r g i th r
u se w e s e es e on s e e .
Pag 2 53 li n 1 2
e A l Fati hah e T hi i th 1 t c h apt r f - ”
s s e s e o
hi c
. .
,
th K ran
e o h i al a pray r nd h ld i n g r at v rati n
,
w s so e , a e e en e o
b y th M h amm dan e u h g i v i t m an y h
e rab l ti tl ;
s, w o e on o e es as
th c e h apt r f p y f p i th k g i i g f t
e o ra er , o 8 r a s e, an s v n o r eas ur e, 50
c f th h l K ra nd
, .
T h y r g ard i t
e e th q ui t as e n e ss en e o e w o e o n, a
o ft n r p t i t i n t h i r d v ti n b t h p b l i c
e e ea an d pri va t
e e o o s o u e , as
Ch i ti a
r s d th L rd Pray r
ns o e o
’
s e .
P g 254 lin 1 6
a e
“ Th m rni g m i ll
e A t d ayb r ak i n
—
e o n s e
E a t rn cun tri al m t th fi t n d f a ak ing d m ti c
. .
,
s e o es os e rs sou o w o es
lif e i s th n i e of th e stone u d t g ri nd m al
e o s s se o e .
3 22 NO T E S T O PE A R LS OF T H E FA IT H .
Pag e
2 54 , li ne 3 1 i ra r a
T h e t m e f o r p y e , s y s P of e ss o r r
a r c
.
P lm e , i s all r
e d f o m th e m n i ar q
e ts o f t h e m o s u e s b y Mu e z z in s
or c ri r l
e s , i n th e f o l o w i n g w o d s — ‘
r
G o d i s g e t ( 4 t m es ) ;
’
ra i
‘
Ib e ar h hr
w i tn es s t at t e e i s n o G o d b u t G o d ( tw
’
e); Ib e r ic a
i
w tn e s s t t Mu ha ha a a l
mm d i s th e po s t e o f G o d t w ’
e);
‘
Co m e ic
hi h r
t e to p ye s ( tw ra r
’
e);
‘
ic
Co m e hi t e t o s hr ’
t on ( tw alva i
e ); ic
G o d i s u st ! j
’ ‘
hr
T e e is no ot e G od t hr
n G od !
’
ha
In th e e y arl
r a ra r
m o n ing th e Mu e z z in dd s , P y e i s b et te t n Sl e e p
‘ " ”
r ha
P g 257 ( n t )
a e T h Mi hh t l Md abth
o e Th b
e k f s a a —
s e oo o
th cn v r ati n
. .
e o e s f th Pr ph t o s o e o e .
P g 259 li n 1 9
a e L tl t l K d
e
“ T h Ni g h t f P
—
a a r -
a -
a r, e o ow e
”
hi c d c
,
.
,
w as t h at n oh th K ran
w lar d t h av b n
e o w as e e o e ee re v
v al d
e e .
P g 27 1 lin 24
a e
“ Al B e kh Th K ran ay
— “ -B hi n d
ar s a
”
e o s s, e
c
.
,
.
t h m h al l b a b n ti l th d y fr r ti n ”
e s e ar , u Up n th e a o es ur e o o 1s
“
.
Sal ri t i g i al rd b kh h r tran la t d b ‘ ’
e w Th es : e or n w o ar s a e e s e ar ,
c c
,
p r i m ar i l y i g n ifi s y p ar t i t iesn i n t r t
an i hi h d i i d o ,
or e s e, w v es
o n e thi ng f m an th r ; b t i ro d b y th A rab n t al ay
o e u s u se e s o w s
i n th am n d m tim i n n b c n
e s e, a so e Th y es m a o s ur e se se . e s ee
g e n ra
e l l y t x pr o eb y i t h a t t h
ess G r k di d b y t h w r d e ee s e w o
H ad ; n es hi l in g i t f th plac f th d ad an th r
o e w e us or e e o e e o e
f th ir cn ti n an ci n th a t t t
,
w hi l f e th ti m
or e e o e d an th r o u e s a e , an o e
w hi l f th tat it l f It d fi n d b y th ir c
e or e s e se ri t c t b IS e e e i s o e
p a cb t
.
th i nt rv l
e e a or s n t hi rl d n d t h n x t
e e w ee b s w o a e e or e
r rr c
,
t w ee n d at h n d th
e a ti n v ry p r n h di b i ng
e esu e o e e e so w o es e
ai d t nt r int A l B kh T h cmm nt t r n thi p
,
s o e e o -
ar s a e o e a o s o s as
ag xp n d i t a b ar i r in vin c i b l b tac l ctting 11
.
s e e ou as r e , or e o s e, u 0
a ll p ib i lity f r t n in t th
oss o rl d aft r d ath
e ur o e w o ,
e e .
”
P g 27 1 li n 2 8
a e e If th d part d p r n ab e e e e so w as e e
d cn v y
,
.
l i v r th M l i m
e e e y t us A n g l m t hi s sa l w o e s ee s s ou an o e
i t t H av n t h at i t pla c t h r m y b a ig n d a c crdi g
, ,
o e e ,
s e e e a e ss e ,
o n
t o i t m ri t
s end d g r aT h y d i t i n g i h th e ee l f th e s u s e s ou s o e
c
.
Fai thf l i nt th u la o th r ee fi r t f pr ph t h
sse s : l e s o o e s, w ose s ou s
ar e admitt d int Paradi i mm diat ly ; th cn d f m arty
e o se e e e se o o r s,
w h os e Sp i r i t a cc r di ns,g t a tra di ti n o f M h am m a d r t i n o o o u es
th c r p f g n b ird hi c
,
e o s o r ee h t f th fr i t n d dri nk f s w ea o e u s a o
th ri v r
e f Para di
e s o ; n d th th i rd f th r b li v r c
se a e o o e e e e s, on
crn ing th tat f h
e e s l b f r th
e o w c ti
o se s o u s th m e o e e r e su r 1 e on e
ar e vari pi ni n
ou s o S m y toh y t asy n ar t h o p l c h e sa e s e e se u 1 es ,
i th l ib rty h v r f g in g h r v r th y pl a ; hi c
.
w e ow e e o o h w e e e e e se w
th y cnfi rm fr m M h amm a d m ann r f al ti g th d a d

, ,
’
e o o u s e o s u n e e ,
al l d d t l h r
u e o e se w e e .
P g 2 7 7 li n 5
a e Th “ t n h ly v
e —
th fi t t n n ig h t
e e o e es ar e e rs e s
ac
, .
o f th e s r d m n t h f Dh l B y h
e o o u
’
e e .
P g 2 7 7 li n 1 1
a e ,
I am e th n am
. f th pala c n d
r
”
w as e e o e e a
pl r g ard n b ilt b y Sh dd d n f A d in th d rt f
e a su e - e u e a ,
so o ,
e es e o
d n e Th t ry i r lat d n an t h r ag
e s o s e e o o e e
A .
p .
3 24 NO TE S T O PE A RLS OF T H E FA ITH
'
extr m n ar n
e e f th pa th th
r ow ta g l i g f th th rn
e ss o e e en n n o e o s,
xti c hi ch di r c
,
an d th e eti n f th l i g h t
n o o t d th f rm r te ,
w e e e o e o
Pa a di
r i l l n m i th ir f ti g d f ll d n h dl ng
se , w s oo ss e oo n an a ow ea o
c
,
int h ll
o ehi h i g api g b n ath t h m
w s n e e e
”
“M h am m ad
.
,
u m t h av b rr s ee d thi fr m th Mag i an
s o e o ow e s o e s,
w h t ac
o h that n th la t d y all m ank i nd i ll b b li g d t
e o e s a w e o e o
p a b r i dg c
as s al l d P11 Chin d th at i th t ai t b i dg
e e 1 av a s, e s r r e,
l adin g dir c rld ; n th mid t f hi c
,
e t ly i n t th
e th o e oh er w o o e s o w
th A ng l app i nt d b y G d
e e s o ill tand h i ll r q ir f
e o w s w o w e u e o
v ry n a tri c t ac c t f hi ac
,
e e o e s ti n Th J ou n
p a k l i k o s o s e ew s s e e
hi c
.
i
vf se (f th b ri dg e f h ll h th y y i n b r ad r th n sa
i
e o e ,
w e s o o e a a
t l r ead
Pag e 3 0 2 , li ne 9 .
‘
T hr ee d arkn es ses .
”
Th e b ody, th e w o mb ,
and th e mni on a .
Pag e 3 0 5, li ne 3 1 — T s i s th e o i g n o f th e H allal,hi r i
u s to m ac
c c
.
o f Mu s m li h
u n t e s an d b u t r hr
e s , w h o p o n o un e th e f o mu a r r l
c
o f ex u s e and pi ty b efo e s l yi ng an y anim s l r a .
M I SCE LLAN E O U S O RI E N TAL PO EM S .
THE RAJPOOT WIFE .
Sin g so m e t hi n g , Jym ul Rao ! for th e goats ar e gath e r e d

An d n o m or e wat e r i s to bri n g ; [n o w ,
Th e v ill ag e gat e s ar e s et, an d th e n ight is gray as ye t,

-
G o d hath g iv en wo n drous fan ci e s to th e e si ng ! —
T h en Jymul s suppl e fi n g e rs with a touch that doubt s

’
an d lin g ers ,
Se ts athrill th e s add e st wir e of all th e s ix ; [g l e ,
A n d th e girls s it in a tan gl e an d hush th e tinkl ing b an

,
W hil e th e boy s p il e th e fla m e with stor e of s tick s .
An d ain of v illag e prais e b u t full of an ci en t days

v , ,
H e b egi n s with a s m i l e an d with a sigh

W h o k n ows th e bab u l tr e by th e b en d of th e Rav ee ?
‘
-
e
“
Quoth G un e sh I ! an d tw en ty v oic e s I ! “
, ,
W ll list en ! th e r e b e low in th e shad e of bloo m and

e —
,
bough ,
Is a m u s j id of carv e d an d color e d sto ne ; [m an !

An d Abdool Sh u r ee f Kh a n I spit to n a m e tha t —
,
L i e th th er e un d er ne ath all alo n e

, ,
.
He Sultan Mah m o o d s v a ssal and wor e an Amir s

’ ’
w as ,
In hi s gr een hadj t u rba n at Nung ul

-
, [ta ssal .
Yet th e h ead which w en t s o proud it is n o t in his shroud ;

,
T h er e ar e bo n e s in that grave but n o t a sku ll !

,
—
An d , d ee p drov e in hi s br e ast , th e r e m o uld e rs with th e

A dagg e r, bright e r o n c e tha n Ch u n d r a s ray ; [ st
r ’
e
A Rajpoot lohar wh e t it , and a Rajpoot wo m a n set it

Pas t th e pow er of any han d to t e ar away .
.
c
T was th e Ran e Neila t ru e, th e wife of So o rj Dehu,
L ord of th e Raj poots of No ur po or ;
Yo u shall h ear th e m ourn f ul story, with its sorr o w an d
i ts glory ,
An d c urs e Sh ur eef Kha n , th e s oo r !
All in th e wid e Fiv e W at ers w as n on e lik e So orj Dehu

-
,
To fo
em n a who s o dr e adful to fri en d what h eart s o
,
tr
ue ?
Lik e In du s thro u gh th e m oun tai n s c

, am e dow n th e
Mu sl i m ra n ks ,
An d tow n walls fe ll b e for e th e m as flood e d ri v e r ba nk s ;

- -
But So or j Dehu th e Rajpoot owne d n eith e r to w n nor

all
w
His hous e th e c am p ,
h is roof tr e e th e s ky that cov ers all ;
-
H is t of stat e th e saddl e ; his rob e a shirt of m ai l ;

s ea
H is c
ourt a tho u san d Rajpoots c los e at h is stallio n s ta i l ’
.
No t l e ss was c
So o r j a Raj ah b e a u s e n o crown h e wor e
Sav e th e g ri m h e l m of i ro n with sword m arks d in t ed -
’
o er ;
Be c
au s e h e grasp ed n o sc eptr e save th e sharp t ulwar ,
m ad e
Of st eel that fell fro m h e av en ,
—
for
’
twas In dra forg ed
that blad e !
“
An d m a ny a starl e ss m id night th e sho u t of Soo r jDeh u
Brok e w i th s pear m atchlock th e Mu slim s
'
up an d
“Ill ah u .
An d m an y a day of battl e u pon th e Musli m pro u d

Fell So o r j, as In di a s light n in g falls fro m th e s il ent
’
clo u d .
A RNOLD S P OE MS
’
3 28 .
Up ros e e ach Rajpoot rid e r , an d buckl e d with sp eed on
T h e bridl e chai n an d br e ast

- -
cord an d th e saddl e of his
,
st e ed .
But u n to n o ne s ad Neila ga ve word to m o u n t an d rid e ;

On ly s h e c
all e d th e broth ers of So o j u nto h er S i d e r ,
“
An d sai d, T ak e orde r straightway to s eek this ca mp
with m e ;
If lov e an d craft c
an co n qu e r , a thousan d is as thr e e .
If lov e b e w e ak to sav e h im So orj di e s and ye r e

,
—
turn ,
Fo r wh er e a Rajpoot di e th th e Raj poot widows bur n

,
.
c
T h e r eat th e Ran e Neila u n braid e d fro m h er h air
Th e p earls as gr e at as Kash m ir grap e s So o rj g av e h is
wife to w e ar ,
An d all a cros s h er b o s m
o t s —
lik e lot u s b u ds to s e e -
Sh e w r app e d th e ti n s e ll e d sari of a da n c i n g Kun ch en e e ;
An d fast ened on h er a nkl e s th e hundr e d silv er b ells ,
To whos e light l aug h o f mu sic th e Nautch gir l dart s -
an d dw e lls .
And all in dr e ss a Nautch g irl but all

-
, in h e art a q u een,
Sh e s et h e r foot to stirrup with a s ad an d s e ttl e d m i en ;
On ly one thi ng sh e carri ed no Kunch ene e sho u ld b e ar ,
T h e k nif e b etw een h er boso m s h o Sh ur eef ! h av e a

—
,
car e !
T h er eat, with r unn ing ditty of m i ngl e d prid e an d pity,

Jym ul Rao m ak e s th e six wir e s sigh ;
An d th e girls with t ear ful e y e s n ot e th e m u s ic s fall
’
an d ri s e,
And the b oys l et th e fir e fa de and die .

TH E RA JP O O T WIFE .
329
All day lay So o rj th e Raj poot in Sh ur eef s ir o n cag e

’
Al l day th e coward Musl i m s sp en t on him s pit e an d

r ag e.
W ith bitt e r cru el tor m en ts an d d e eds of sham eful ki n d

T h ey r ac
, ,
k e d an d brok e h is body but could no t shak e

,
h i s m in d .
An d o n ly at th e Az an , wh en all th eir worst w as vain ,
T h e y l e ft h im , lik e dog s s li nking fro m a lio n in h is pai n .
No m eat n or dr ink th ey gave h im through all that burn

day
ing ,
An d do ne to d eath but s cornful at twilight ti m e h e l ay

, ,
-
.
So wh en th e g em of Shiva upros e, th e s hi n i n g moo n,

“
So o rj Sp ak e u n to h i s s pirit, Th e en d is co m i ng soo n .
I wo u ld th e e nd m ight h as ten c
o ul d Neila o nly k n ow ,
What i s that Nautch girl s in gi ng with v oic e s o k n own

-
an d low ?
Si ng i n g b eneath th e cag e b ars

-
th e so ng of lo ve an d
fe ar
My Neila san“g at p arti ng l what doth that Nau tch —
g irl h e r e 2 .
"
W h e nc e co m e s sh e by th e m usic of Neila s t en d er ’
strai n ,
Sh e, in that s ha m el e s s ti n s e l —
Oh , Nautch gir l si ng -
,
again !
”
Ah , So orj!
”
—
so follow e d an sw er —
“h er e thin e ow n
Ne i la s tan ds ,
Faithfu l in life an d d eath alik e ,

-
look up , an d tak e my
han d s
Sp eak l o w l e st th e guard h ear u s
,
to ni g ht if tho u — -
,
m ust di e ,
Sh ar eef s hall h ave no tri umph but b ea r th ee co mpa ny

’
.
,
.
So sa ng s h e lik e th e Kw l that di e s b es id e i ts m at e
\Vi th eye as black an d fe arl e ss , an d lo ve as hot an d gr e at
h
T en th e C e hi f laid his pal e lips u po n th e l i ttl e pal m ,
An d S i n k dow with a s m il e of lo ve his fac e all glad

n ,
an d m; cal
And through th e cag bars Neila felt
e- th e brav e h e ar t
stop fast
ccri ed “I follow !
,
Oh , So o r j —
sh —
hav e pati en c e to
th e last .
Sh e tur n e d a n d w en t pass e s ? .
“W h o
chall enge d th e
Muss ul m a n ;
A Na u tch g i rl I W hat s c
ek s t thou ’
-
, .
? T he
pr e s enc e of th e Khan ;
A s k if th e high chi ef captain b e pl e as e d
-
. to h e ar m e
‘
S ng
i
An d Sh u r e ef, full of fe asti ng , th e Kun ch enee bad e bri ng .
T h en , all b e for e th e Mu sli m s , afl am w ith lawl e ss w i n e c

c
.
E n t er e d th e Ran e Ne i la , in grac e an d fac e div i n e ;
An d all b efor e th e Musli m s wag gin g th e ir goatish ,
chi n s
“
,
The Raj poot Prin c es s s et h er to th e b e e d an c e that -
b eg in s ,
If m y l ove l oved m e, h e s h o u ld be a bee,

c
I th e y el l ow h amp ak , l o ve th e h o n ey of m e
"
.
wr e ath ed m ov em en ts da n c ed sh e of that dan c e ;

Al l th e
No t a st ep s h e slight e d n o t a wan to n glan c e ;
,
In h er u n v eil e d boso m c
has e d th i n tr u di ng b ee, ’
To h er waist an d low e r — s h e ! a Rajpoot, s h e !

—
Sa n g th e m e lti ng m u si c
, s w ay e d th e l an g o r o u s li m b
Sh ur e e f s dru nk en h eart b eat — Sh ur eef s eye s wax e d

’
’
3 32 A RNOLD S PO E MS
’
.
In th e fla
m e an d crackl e di e s h e t en d er to ng u e
r
c tru e st all tru e iv e s a m o ng

,
i s
D e th e Ran e, , w .
At th e m o m a cla m or run s fro m t e n t to t e n t ,

L ik e th e wil d g ee s e cackl i n g wh en th e n ight is s p ent
Shur eef Khan li e s h e adl e ss ! g on e is So o j Deh u ! r
An d th e wan d eri ng Nautch girl who h as s een h er

-
, ,
who ?
T hisbut k n ow th e s en tri e s at of daw n “

th e br e ath
,
Forth th er e far e d two hors em en by th e first w as born e

,
Th e u rn of cl ay th e ves s el that Raj poots u s e to bri ng

,
The ash e s of d e ad kin s m en to G u ng a s holy Spri n g

’
.
KING SALADIN .
L o ng year s ag o — so t ell s Boccacci o

In s uch Italia n g e n tl en e ss of sp e e ch
A s fi n ds n o e c ho in th i s n orth er n air
T o cou n t erpart its m u si c lo n g ago ,
—
W h en Saladi n w as Soldan o f th e E ast,

T h e ki n gs l e t cry a g en e ral cr u sad e ;
An d to th e trysti ng plai n s of L o m b ardy
-
T h e i dl e la n c e s of th e North an d W e st
Rod e al l that spri n g , as all th e spr i ng r un s down
In to a lak e , fro m all its hang i n g h i lls ,
T h e clash an d glitt e r of a h u n dr e d s tr e a m s .
W h er e of th e r u m or r e ach e d to Sal adi n ;

An d that swart ki n g as royal in h i s h eart
—
A s an y crow n ed c ham pion of th e Cross

T hat h e m ight fu lly , of h i s k n o w l e dg e, l e a rn
T h e purpos e of th e lords of Christ en do m ,
An d wh en th e i r war an d w hat th ei r arm am en t

T ook thought t o cross th e s e as to L o m bardy .
W h er efore, with w is e an d tr u stfu l Am irs t w ai n,

KIN G SA LA DIN .
333
Al l h abit ed in g arb s that m erchan ts u s e ,
W ith trad e r s ban d an d gip s i r e o n th e br e a st s

’
T hat b e st lo v e d m ail an d dagg e r Sala di n ,
Set forth u po n h i s j ourn e y p e rilo u s .
In that day lordly lan d w as L o m bardy !

,
A s e a of cou n try pl en ty isla n d e d

-
,
W i th citi e s rich ; n o r r ich er o n e tha n th ee ,
Mar bl e Mi la n o ! fro m whos e gat e at daw n

W ith e a1 that little reek e d th e m atin b e ll -
,
Bu t a k een e ye to m e as u re wall an d foss

Th e Solda n rod e ; an d all day lo n g h e rod e
For Pavia ; passin g basilic an d shri ne , ,
A n d g az e of vi n eyard ork e rs wotti n g n o t -

w ,
Yo n trad er w as th e L ord of H e ath en e ss e .
Al l day h e rod e ; ye t at th e wa n e of day

No gl e a m of gat e or ra m p or i ising spir e
, , ,
No r T e ssin s Sparkl e un d ern e ath th e stars

’
Pro m is e d h im Pavia ; but h e w as war e

’
O f a gay co m pa n y u po n th e ay w ,
L a di e s an d L ords w i th hors e s hawks an d hounds ;

, , ,
Cap plu m e s an d tr e ss e s fl u tt er e d by th e wi n d
-
O f m erry rac e for ho m e “G o ! sa i d th e ki ng .

”
To o n e that rod e u po n his b e tt r ha n d e

“An d pray th e s e g en tl e s of th e ir co u rt e sy
,
H ow m a n y l e ag u e s to Pav i a an d th e gat e s ,
W hat ho u r th ey c los e th em ? T h en th e Sarac en

Set S pu r and b e i ng j oi n e d to h im that s e e m e d
,
First of th e h u nt h e told th e m e ssag e th e y

,
—
Ch e cki ng th e j a ngli n g bits an d c h i din g down ,
T h e u n fi nish e d laugh to list en b u t by this —
Gam e u p th e ki ng h is bo n ne t in h is ha n d
Sir T rad er T o r c
, ,
T h e irs do ffe d to h im “ :l said

”
( M e ss e r T or e llo twas of Istria

’
) , ,
“T h ey sh u t th e Pavian gat e at ev en so n g -
,
A n d e v en so n g i s su ng
-
T h en t urn i n g half .
,
“
Mu tt er e d Pard e th e man is orsh i pfu l
i w
, ,
A stra ng e r too ! Fair lord ! q u oth Saladin

” ”
,
“Pl e as e o u to st e ad so m e w e ary trav el rs e
y ,
Sayi ng wh e r e w e m ay lodg e th e tow n s o far ,
A nd n i g ht s o n ear Of m y h e art willi ng ly

”
.
, ,
.
Mad e an s w e r Tor c
l “I
did thin k b u t n o w
,
T o s en d m y k n a v e an e rra n d h e Shall r i d e —
A n d bri n g you i n to lodg m e n t O h ! n o tha n ks —

,
O ur L ady k e e p y o u ! th en w ith hisp er e d h e st

”
w
H e call e d th e ir g uid e an d s pe d th em B ei ng go ne .
,
T or ello told h i s p u r pos e an d th e ba n d , ,
W ith r e ady e al an d loos en e d br i dl e c

z hai n s -
,
Rod e for his h un ti n g palac e wh e r e th ey s e t

-
,
A goodly ba n q u e t u n d e rn e ath th e pla n e s ,
A n d h u n g th e ho u s e w i th g u e st l i ghts an d a no n -
,
W el c o m e d th e w o n d eri ng stran g rs th er e to l ed e ,
U nwitti ng by a orld of i n di ng paths ;

, w w
Me ss er T or e llo at th e i nn e r gat e
, ,
W aiti n g to tak e th e m in a goodly host —

,
Sta m p e d c u rr en t with G o d s i m ag for a m an

’
Chi e f a m o n g m en tr uthfu l an d j u st an d fr e e , ,
“
.
T h en h e , W ell m e t agai n fair s i rs ! O u kn av e

, , r
H ath fo u n d yo u Sh lt er b e tt r tha n th e worst

e e :
Pl e as e you to l e av e yo ur s c llcs an d b e in g bath e d , ,
G rac e our poor s u p p r h e r e T h en Sala di n

e .
W hos e sword had y i ld d e e his c

,
e o urt e sy
e r ,
An sw er e d “G r e at than ks Si K n ight an d this m uc h r

, , ,
blam e ,
Yo u spoil u s fo r o u r trad ! tw o bo n n e ts d o fi e d
' ’
e ,
An d trav el ers q u st i o n s hold i n g y o u afi e ld

’
e ,
For th o s e you give us th i s Si ! n o t yo u r m e e d

. r ,
No r w o rthy of yo u r br e edi n g ; b ut in sooth

T hat is n o t o u t O f Pavia T h e r e upo n
H e l e d th em to fair c ha m b er s d e c
.
k e d ith all w
Mak es tir e d m en glad ; lights and th e m arbl e bath , ,
A nd flasks th at sparkl e d liqu id a m e thyst , ,
A n d g r ap e s n o t dry as y et fro m e v e n in g d ew
,
.
T h er e aft er at th e s up pe r board th e y s at ; -
No r lack e d i t tho u gh its gu st as r e ar ed a ki ng

,
e w ,
W orthy prov en d in craft s O f cook e ry ,
Past el pasti c cio all set forth o n gold

—
An d gracio u s talk an d pl e asan t c

,
ourt e si e s .
Spok e n in stat ely L ati n ch e at e d ti m e ,
T i ll th er e w as n o ne but h e ld th e stran g e r sir -
Fo r all his c hap man s d ress of c

,
‘
ra m asi e
’
,
.
W er e d ebtor s to yo ur n obl e co u rt esy

O ut of r d em pt i o n this b u t ba n kr upts u s
e —
.
“Na s ir G o d sh i e ld
—
o u ! sa i d t h e k n ight an d dams
”
y , , y .
A n d Saladin w i th phras e of g e n t i l e ss e
,
Ret u r n e d or e e r that h e rod e alo n e

,
v ,
S or e a gr e at oath i n g u ttural A rabic

w ,
An oath by A llah startli n g up th e e ars —
O f thos e thr ee Christ i a n c attl e th ey b e strod e

T hat n v e r ye t as pri n c el i e r n at ur e d m an
e w -
,
No r g en tl er lady an d that tim e should s ee —
Fo r a ki ng s l o d g i ng quittan c e royal r epai d

’
It w as th e day of th e Passag gio

A shor e th e war st e e ds cha m p e d th e b u r n ish e d bit ;
-
Afloat th e g all eys t ugg e d th e m oori n g chai n -
T h e town was out ; t h e L o m bard ar m or ers

Re d hot with riv ti ng th e h e l m e ts u p
-
e ,
A n d w h e tti ng a xe s for th e h e ath en h e ads

Cool e d in th e c ro d that fill e d th e squar e s an d str e et s
w
T O sp ee d G od s sol di e rs A t th e n o n e that day

'
Me ss er T or ello to th e gat e c
.
a m e do n w ,
Le ad in g h i s lady sorro s h u e l e ss ros e ’

—
w
G r e w o n h er c h e ek an d thric th e d e stri er , e
Stru c k fi e i m pati n t fro m th e pav m ent squar e s

r ,
e ,
e —
,
O r e e sh e s pok e t ars in h e r lif te d ey e s

r e
“G o e st tho u lor d of m i n e ?
, ,
“Mado n n a e s ! ”
, y ,
Sa i d T o r c “for m y so u l s e al an d th e L ord ’
l . w
Ri d e I to day m y good n am e an d m y ho u s e
-
:
Relian t I i n tr u st th e e an d b c aus e ,
—
e
It m ay b e th y shall slay m e an d b e c
e aus e , ,
B ein g s o yo u n g s o fair an d s o r epu t e d

, , ,
T h e n obl e st w i ll en tr e at th ee a i t for m e —
w ,
W idow or i fe a y e ar an d m o n th an d day ;
w , , ,
T h en if thy ki n s m e n pr ss th e to a c hoi ce e e ,
An d i f I b e n o t c o m e hold m e for d ad ; , e
No r lin k thy bloo m i ng b e au ty i th th e grave w
A gainst thi n e h e art “ G ood m y lord ! a n sw er e d s h e

” ”
, ,
.
Har dly my h ear t s ust ain s to l et the e g o ;

KING SA LA DIN .
337
Thy m em ory it c an k ee p, an d k e e p it wil l ,
T ho u gh m y o n e lord , T o r c
l of Istria
L iv e, or Sw e et, co m fort th e e ! San Pi etro
sp ee d !
I Shall co m e ho m e if n o t an d worthy k n ee s
: ,
B en d for this han d wh er e of n o n e worthy liv es

, ,
L east h e who lays his last kiss thus upo n it

“
,
L ook th ee I fr ee it “
Nay ! s h e s aid but I
, , ,
A p e tula n t slav e that hugs h er gold en cha i n ,
G i v e that gift back an d with it this poor ri ng

,
S t it upo n thy sword ha n d an d in fight

e -
,
Be m e rcif u l an d w in thi nki n g O f m e

”
,
.
T h en s h e w ith pr e tty actio n dr awi ng o n

, ,
H r r u by buckl e d ov er it his glov e

e ,
Th e gr e at st ee l glov e an d throu gh th e h e l m e t b ar s
—
T ook h er last kiss ; th en l et th e ch afi ng s t ee d

—
Have its hot will and g o .
Bu t Saladi n ,
Safe back am o ng h i s lord s at L e ban o n ,
W e ll wott in g of th e ir q ue st await e d it , ,
An d h e ld th e Cr e sc en t u p agai n st th e Cro ss .
In m a ny a doughty fi g ht F e rrara bl ad e s
Clash e d w i th k een Dam as cm an y a w eary m o n t h ,
W ast ed afi e ld ; b u t y et th e Christian s
W o n n othi ng n e ar er to Ch rist s s e p ul chr e ;
’
Nay bu t gav e gro u n d A t last in A cr e p ent

,
.
, ,
O n th e ir loos e fil e s en f e e bl e d by th e war
, ,
Ca m e stro n g e r s m i t e r than th e Sar ac e n

T h e d a dl y Pe st day aft e r day th ey di e d
e : ,
Pi k m an an d k n i ghts at arm s ; day aft er day

e - —
A th i nn er li ne u po n th e l e agu er e d wall
H e ld o ff th e h e ath en h eld th em o ff a Spac e ;
z—
T h e n ov e r w ak e n e d yi e ld e d an d ga v e up
,
-
e , ,
T h e c i ty an d th e strick en garriso n .
SO to s ad cha i n s an d hat e fu l s ervit u d e

F e ll all thos e p ur pl e lords Chr i ste n do m s s t ar s —
’
O n c e high in hop e as soari n g L u cifer ,
No w low as si nkin g H e s pe r with th em fel l :
M ss er T or e llo n ever o n e SO poor

e — "
Of all th e hun dr ed s that h i s bou n ty fed

.
AS h e in p riso n ill en tr e at e d bo un d
— -
, ,
Starv e d of s w e e t light an d s e t to sha m e ful task s ; ,
A n d that gr e at load at h e art to k n ow t h e days

Fast flyin g an d to liv e a c
, c o u nt e d d e ad .
O n e j oy h i s gaol rs l e ft h im h i s good hawk ;

e —
T h e brav e g ay bird that cross e d th e s e as w ith h im

, ,
An d oft n in th e m i n dfu l ho u r of ev e
e , ,
W ith ta m e l ss e y e an d s pirit m ast e rful

e ,
In a fe i g n e d a n g e r p e ck i n g at his ha n d ,
T h e good gray falco n m ad e h i s m ast e r ch e er .
O n e day it chan c ed Saladi n rod e afi eld

W i th shawl e d an d t urba n e d A m irs an d his hawks ,
L ban o n br e d an d m ew e d as prin c
e -
, e s lodg e
Fl ew fo ul forgot th ei r f ath r h un g at wr i st
,
e e ,
An d sl i ghte d c
,
all T h e Soldan qu i c k i n rath w ,
Bad e slay th e crav en s s c

,
o u rg e th e fal c
.
o n er , ,
An d s ee k so m e w i ght who k n e w th e h e art of hawks ,
T O k e e p i t hot an d tr u e T h e n s pak e a Sh e i kh .
T h er e i s a Fra n k in priso n by th e s ea ,
Far s een h er ei n
-
“ G iv word that h e b e brought e
“
,
.
Quoth Salad i n an d bid him s et a cast

.
If h e hath skill it shall go w ell for h im

, .
T hus by th e wi n d i n g path of circ um sta n c e

O n e palac e h eld , as priso n e r an d pri n c e,
T or e llo an d h is gu e st : u nwitt i n g e a h , c
Nay an d un w i tti ng , tho ugh th ey m e t an d spak e
Of that goshawk an d this sig n e rs in s e rg e, —
c
A nd ha pm en crow n e d , who k n ows till On a ti me —
c
So m e tri k of fac e , th e m a nn e r O f so m e s m il e,
So m e gl e a m of s un s e t fro m th e glad day go n e ,
Ca ught th e ki n g s e y e , an d h e ld i t Na z ar en e !
’
W hat n ativ e art tho u ? ask e d h e L o m bard I ,

“ c
.
A m an of Pa via “ A n d thy n a m e
.
? T o r l,
Me ss er T or ello call e d in happi e r t i m e s ,
No w b e st u n call e d “ Co m e h i th er, Christ i a n !
.
T h e Solda n sai d , an d l e d th e way , by co urt

An d hall an d fo u n ta i n , to an i n n e r roo m
Rich with ki ng s r ob e s : th er efro m h e r each e d a gow n,
’
340 .
G oo d m y li eg e ! T or c l said a s croll ,
“it b o r e
In scrib e d to Pa via sayi ng that I l i v e d ,
For in a y ear a m o nth an d day n o t co m e

, , , ,
I b ad e th e m hold m e d e ad ; an d d e ad I am ,
A lb eit livi n g if m y lady w e d ,

“
,
Perchan c e co n stra i n e d Cert e s spak e Sala di n , ,

“A n o bl e da m e th e lik e no t o n o n c
.
— e lost w ,
H ow m a ny days r em ai n ? T en days m y pr i n c e , ,
A nd tw e lv e scor e l eag u e s b e tw e e n m y h eart an d m e

A las ! how to b e pass e d ? T h en Saladi n
“L O ! I am loath to l os e th ee w ilt thou sw ear —
T o co m e agai n if all go w e ll with th ee ,
Or co m e ill sp e e di n g ? “ Ye a I sw e ar m y king , , ,
O ut O f tru e lov e quoth T or e l

”
“ h e artfully .
”
, ,
T h e n Saladin “ T ak e h er e m y Si g n e t s e al ; -
,
My adm iral will loos e h is sw i ft e st sail

U po n its Sight ; and cl eav e th e s eas an d g o ,
An d cl i p thy da m e an d s ay th e T rad er s en ds
,
A gift r em i n dful O f h er cour t es i e s

,
.
Pass e d w er e th e ye ar an d m o nth an d day ; an d p as s ed, ,
O u t of all h e arts but o n e Sir T o el s na m e

’
r ,
L o n g gi ven for d e ad by ra n so m e d Pavia n s

For Pavia thoughtl e ss of h er E ast ern gr aves
, ,
A lov ely w idow m uch too gay for gri e f

, ,
Mad e p e als fro m half a hu n dr e d cam pani l es

T o r i n g a w e ddi n g in T h e s ev en b e ll s .
O f San to Pi e tro fro m th e n o n e s to n oo n

, ,
Boo m ed w i t h bronz e throats th e happy ti di ng s out ;

T ill th e gr e at t en o r o versw ell e d ith so u n d, w ,
Crack e d its elf d u m b T h e r eat th e sacristan .

,
L e a di n g hi s swin k ed ri n g e rs down th e stairs ,
Cam e bli nkin g i n to su nlight all h is k ey s —
Ji nglin g th eir littl e p eal abo ut his b elt

W ho m as h e tarri e d lo c
, kin g u p th e porch , ,
A for eig n Sig n or brown e d w i th south e rn su ns

, ,
T urban e d an d sl i pper e d as th e Mu sli m s u se , ,
Pluck e d by th e Co pe F i en d q u o th h e twa s a to ng ue ” ’
. r —
,
Italian tr ue b u t in a Mu sli m m o uth

,
“W h are yo u r b elfri e s b u sy i it p ac
y s e —
e
O r v i ctory th at s o ye din th e e ar s
,
KEN0 ’
SA LA DJIV .
34 1
O f Pavia n l i eg e s ? T r uly , n o li eg e thou ! ”
“
G r ante d th e sacrista n, who k n ow e s t n o t
T hat Da m e A d ali e ta w e ds to n i ght -
H er fo r e b etroth e d , Sir T o r e l s wido w s h e,

’
-
T hat di e d 1 t e cha i T o n i ght ! th e s tr ang er said

’
h n ? -
“A , Sir, to ni h t I— w h n o t to night
.
y g
-
y to n i g ht ! -
-
An d you sh all s e e a goodly Christia n fe ast

If s o yo u pas s th eir gat e s at even s o ng, -
For all ar e a sk e d .
No m or e th e q u es tio n er ,
But fold e d o er h is fac e th e E ast er n hood

’
L e st idl e e y e s sho ul d m ark how idl e words

H ad s truck h im ho m e “ SO q ui t e fo r g o t l su s n ! .
—
oo
An d this th e squar e w h er ei n I gav e th e j ous t ,
An d that th e loggia wh e r e I fe d th e poor ; ,
And yo n m y palac e wh e r e oh fair ! oh fals e !

,
—
, ,
T h ey rob e h er for a bridal Can it b e ? .
Cl e a n out O f h e art with twic e Six flyi ng m oo n s

, ,
T h e h e art that b at o n m i n e as it wo u ld br e ak
e ,
T hat falt e r e d forty oaths For c e d ! forc e d n o t fal s e .

—
W e ll ! I will s it wife at thy w e d di ng feast

, ,
-
,
And l e t m i n e e y e s giv e m y fo n d fait h th e l ie .
SO in th e str e a m of galla n t gu e sts th at flow e d

Fe as tw a d at e v e w e n t T o r c
r l ; pass d wi t h th e m
,
e
T h e out er gat e s cross d th e gr e at co u rts with th em

,
e ,
A stra ng e r in th e walls that call e d h im lord

Cr e ss e ts an d c
.
olor e d la m ps m ad e th e w ay bright ,
A n d ros e l e av e s str e e d to wh e r e within th e doo r s

-
w
T h e m ast er O f th e f e ast th e brid egroo m stood , , ,
A glitt er fro m h is for h e ad to h is foot

-
e ,
Spe aki n g fair w e lco m es H e 8 courtly lor d .

, .
,
Marking th e E ast e rn g u e st b e spok e h im sw e e t , ,
Pray e d pl ac e for h i m an d bad e th em s e t h is s eat ,
Upon th e dais T h en th e fe ast b ega n ,
A n d wi n e w en t fr e e as wit an d m u si c
.
di ed ,
O utdo n e by m e rri e r laught e r o n ly o n e :
No r ate n o r drank n or s pok e n o r s m i l e d ; but g az ed

,
O n th e pal e brid e pal e as h er c row n of pe arls

, ,
W h o sat e s o cold and s till and s ad of ch e er , ,
A t th e b rid e fe a s t
-
.
.
But of a tr uth T or c l ,
Read th e thought s r i ght that h ld h e e y e lid s do n e r w .
A n d k ne w h er loyal to h e r m em or i s e .
T h en to a littl e pag e who b o r e t h e i ne w ,
H e spak e G O t e ll thy lady th u s fro m m e

,
In m i ne o w n la n d if any stra ng e r Sit ,
A w eddi n g gu e st th e br i d e o u t of h e gr ac
-
, ,
r e,
In tok en that Sh e k n ows h e g u e st s good w i ll

’
r ,
In tok en s h e r epays i t br i m s a c up , ,
W h er efro m h e dr i nk i n g s h e i n t u rn doth dri nk ;

So is o ur u s e T h e l i t tl e pag e m ad e S pee d
.
A n d told th e m e ssag e T h e n that lady pal e .
E v e r a g en tl e an d a court e ous h e art

L ift e d h er tro u bl e d ey e s an d s m i l e d co n s e n t
On th e swart stra n g e r By h er sid e un to u c h ed
“
, ,
“
.
Stood th e bri m m e d gold ; B e ar this s h e sa i d and , ,
pray
H e hold a Christian l ady apt to l e arn
A ki ndl y l e sso n But Sir T o r c.
”
l loos e d
Fro m o ff h is fing n eve r loos e d b e for e
er —
T h e ri n g Sh e gav e h im o n th e parti ng day ;

A n d er e h e dra nk b hi n d h i s v eil O f b e ard , e
Dropp e d in th e c up th e r u by q u a ffe d an d s e n t , ,
T h e n s h e with s ad s m il e s e t h er li ps to dr i n k
, , ,
An d — som ethi ng in th e Cypr u s to u c hin g th m e
G lan c e d ga z e d th e r ing l h c
,
— —
r ri n g ! Jo ve ! h o w — — —
s h e ey e s
T h e wistfu l y e s of T or e l !
e h o w h e art sur e —
,
-
,
U n d er all g uis e k nowi ng h er lord r e t urne d

Sh e spring s to m ee t h im co m i n g ! t el li ng all
In o n e gr e at cry of j oy .
O h m e ! th e ro u t
h en T o c
, ,
T h e st o r m of qu e stio n s ! st i ll e d l spak e , w r
H i s n a m e an d k no n of all c
, , la i m e d th e Br i d e W ife
w , ,
Mau gr e th e ast e d fe ast an d w o ful groo m

w , e .
All h e arts b u t h i s w r e l i ght to s e e T r c e l; o
Bu t A d alie ta s l i ght e st as s h e pl uc k ed
’
Th e bridal v il a ay -
e So m e th i ng th er ei n
w .
A lady s d agg er s m all an d bright an d fi n e

’
—
,
“
,
Cla s h e d out upo n th e m arbl e W h er efor e th at

"
2 .
344, A RNOLD S POE MS ’
.
A a m r a ta n s h u r ee a tee ’
’
nn
“Sp e ak
f .
cl ear ! cri es a ngry Mo h tasim ;

F e l a s r i n d i li m i n
’ ”
u lj ,
i
T r em bli ng th e n ews m an r e ad to h im
H o w in A m m o r ia, far fro m ho m e,
An A rab girl of n obl e rac e
W as c apti ve to a lord of Rou m ;
An d how h e s m ot e h er o n th e fac e,
An d h o w cri e d for life afraid

Sh e , .
Ya Mo h tas im ! h elp Oh m y ki n g !
‘ ”
, , ,
And h ow th e Kafi r m ock e d th e m aid ,
An d lau g h ed an d spak e a bitt er thi ng

, ,
Call loud er fool ! Mo h tasim s ears

’
Ar c
,
lo ng as B ar ak s if h e h eed ’
—
Your p r oph e t s as s ; an d wh e n h e h e ar s
’
H e ll co m e upo n a Spott e d s t e ed !
’ ”
Th e Caliph fac e w as st ern an d r ed

’
s
H e sn app e d th e lid upo n th e cup ;
K eep thi s s am e s h erb et slav e h e sai d ,
“T ill such ti m e as I drin k it up
, ,
W allah ! th e str e am m y drink shall b e ,
My hollow e d p al m m y o nly bowl ,
T il l I h av e s et that lady fr ee ,
An d s een th at Roumi dog s h ead r o ll

’
At d aw n th e drum s of w ar w er e b e at ,
“
Proclai m i ng , T hus s aith Mo h tasim ,
‘
L et all m y valia n t hors em en m e e t ,
And ev ery s oldi e r bri n g with him
A Spott e d SO rod e th ey fo r th ,
A sight of m arv el an d of fe ar ;
Pi e d hor s e s pra n ci ng fi erc ely n or th
T h e cryst al cup bor n e in th e r ear !
W h en to Am m or ia h e did w in ,
H e s m ot e drov e th e dogs of Roum

an d ,
And r o d e h is spott e d stall i o n in

“ L a bbay lc
,
Crying , i / I am co me !
H IND O O F UNE R A L S ON G .
3 45
T h endownward fro m h er priso n pl ac e -
Joyfu l th e A rab lady cr pt ; e
Sh h eld h er hair b e for e h er fa c

e e ,
Sh e kiss e d h is fe e t Sh e la u gh e d an d w ep t
, .
Sh e poi n t e d wh er e that lord was laid

T h ey dr ew h im forth h e wh i n e d for g rac e
,
T h en with fi erc e e y e s Mo h tas im s aid

“Sh e who m thou s m ot e st o n th e fac e
H ad scorn b e caus e s h e call e d h er ki n g
,
L o ! h e i s co m e ! and dost thou thi n k

T O liv e w h o didst this bitt er thi n g
, ,
W hil e Mo h tas i at p eac e did dr i n k

m ?
Flash e d th e fi erc e sword roll e d th e lord s

—
’
T h e wick e d blood s m ok e d in th e sa n d
No w bri n g m y c
.
th e Caliph s aid
”
u p! .
L ightly h e took it in h is h an d ,
A s dow n h is throat th e s w e e t dri n k r an

Mo h tasim in h is s addl e l augh e d
“
,
An d cri e d ,
T a i ba a s s h r a b a la n /
By G o d ! d elici o us i s this draught ! ”
HINDOO FUNERAL SONG .
Call o n Rama ! call to Ra m a !

O h , m y broth e rs , call o n Ram a !
Fo r thi s De ad
W hom w e b rin g ,
Call l ud to
a o m ighty Ram a .
A s w e b ear him , Oh , m y broth ers,

Call to g e th e r, v e ry lo u dly,
T hat th e Bh uts
May b e s car ed ;
Th at h is s pirit pass in co mfo rt .
3 46 A RI OL D S P OE MS
’
.
T ur n his f e e t n o w , calli n g “Ra ma

,
“
Calli n g Ra m a , w h o shall tak e h im
W h e n th e fla m e s
Mak e an en d
Ram ! Ram I— oh , call to Ra m a .
SONG OF THE SERPENT CHARMERS -

.
Co m e forth , O h , Sn ak e ! co m e fo rth , O h , glitt er in g Snake !

O h shi ning , lov e ly , d e adly Nag ! app e ar ,
Dan c e to th e mu s i c that w e m ak e ,
T his s e r pen t so n g, s o s w e e t an d cl e ar,
-
Blown o n th e b e ad e d gou rd , so cl e ar ,
So soft an d cl e ar .
c
O h , dr e ad L ord Sn ak e ! o m e forth an d spr e ad thy hoo d
A n d dri n k th e m i lk an d s u ck th e e ggs ; an d Show
T h y t o n g u e ; an d o w n th e tu n e is good
H e ar , Maharaj how hard w e blow !
A h , Maharaj ! for th e e w e blow ;
See how w e blow !
G r e at U n cl e Sn ak e ! cr e ep forth and da n c e to day

- '
T his m u si c is th e m u s i c s n ak e s lov e b e st ;
T ast e th e war m wh i t e n ew m i lk , an d play
Stan d i n g e r ect , w ith fan gs at r e st ,
Dan ci n g o n en d, sh arp fan g s at r e st
Fi erc e fan gs at r e st .
Ah ,wis e L or d Nag ! thou co m e st ! F ear tho u no t !

—
W e m ak e salaam to th ee th e Serp en t K in g
,
-
,
Draw forth thy folds k n ot aft er k n ot ;

,
Dan c e Mast er ! whil e w e softly Si n g ;

,
Danc e Ser pent ! w hil e w e play an d sing

, ,
We play and sin g .

.
TAZ A BA TAZ A .
AKBAR sat e high in th e ivory h al l ,
His chi e f m u sicia n h e bad e th em c al l

Sing said th e ki ng th at song O f g l e e
, , ,
T az a ba taz a, n ow ba n o w .
Si n g m e that m usic sw e et an d fr ee ,
T az a ba taz a , n ow ba n o w
H er e by th e fo u n ta i n S i n g it thou,
T a z a ba taz a , n o w ba n ow .
B ending full l o w h i s m i n str el took

,
T h e V i n a dow n fro m its pai n t e d no ok ,
Sw e pt th e stri ngs of s ilv er s o

T az a ba ta z a, n ow ba n ow
M e th e
ad gladso
me n Vi a go
T a z a ba ta z a , n o w ba n ow
Sang with light strain s an d b ri g ht some
T a z a ba taz a, n ow ba n ow .
“W hat i s th e lay for lo v e m ost fit ?
W hat is th e m e lody e c h o e s it ?
E v e r i n tu n e an d e v e r m e e t ,
T az a ba ta z a , n o w ba n o w
E v e r d e lightf u l an d e v er sw ee t
T az a ba taz a, n o w ba n o w ,
Soft as th e m urm ur O f lov e s fi r st
’
T a z a ba ta z a, n o w ba n o w .
“W hat bliss that i s b es t o n ear th

i s th e ?
L o v ers l i ght w hi sp e rs an d t en d er m irth ;

’
Bright gl e am s th e s un o n th e G r een Sea s i sle ’
But a bright e r light h as a wo m a n s s mil e

’
E ve r lik e s unr i s e fr e sh O f h u e
, , ,
T a z a ba ta z a, n ow ba n ow
E v er lik e s un s e t ,
, s pl end i d and n ew ,
T az a ba taz a,
”
n ow ba n ow .
TA Z A BA TA Z A .
34 9
T h er eunt o gr ow eth th e grac eful vi ne

T o cool th e lip s of lo ver s with wi n e ,
H ast e th ee an d b r i ng th e am e thyst cup ,
T hat h appy lo ver s m ay dr i n k it up ;

An d s o r en ew th eir g en tl e pl ay ,
T az a ba taz a, n ow ba n ow
E ve r d e liciou s and n e w alw ay,
”
T az a ba taz a, n ow ba n ow .
“T h e r eu nt o s igh e th th e i g g al e
ev en n
T O fre sh en th e ch ee ks which lo ve made pale

T his 1 8 w hy b l o o m e th th e s c en t e d fl o w er
T O g l add en w ith grac e l o v e S s ec
,
’
r et b o w er
L o ve is th e z ephyr th at alway s bl o w s ,
T az a ba taz a, n ow ba now
L ove i s th e ro s e -
bl o o m th at ev e r
g l o w s,
”
T az a ba taz a, n ow ba n ow .
A kba r , th e m ighty o ne, s m il e d to h ear

Th e m usical strai n s o soft an d cl ear ;
Dan c e d th e dia m o n ds ov er his b r o w
T o taz a ba taz a , n o w ba n ow :
His l o v e ly l adi e s rock ed in a r o w
T o taz a ba taz a, n ow ba n o w ;
L iv e li e r s parkl e d th e foun tai n s fl o w ,
’
B o o s e s i tta n ba k au rn u z o;
Swift e r an d sw e et e r th e stri ngs did g o,
Mu tr i b i k h oo s h n u d w a bei o ,
Nev er such s i ngi ng w as h eard I tro w ;
,
T az a ba taz a, n ow ba now .
A RNOLD S POE MS ’
.
THE MUSSULMAN PARADISE .
( Fr o m th e A r a bi cf o th e F if ty s ixth Sur a t of th e K 0
-
r an , en ti tl ed T h e In evi ta bl e .
W h en th e Day of W rath an d Mercy co m e th n on e shall ,
do ubt i t c ome ;
Un to h e ll s o m e it shall low e r an d e xalt to h e a ve n ,
so m e .
W h en th e E arth with gr e at shocks shak eth , an d th e

m o u nta i n s cr u m bl e flat ,
Quick an d De ad shall b e di vid e d fourfol d z— ou this

sid e an d that .
“Co m panio n s of ight H an d

Th e th e R ( ah ! how j oy
ful th ey i ll b e ! )
w
“
T h e Co m pa n io n s O f th e L eft H a n d Oh what m is e ry
( !
to s ee !
Su ch , m or e o v e r, as of Old ti m e s lov e d th e truth , and
tau ght it w ell ,
First in fa i th th ey shall
, be for em ost in r eward . T he
r e st to h ell .
But thos e souls attai ning A llah oh ! th e G ard en s O f ,
good ch e e r
“
K ept to bl e ss th em ! Yea b esid e s th e faithful m a ny , ,
s hall b e th e r e ,
Lightly lyi ng o n soft couch e s b e au tiful with broid e r e d ’
gold
Fri en ds with fri en ds th ey shall b e s er v e d by yo u ths
,
imm or tal w h o shall hold

, ,
A k w db, a ba r eek — cups an d gobl ets bri m mi ng with

,
c e l es tial win e ,
W i n e that h u rts n o t h e ad or sto m ach thi s : an d fr uits

o f h e av n whi ch s hi n e
’
.
DEDICATION OF A POEM FROM THE SANSKRIT .
SWEE T , aisi of your glish

on th e d es En g r ave
I lay this ttl wr ath of dia flow
li e e In n e rs ,
Fragrant for b caus

me e sc t e th e e n th e y have
Br e ath s e ory our w d
O f th e m em of ed e d hour s ;
For oth ers s ce n tl e ss ; an d for you in h eav e n , ,
T o pal e an d fad e d d ar d e ad wif e ! to w ear

,
e ,
Sav e that th y m e an
e hat m ak e s all fa ul t forgiven
—
w
T hat h e w h o b r i ng s th e m lays his h eart to o th er ec , ,
THE RAJAH S RIDE

’
.
A PUNJAB SONG .
No w is th e De vil hors e co m e to Si ndh !

-
W ah ! wah ! g o or O O I— that i s tr u e !
His b elly is st u ff e d w ith th e fi r e an d th e w ind,
But a fl eeter st e e d had Ru nje et Dehu !
It sforty kos s fro m Lahor e to th e for d

’
Forty an d m or e to far Ju mm o o ;
Fast m ay go th e F eri n gh e e lord ,
But n ever s o fast as Runjeet Deh u !
Runjee t Dehu Ki ng of th e Hil l

w as ,
L ord an d e agl e of e v e ry cr e st ;
No w th e swords an d th e s pe ars ar e Still ,
G o d will hav e it an d G o d k n ows b es t !

—
Raj ah Runje et s ate in t h e Sky ,
W atchi ng th e load e d Kafi las in ;

Afl g h an Kas h m ere e passi n g by
‘
, , ,
“
Pai d him push m to s av e th ei r skin .

TH E RA JA H S RIDE
’
.
3 53
On c e h e c
aracol ed i n to th e plai n,
W ah ! th e sparkl e O f st ee l o n st eel !
A n d u p th e pass ca m e Si ngi n g aga i n
W ith a lakh of silv e r bor ne at h is h eel .
trust ed th e Mu ssul m an s word

On c e h e
’
W ah ! wah ! trust a l i ar to lie !

Dow n fro m h i s eyri e th ey t em pt e d m y Bir d ,
An d clipp e d h i s wi ng s th at h e co ul d n o t fl y .
F e tt er e d h im fast l n far L aho re

Fast by th e gat e at th Run c h enc
,
e e Pfil
Sad w as th e so ul of Chun d a Kour

! ,
G lad th e m e rch an ts of r ich Kurn oo l .
T en m o n ths Runje et lay in L aho re

W ah ! a h e ro s h eart i s brass !
’
T en m o n th s n e v e r did Ch u n da Kour
Braid h er hair at th e tiring g la s s -
.
T h er e ca m e a st ee d fro m T o o r kis tan,

W ah ! G o d m ad e h im to m atch th e h aw k !
F ast b e sid e h im th e fo u r gr o o m s r an,
T o k ee p abr e ast O f th e T o or k m an s w alk
' '
Black as th e b ear o n Isk ar do o ;

Sav ag e at h e art as a tig e r ch ai n ed ;
Fl e et er th an hawk that eve r fl ew ,
Nev e r a Musli m coul d rid e h im r eined .
Ru njeet De hu ! co m e forth fr o m th y ho l d
W ah ! t en m o n ths had rust e d h is chain !
Rid e this Sh eita n s liv e r cold
’ ”
Runjeet twist e d h is han d in th e m ane .
Runjeet sprang to th e T o o r km an S b ack ’
W ah ! a ki ng on a ki ngly thro n e !
Sn ort black Sh e ita n ! till n ostril s c r ac
, k ,
Rajah Runjeet sits a s t one , .
.
T hr e e ti m e s ro un d th e Maidan h e rod e,
T ouch e d its n e c k at th e Kash m er ee w all,
Str u ck th e sp u rs t i ll th e y sp i rt e d blood ,
L eapt th e ra m part b e for e th em all !
Br east e d th e av e s O f th e bl u e Rav c
w e ,
Forty hors em en m o u ntin g b h in d e ,
Forty bridl e cha i n s flu ng fr e

-
e ,
W ah ! wah ! b ett e r chas e th e wi n d !
Ch u n da Ko u r sat e s ad in Ju mm o o
H ark ! what hors e hoof e c ho e s w i thout ?
-
Ris e ! an d e lco m e Ru nje et Deh u

w
W ash th e T o o rk m an s n ostrils o u t !
’
Forty koss h e h as com e m y life ! ,
Forty koss ba c k h e m u st c arry m e ;

Raj ah Run jee t v i sits h i s w i f e ,
H e st eals n o st e e d l ik e an Afr ee de e .
T h ey bad e m e t each th em how to ri d e

W ah ! wah ! n o w I hav e tau ght th em w ell ?
Ch un da Ko ur sa n k l o w at his sid e !
Ra j ah Runje et rod e th e hill .
W h en h e ca m e back to far L ahor e

L o n g or e v e r th e n i ght b ega n
Spak e h e “ T ak e yo u r hors e o n c e m or e
, ,
H e carri e s w e ll wh en h e b ears a m an
”
—
.
T h en th ey g av e hi m a khillut an d gold ,
Al l for h i s ho n or an d g r ac e an d truth ;
Sen t h im back to his m oun tain hold -
Musli m m ann ers hav e to u c h of r u th ;

Sen t h im back with dan c e s an d dr um
,
W ah ! m y Raj ah Runje et Dehu !

T o Chu n da Ko ur an d h i s Ju m m oo ho me— s
Wah ! w ah ! futtee ! wah g o orOO ! —

,
.
dian p e opl e ; an d it r eplac es patriotis m with t ha t rac e

an d sta n ds i n st e ad of n atio n ality to poss e ss th e s e two
pr e cious an d i nexhau st i bl e books an d to dri n k fro m ,
th em as fro m m ighty an d ov erflowi ng riv ers T h e .
v al u e ascrib e d in H i n d u sta n to th e s e ye t l i ttl e k n own -
e pics has tran sc en d e d all lit e rary sta n dards e stablish e d
i n th e W e st T h ey ar e p e rso n ifi e d worship e d an d
.
, ,
cit ed fro m as so m e thi n g divi ne T o r e ad or e v n list e n . e
to th em is tho u ght by th e d e vout H i n du s uffi c i en tly

m eritor i o u s to bri n g prosp e rity to h is ho u s ehold h e r e
an d happi n e ss in t h e n e xt world ; th e y ar e h e ld also
to g iv e w e alth to th e poor h e alth to th e si c k wisdo m , ,
to th e ign oran t ; an d th e r e citation of c ertain pa va s r
an d s h l o k a s in th e m c an fill th e hous e hold of th e bar

r e n it i s b e li ev e d with childr en
, A co n cl u di ng pas
, .
s ag e o i th e g re at po em s ays
T h r adi ng f thi Mah ab h ara ta d tr y

e e o l l in n d p
s es o s a s a ro
d c v irt
u es ; m c h t h at t h
ue pr n
so ci at i n f a i g l
u so, e o un o o s n e
s hl k o i fii c
a i t t s i p a ay m c
su h g i l t T hi Mah a
en o w e w u u s
b h arata cnt ai n
.
th hi t ry f th g d f th Ri hi in
o s e s o o e o s, o e s s
h av n d th
e e an arth f th G a dharva d th R k
ose o n e o e n s an e a
c t a i th l i f d ac
,
s h as asIt al so ti f th
on n G d
ns e e an on s o e o e o
h i th c
.
h l y i mm tab l d tr h i Kri h n a r at r
,
o ,
u e , an u e, — w o s s ,
w o s e e o
a n d th r l r f t hi e iv r ; h i
u e o ki g th s un lfar fe se w o s se e n e w e e o
hi c s r ati n b y m a f h i i cm parab l
e o d i d tr c
e ns o ti b l s n o e an n es u e
p ow er; h ac ti w cl b rat d b y ll ag ; h h
ose on s ar e e e e a s es w o as
b n d h m an b i g
ou in a c
u h ain f hi c h
e n d i lif
s d ,
o w on e e n s e an
th e oth r d at h ; n e h m th Ri hi m di tat
e o d a kn
w o e s s e e , an ow
l dg f h m im part all y d h appin t th ir h t d
e e o w o s un o e es s o e e ar s , an
for w h g rati fi c at i
os e d f av r l l th d ai ly d v tion an o a e e o on s ar e
p rf r m d b y
e o ll er hip r If a m n r ad th Mah a
a w o s e s a e s e
fai t h i n i t d c
.
b h ra ta
a d h an tri n ash i fr fr m l l in s o e s, e s ee o a s
d a cn d t h av n aft r hi d ath
,
”
an s e s o e e e s e .
ord er to explai n th e portio n of this In dian e pic

In ,
h er e for th e first tim e p u blish e d in E nglish vers e I ,
r e pri n t a br i e f s u m m ary of i ts plot

“
Th e gr e at war of Bharat h as i ts first sc en e s in
”
Hasti n a pu r an a n ci en t an d v a nish e d c
, i ty form e rly ,
s i tu at e d abo u t si xty m il e s n orth e ast of th e m od e rn

D lhie T h e G a n g e s has wash d away e v en th e r ui n s
. e
o f th i s th e m e tropol i s of K i n g Bharat s do m i n i o n s ’
“
.
Th e po em O p ens with a sacrific e o f s nak e s b ut thi s

TH E ILIA D OF INDIA .
3 57
is a pr el u d e co nn e ct ed m er ely by a curious l eg en d w ith

,
th e r e al b e gi nn i n g T hat b eg i n n in g i s r each e d wh en
.
“
th e fi e so n s of K i n g Pa n d u th e Pal e an d th e fi ve
v
s o n s of
“King Dhritarashtra th e Blin d both of th em ,
”
d e sc en da n ts o f Bharat ar e b ein g bro u ght u p tog eth er ,
in th e palac e T h e fir s t w e r e call ed Pa n da v as th e last

.
,
Ka uravas an d th eir life lo n g f eu d i s th e m ai n s ub j e ct

,
of th e epic Yu dhish th ir a Bhi m a A rj un a Nakula

.
, , , ,
an d Sahad e va are th e Pan dava pri n c es Duryodh an a .
i s chi e f of th e Ka u ravas T h ey ar e i n struct e d by o n e .
m ast e r Dro n a a Brah m a n in th e arts of w ar an d

, , ,
p e ac e an d l ear n to m an ag e an d bra n d cattl e hunt wild

, ,
a nim als an d tam e hors e s T h er e i s in th e e arly portio n

, .
a striki n g pictu r e of an A rya n tour n a m en t wh e r e i n th e ,
yo u n g co u sin s display th eir skill highly array e d a m id

v ast c
, ,
an d Ar j u n a e sp e c i ally disti n g u ish e s h im

”
r ow ds ,
s e lf Clad in gold en m ail h e shows amaz i ng f eats with

.
,
sword an d bow H e shoots tw en ty o ne arrows in to th e

.
-
hollow of a buffalo horn wh il e hi s chariot whirls alo ng ; -
“
h e throws th e chakr a or sharp q u oit without o n c e , ,
m issi n g his victi m ; and aft er wi nn i ng th e pri z e s ,
k n e els r e sp e c
,
tfu lly at th e fee t of h i s i n str u ctor to

r e c e i v e his crow n T h e co u s i n s aft er this m arch o u t
.
, ,
to fight w i th a n eighbor i n g kin g an d th e Pan da vas , ,
who ar e always th e favor e d fa m ily in th e po em w in ,
m os t of th e cr e d it s o that Yu d h is h thir a is e l e ct e d fro m

,
am o n g th e m Yu va aj or h e i r a ppar e n t r T his i n c en s e s
,
.
Du ryodhan a who by app e ali ng to his fath er Dh r itar

, , ,
as h t a pro c
r u r e s a div i s i o n of th e k in g d o m th e Pa n dava s
b ei n g s en t to V ac
, ,
an a at n o w A llahabad All this part

v ,
.
of th e story r e fers ob iou sly to th e adv an c e s g r ad u ally v
m ad e by th e A rya n c o n qu erors of In dia i nto th e j ungl es

p e o pl e d by aborigi ne s Forc e d to qu it th eir new city .
,
th e Pa n davas h e ar of th e m arv e lous b e a u ty of Dr aupad i ,
whos e S ay a m o am or c w
“ hoic e of a sui tor is abou t to
, ,
be c e l e brat e d at Kam pilya T his agai n fur nish e s a

s tra n g e an d glitt e ri n g pict ur e of th e old ti m e s ; vast
m ass e s of hol i day p e opl e w i th raj ahs e l epha n ts t oo ps , , ,

1 ,
uggl e rs da n c i n g wo m e n an d s how m e n ar e gath e r e d

j a a enca mp m ent l oun d th e p avilio n o f th e Kin
, , ,
in g y g
.
Dr au pada whos e lov e ly daught er is to tak e for h e r

h u sba n d ( o n th e w e ll u n d erstood c
,
o n ditio n that s h e -
a pprov e s of h im ) th e fort u n at e arch e r who c an strik e
th e e ye of a gol d en fish whi rli ng ro u n d u pon th e to p ,
of a tall pol e i th an arro w shot fro m an en orm o u sly

, w
stro n g bow Th e pr i n c ess adorn e d w i th rad i an t g em s ,
holds a garlan d of flo e rs i n h er han d for th e v i c

,
.
tori ou s
w
s u itor ; b ut n o n e of th e ra j ahs c an b en d th e bow .
A rj un a d i sg u is e d as a Brah m a n p rfor m s th e fe at with

, , e
e as e an d hi s yo u th an d grac e w i n th e h e art of Dr au pad i

,
m or e co m pl et ly tha n his sk i ll T h e pri n c e ss h en c e

e .
forth follows th e fort un e s o f th e broth ers an d by a

i en t c
, ,
strang e an c u sto m liv e s ith th e m i n co m m on , w .
T h e Pa n davas n o w alli e d to th e Ki n g Dr au pad a an d

b e co m e stro ng a e s o m u c
,
h dr ead e d by th e Kau ravas

,
r
that th y ar e i n vit e d ba c
e k again for s afe ty s sak to ,
’
e,
Has ti napu a an d s ettl e n e ar i t in th e c

r ,
i ty of In dra
p rastha n o w D e lhi T h e r e ig n of Yu d h i s h th ir a an d
“
.
,
h i s broth e rs i s v ery prosp e rous th er e ; e v e ry s u bj e c

t
was pi o u s ; th er e w er e n o liars th i eve s or ch e ats ; n o , ,
d ro u ght floods or loc u sts ; n o c

, o n fl ag r ati o n s n o r i n
,
v ad e rs n or parrots to e at u p th e gra i n
, .
T h e Pa n dava ki n g hav i n g s u bd u e d all e n e m i s n o w , e
p e rfor m s th e R aj a u y a or c
,
e r e m o n y of s u pr e m a c
s y ,
c
,
an d h e r e agai n o c ur o n d rfu lly in t er e st i n g pi c tu re s w e
Du ryodha n a c
.
o m s th i th r an d h i s j e alo u sy i s i nfla m d
e e , e
by th e m agn i fi cn c e of th e r i t e A m o n g oth er c
e u rio u s
inc
.
i d en ts i s o n e hi c h s e m s to show that glass as w e w
alr ady k n o w n A pav i lio n is pav e d w ith black GI} S

e
“ °
7 ~
hic
.
ta] , w h th e Kau av a pr i n c e m istak e s for wat e r r
an d draws u p h i s gar m e n ts l st h e sho u ld b e tt e d e e w
Bu t n o a pproa c h e s a t u r n i n g poi nt in th e epi c F uri

.
w -
.
o u s at th e w alth an d fort u n e of h i s co u si n s Du r o d
e
y ,
han a i nvit e s th m to Has tin apu a to j oi n i n a gre at

e r
gam b l n g fe stival T h e passio n for play was as stro n g

i ,
a ppar en tly with th e s e an t i qu e H i n d u s as that for fi g h t

i g or for lov e
n “ No tr u e Kshatr iya m u st e v e r d c l i n e
: e
ac hall n g e to co m bat or to d i c
e e T h e bro th e rs go to
th e en t rta i n m n t whi c
.
e h i s to r ui n th eir pros per i ty ;

e ,
for Saku ni th e m ost skillful an d lucky ga m bl er h as

, ,
A RNOLD S P OE MS
’
3 60 .
d fen d e d by th e g i an t Bhi m a ; an d wh en th e Kauravas

e ,
s u s pecti ng th e pr s en c e in th pla c
e e of th e i r c
e ou sin s ,
atta c k V ir ata A rj un a dr i v s th e chariot of th e h ir

e e
a ppar n t an d Vi c
,
e ,
toriou sly r epu ls e s th em w i th h i s aw
fu l b o w G an d iva
ft r all th s v d cs of ro ss
.
A e e e e i en e p w h l
e a n d t h e e
p
afl o r d e d in th e
'
battl K g of V r ta d scov rs
e , th e in i a i e the
p ri cly ra k of
n e n a davas
th e P n g v s h s daught r
,
an d i e i e
in m arr ag to of rj a
i e th e s o n A u n gr at co cl s. A e un i i
th h ld to co s d r
en e n i e q st o of d clar g war
th e u e i n e in on
th e Kauravas at which ,
s c h s
th e q it o r c
p ee e a r e u e H m e i ,
th e god Kr sh a taki g part

i n n d c s o s to
. Th e e i i n i p r e
par for war

e ,
to s d
but enbassy first
an e m Me an t1 m e
.
Du ryodha a n rj a gag
an d A un a s g lar co t st
en e in in u n e
to obtai aid of Krish a who both of th s k
n th e n , m em ee
o ut . his c l stial h ro is asl p wh th y arriv

T e e e ee en e e,
an d th e pro d u Kaur ava,

as ord of I draprastha s ts
L n , i
dow at n h ad
hi s erj a or r v r tly tak s a
; A un , m e e e en ,
e
plac at e f t Krish a awak g o rs to giv

h is e e n , i n , ffe e h is
h s lf as c
.
vast ar y to m of th
o ne e m , an d o s lor to
im e un e
th e oth r ju a gladly allo s
e ; an d Ar n ryod a a to
w Du h n
tak e th ear y whi c
m , ht r s u n ch ors bar
o ut m u th e w e
ga i n T h e em
. bassy a t, badly r c iv d
m e n i m e, is e e e ; b ut
t d t r
i is e e m i n e d to r ly by a co t r ssag
ep hil
un e m e -
e, w e
warlik pr arat o s c
e ep o ti
i n h r
n n ue a gr at d al
.T e e is e e
of s l ss gotiatio aga s whi c

u e e ne n, h in t prot sts
Dr aupad i e
l k a oth r o st c say g “
,
i e n e C n an e, ac
i n , W ar , w ar ! n o pe e !
a c to
Pe e i s m e a w ar !Kr sh a c o sol s
”
i n w thn e h er i th e
words “W e e n o t ! th e i m e h as n e
t arly c o h m n
, p e w e
th e Ka ravas ill
u w sla both gr at
be in , s all e an d m , an d
th ir wi s will o r as you hav b
e ve m u n o r ge e en m u n i n .
T he e f rocity of ch f of
th e ieKa ravas r vails o
th e u p e v e r
th e wis c o s ls of
e un e bli d old k g
th e n ar
i n an d th e w n
gs Krish a
in of that
n , so fatal c o flc
th e t st n i mu now
b ge in u po plai of
n th e n Ku r u k s h etr a
“
.
A ll is h c forth artial
en e m stor y an d parvas
m in th e
that s en u e two or o s hosts arch
.The en m u m t o th e
fi ld g ralissi os
e , en e m s l ct d
ar e e e e , an d d efi an c
of es th e
m ost v ol t ab siv sort x c
i e n an d u e ha g d e th r
n e Ye t e e
hi c
.
ar e trac s of a s ular civil ati

e ing iz ul on in th e r es w h
36 1
th e l ead ers draw up to b e obs erv e d in th e w ar T hus .

,
no stratag m s a to b e u s e d ; th e fight i ng m en ar e to
e re
frat ern iz e i f th y w ill aft r a c h c o m bat ; n o n e m ay

e ,
e e
s lay th e fl i e r th e u n ar m e d th e c
,
har i o t e r or th e b e at er , e
dru m ; hors e m en a e no t to atta c

, ,
o f th e k foot m en an d r ,
nobody i s to fl i n g a sp ear till th e pr e l i m i n ary chall e ng e s

ar e fi ni sh e d ; n o r m ay an y th i rd m an i n t e rfe r e wh e n
two co m batan ts a e en gag e d T h e s e c u rio u s r e gu la

r
tio n s which wo u ld c e rta i n ly m u c

.
—
h em barrass V o n
Moltk e a e sooth to s ay n o t v ery stri c
,
—
r ,
tly obs e rv e d , ,
an d n o do u bt w e r e i n s e r te d at a lat e r ag e i n th e body
, ,
o f th e po em by i ts Brah m a n e d i tors T ho s e s a m e i n .
t erpo l ate s hav e ov e rload d th e acco u n t o f th e e ight e e n

r e
d ays of t errifi c battl e wh i ch follow with m an y e p i sod e s

an d i n t e rr u pt i o n s so m e v e ry e loq u e n t an d ph i losophi c
, ;
i n d ee d th e whol e Bh ag a va d G i ta co m e s in h er e abou ts
,
as a r e l i g i o u s in t e rl u d e E ssays o n laws m or als an d .

, ,
th e sci en c e s ar e gr aft e d with lavish i n di ffe r en c e to th e ,
con tinuo u s flow of th e n arrativ e u po n its m ost i m port ,
an t port i o n s ; b u t th e r e is en o u gh of solid an d tr e
m en do n s figh tin g n otwithsta n di n g to pal e th e c , rim so n ,
pag e s of th e G re ek Iliad its e lf T h e fi e ld glitt ers in .

,
d ee d with kin gs an d pri n c e s in p an oply o f gold an d

,
j e w e ls who en gag in m ighty an d v ari e d co m bats t i ll

,
e ,
th e e arth swi m s in blood an d th e h e a v en s th em s elv e s ,
a e obsc ur e d with d u st an d flyi n g w e apo n s

r O n e by
o n e th e Kau r a a c
.
hi e fs ar e slai n an d Bh im a th e gia n t
v , , ,
at last m e e ts in ar m s Duh s as an a th e Kaur av a pri n c e ,
who had dragg e d Dr aupad i by th e hair H e s tr i k es

h im dow n with th e t err i bl e m a c
.
e of iro n aft e r which ,
h e c u ts o ff his h e ad an d dri n ks of h i s blood say i n g , , ,
Ne v er hav e I tast e d a drau ght s o d e licio u s as this .

”
So fur i o u s n o w b e co m e s th e war that e v en th e j ust and

m ild A rj u n a co m m i ts two br each e s of A rya n chi v alry ,
— killin g an en e m y whil e en gag e d with a third m an ,
an d shooti n g Kar n a d e ad whil e h e i s e xtric ati n g h i s

c hariot wh e e l an d witho u t a w e apon A t last n o ne ar e
-
.
l e ft of th e chie f Kau rav as exc e pt Duryodhan a who r e ,
tir es fro m th e fi eld an d hid e s in an isla n d o f th e lak e .
The Pan davas fi nd h im out and h eap s uc h r epr o ach e s ,

A RNOLD S POE MS
’
3 62 .
on h im that th e s urly warrior co m e s forth at leng th ,
an d agr s to fight i th Bhi m a T h e d u l prov e s of

ee w e
o u s n at ur e an d i s d ec i d e d by an ac
.
a tr e m en d t of ,
tr ea c h ry ; for A rj u n a stan d i n g by r e m i n ds Bhi m a

e , , ,
by a g stu r of h i s oath to br e ak th e th i gh of Du y d
e e, r o
ha na b e c au s e h had b i dd n D au padi s i t o n his k n e e

e e r
wh i c
.
,
T h e g i an t tak s th e h i n t an d str i k s a fo u l blo

e h ,
e w ,
c r i ppl e s th e Kaur a a h ero an d h e falls h e l pl e ss to v ,
e art h A ft e r th i s th e Pa n dava pr i n c e s a e d e clar e d r
vi c
.
torio u s an d Yu dh is h thi a i s procla i m d ki ng r e
T h gr at po m soo n soft en s i t s m ar ti al m u s i ci n to
.
,
e e e
a path ti cstra i n T h e d ad hav e t o b e b ur n e d an d

e e ,
cn c
.
th l i v i n g
e il e d to t h e i r n e
re lords ; h i l aft r w w e e
wards K i n g Yu dh i h thi a i s i n stall d in h i gh sta t e s r e
w i th ch am aras gold en u m br e llas l phan ts an d s ing , , e e ,
ing H e i s n thro n e d f c i n g t o ard th e e ast an d

e a w ,
to u c
.
h e s r i c flo rs arth gold s i lv er an d j ew ls
e, w e , e , , , e ,
i n tok en of o ni n g a l t h e prod u c wts of h i s r al m l e .
B ei n g t hu s fir m ly s at e d o n h i s thro n i th h i s co u s i n s e e, w
ro u n d h im t ne Raj ah pr par e s t o c e l bra t e th e m ost e e
m ag n i fic n t of a n c
,
i n t H i n d u r i t s th e A am edh a
e e e ,
—
sw ,
or Sacrifi c e of t h H ors e It is di ffi c ul t to ra i s e th e
e .
tho u ghts of a m d rn an d W e st rn p u bl i cto th e s o o e e
l em n ity m aj sty an d m arv e l of th i s a n t i q u e O ri e n t al

,
e .
ri t as v i d by H i n du s T h e m o n arc
e, ew e h h o as . w w
po w rfu l en o u gh t o pe rform it c
e hos e a hors of pu r e e
w h i te c
“
ol r ik e th e m o o n i th a saffro n tail an d
o . w
, ,
b la c
,
k ri g ht ar ; or th e a n im al m i ght b e all bla c

e k
k of c
,
W t h o u t a s pe c
i olor T h i s st e d ar i n g a gold . e ,
w e
p lat e n i t f oroh ad i th t sh e royal n a m

e e i n
e s cr i b d, w e ,
as t u r n d loos an d d u ri n g a hol e y ear th e ki n g s ’
w e e, w
ar m y as bo un d to follo i ts a n d r in gs W h i th r
- w w w e . e
so v r i t n t th e ru l er f th e in vad e d t rr i tory m u st
e e w e ,
o e
e i t h r pay ho m ag e to t h k in g an d j oin h i m i th h i s
e e w
ce pt ba t tl ; b u t wh th r c
,
w arr i ors or a c o n qu r ed or e e e e
c
,
p e a fu lly s u b m i t ti n g all th s e pri n c

e e s m u st fo l lo ,
e w
th e hors an d at th e e n d of t h e y e ar ass i st at t h e
s a rifi c
c
e of th cn s c rat d a n i m al Mor e ov e r d u ri ng
e o e e .
,
the hol y e ar th e k i n g m u s t r e stra i n all pass i o n l i v e

w e ,
a p erf e ctly p u rifi e d l i f e an d sl e ep o n t h e bar e rou n d

g , .
A RNOLD S P OE MS
’
3 64 .
m ad ne ss of all w ar , occurs in th i s part of th e po em .
T h e Pa n da vas an d th e old Ki n g Dhritarashtra b e i n g

tog e th er by th e banks of t h e G a ng e s , th e gr e at sa i n t
V y as a un d e rtak e s to brin g back to th e m all th e d e
art e d , slain in th e ir fratr i c idal co n flict T h e s pe ctac l e
p
.
i s at o n c e t erribl e an d t en d er .
Bu t th i s r ev e a li ng of th e i n visibl e world d e ep en s th e
dis c o n t ent of th e prin c e s , an d wh e n th e sag e V a
y s a
t ells th em that th ei r pros per i ty i s n e ar its e n d, th e y

d et er m in e to l eav e th eir k i ngdo m to yo u n g er pri n c es
an d to s et o u t w ith th e ir fac e s to w ard Mo u n t Me r u,

w h er e is In dra s h eav en If haply th ey m ay r e ach i t
’
.
, ,
th er e ill b e an en d of thi s world s j oys an d sorro s

w
'
w
“
,
an d u nio n w ith th e I nfi ni t e will b e obtai ne d My .
tran slatio n s fro m th e San skr i t of th e two co n cl u di n g

p arvas of th e po e m ( of which th e abov e is a s ift s um w
“
m ary ) d e scr i b e th e L ast Jo u r ney of th e pri n c e s an d
“
th ei r E n try in to H e av en ; an d h er ein o c curs o ne of
th e n obl e st r eligio u s apolog u e s n o t o n ly of th i s g r e at
E pic b u t of an y c r e d a b ea u tiful fabl e of fa i thf ul
e —
lov e w hi c
,
h m ay b e co n trast ed to th e advan tag of th e e
ith any Sc
,
H i n du t e achin g , w ri pt ural r epr e s en tatio n s

of Death an d of L ov e w hi c “ h stro ng er i s than D ea th
, ,
.
T h er e is always so m e thi ng s e lfish in th e a nxi ety of

orthodox p e opl e to sav e th eir o w n souls and o ur b e st ,
r eligio u s la ng u ag e is n o t fr e e fro m that ta i n t of pi o u s

e gotis m . Th e Parvas of th e Mah abh arata w hich c on
tai n Yu dhis h thir a s approach to I n dra s paradis e t e a c

’
h ’
o n th e co n trary that d e e er an d b e tt e r l e sso n n obly

, p
en j oi n e d by an A m e rica n po e t
Th g a t
e f h av n p n t
e o e n al n
e O e s o no e o e
Sav th e n
ou o l nd it hall av thi
e s ou ,
a n s s e n e ow .
T h e s e pr e fatory r e m arks s e e m e d n e c ssary to i n tro

e “
duc e th e s ubj o i n d clos e paraphras e of th e Book of
e
th e G r e at J o ur n ey an d th e
“ Book of th e E ntry i nto
”
H eav en ; b ein g th e Sev en t e en th an d E ight een th Parvas

o f th e n obl e but as e t al mo s t u nk n ow n Mah a bh ar at a
, y , ,
T HE ILIA D OF INDIA .
3 65
T HE MA HA PRA ST HA NIKA PA RV A
'
OF T HE
MA HA BHA RA T A .
T HE GRE A T JOUR EN Y .
T o Nar ay en , L or d of l or ds, be g lo r y g i ven ,

T o s w eet Sa r asw a ti , th e q u een i n h ea ven ,
T o g r ea t V y as a , ek e, pay r ever en e du e, c
c
So s h a ll th i s s to r y i ts h i g h ou r s e p u r s u e .
T h enJanm ejaya pray e d “T hou Si n er

s ay
:
g , ,
W hat wro u ght th e pri n c e s o f th e Pan d ava s

On tidin gs O f th e b attl e s o e n su e d ,
An d Krish na g o ne o n high
,
?
Ans w er ed th e Sag e
On tidi n g s of th e wr e ck O f V r i s h ni s rac e,
’
King Yu dhish thir a o f th e Pa n davas

W as m i n d e d to b e do n e with e arthly thi ng s ,
An d to A rj un a spak e : O h , n obl e Pri n c e ,
T i m e en de th al l ; w e li n g e r , n oos e o n n e ck ,
T ill th e ast day t i ght e n s th e li ne, an d kill s
l .
L e t u s go forth to die, b e i n g y et aliv e

’
.
An d Kunti s s o n , th e gr e at A r j un a , s ai d
’
‘
L et u s go forth to d ie I T i m e slay eth all ;
—
W e will fi n d De ath , who s eek eth oth er m en

’
.
An d Bh ima s e n a, h e arin g , a n sw er e d : Yea

‘ '
We will fi n d De ath ! an d Sah adev cri e d : Yea !

” ’
‘
A n d h i s t w i n broth e r Nakula : w h er e at
The pri nc e s set th eir fa c
e s for th e Mount .
Bu t Yu dh ish th ira h e l e ft h i s r e al m ,
—
ere
T o s ee k high e n di n g — s u m m o ne d Yuyu tsu,

Surn a m e d of fi g hts , an d s e t h im ov e r all ,
Reg e nt , to r u l e in Par ik s hita s n a m e
’
Ne ar e st th e thro n e ; an d Par ik s hita ki ng

H e crow n e d , an d u n to O l d Su b h ad r a sa i d
T his , thy so n s s o n , shall w e ar th e K u r u c r ow n,
’
‘
An d Yadu s o ffspri ng , Va j ra, shall b e fir s t

’
A RNOL D S P GE ) ! 8
’
3 66 .
In Yad u s hous e Bri n g u p th e littl e pri nc e

’
.
H er e in o u r H as tinpu r , b u t Vaj ra k ee p
A t In d r apr as th ; an d l e t it b e t hy last
O f vi rtu ous w orks to g u ard t h e lads , an d g u i de
’
.
“SO ord eri n g er e h e w en t th e right e o u s king ,
Mad e o fferi ng of w hit e wat er h ee dfu lly , ,
T o V as u d ev to Ra m a an d th e r st
, ,
e
A l l fu n e ral r i t e s p erfor m i n g ; n e xt h e spr e a d

A fu n e ral fe ast h e r e at th e r e s at e as gue st s
,
w
Narada Dw aipayan a Bh ar ad aj ,
w ,
A n d Ma k an d ya ri c
,
r e h in sai ntly ye ars

, ,
A n d Yaj na valkya H ari an d th e pri e sts

, ,
.
T hos e holy o n e s h e fe d w i th da i n ty m e at s
In ki ngl i e st is e n a m in g th e n a m of Him
w ,
e
W h o b e ars th e bow ; an d that i t sho u ld b e w ell —
For him an d his gav e to th e Brah m an as

—
J e w els of gold an d s i lv er lakhs o n lakhs , ,
Fair broid er e d cloths gard en s an d villag e s , ,
Chariots an d st e e ds an d slav e s .
b ein g don e W hich ,
O h B e st O f Bh ar at s li n e ! h e bow e d h im low
’
B e for e his G ur u s f ee t at Kripa s feet

’
—
’
T hat sag e all ho n or e d say i n g T ak e my princ e , ,

‘
,
T eac h Par ik sh ita as t h ou tau g h tes t m e .
For h eark en m in i st ers an d m en of war !

,
F i x e d is my m i n d to qu it all earthly stat e .

’
F u ll sor e O f h e art w er e th y an d sor e th e folk e
T o h e ar suc
,
h sp e ech an d bitt er spr e ad th e wor d

,
T hro u gh tow n an d co u n try that th e k i n g wo u ld g o ; ,
A n d all th e pe opl e cri ed Stay with us L ord ! , ,
Bu t Yu d his h thi a k ne w th e ti m e w as co m e
r ,
K n e that l i fe pass e s an d that virtu e lasts

w ,
A n d put asid e th e ir lo v e .
with far ew ell s SO —
T n d erly took O f li eg e s an d of lords

e
G irt h e for trav e l w i th h is pri n c e ly k in

, ,
G r at Yu dhis h thir a Dhar m a s royal s o n

’
e , .
.
A rj u n a an d th e tw i n bor n br e thr e n n e xt
,
-
,
Nak u m i th Sah ad e v ; in whos e still st eps

. w
O h B t of Bh arat s o ffs pr ing L Dr au pad i

’
—
, es ,
T hat g m of w o m e n pac e d ; with soft dark fac e

e , , ,
B e a u ti ful w o n d erfu l ! an d l u s trous ey e s

,
—
,
Cl ar i n e d lik e lotus pe tals ; last th e dog

e -
l -
,
Followi ng th e Pan dava s .
l eng th th ey r each At
T h e far L au c h ityan Sea which foa m e th whit e ,
U nd er U dayac h ala s ridg e K n ow ye’

.
T hat all this whil e Nak ula had n o t c e a s e d

B ear i n g th e holy bow n am e d G an diva , ,
An d j e w l e d q u i ver e v er fill e d with shafts

e ,
T ho u gh o n e sho uld shoot a tho u sa n d thousa n d ti m es .
H er broad across th eir path th e h er o es s ee

e— —
Ag ni th e god, A s though a m ighty hill

.
T ook for m of fro n t an d br e ast an d li m b h e spak e ,

.
Sev e n str e am s of shi ni ng spl en dor ray e d hi s bro w ,
W hil e th e dr e ad vo i c e said I am A g ni chi e fs ! :

‘
,
O h so n s of Pa n d u I am A g ni ! H ai l !
, ,
O h lo n g ar m e d Yu d hi s h th ir a bla m e l e ss k ing
,
-
, ,
O h warl i k e Bhi m a
, O h A r j un a wis e,
—
, , ,
O h broth rs t i n born fro m a wo m b d i vi n e

, e w -
,
H e ar ! I am A g ni who co n su m e d th e wood
,
By ill of Narayan for Ar jun a s sak e

w
’
.
et this yo u r broth e r giv e G an div a back ,
T h m atchl e ss b o w th e u s e for it i s o er
’
e :
T ha t g em rin g e d battl e disc u s whi c

.
-
h h e whi rl ed -
Co m eth agai n to Krish n a in hi s ha n d

For avatars to b e ; b ut n ee d is n on e
H en c e forth of this m ost exc e ll en t bright b o w ,
G andi va wh i ch I bro ught for Par th a s ai d
’
1
,
Fro m high Varuna L et it b e r eturne d . .
Cast it h e r ei n !
’
A n d all th e pri n c es s ai d,
‘
Cast it , c
l e ar broth er ! So Ar j u n a thr ew
’
I nto that s ea th e quiver ever fi lle d, -
And g litt ering bow ; th en, l e d by A g n1 s li g h t,

THE ILIA D or INDIA .
369
Unto th e ou th th ey turne d an d s o southw est

s , ,
An d aft erwards right w e st un til th e y s aw ,
Dw ar aka wash e d an d bo u n d e d by a m ai n
,
L o u d th un d e ri n g o n i ts shor e s ; an d h e r e O h B e st
- —
,
Vanish e d th e G o d ; whil e y et thos e h e ro es walk e d ,
Now to th e n orthw e st b en di ng wh er e lo n g coasts ,
Sh u t in th e s ea of salt n o w to th e n orth , ,
A cco m plishi n g all quart ers j o u rn ey e d th ey ,

:
T h e e arth th e i r alt ar of high sacrific e ,
W hich th e s e m ost p ati en t fe et did pac e ar oun d

T ill Mer u r os e .
la s t it ros e ! T h e s e Six
At ,
T h ei r s en s e s sub j u g at e th ei r spirit s pur e

, ,
W en di ng al o ne c am e i n to sight far o fi
’
—
,
In th e e ast er n s ky o f awf u l H i m avan

—
,
A n d m idway in th e p e aks of H im av an
, ,
Meru th e Mou n tain of all m o u n ta i n s ros e

, , ,
W hos e h e ad is h e av en an d un d er H im avan
G lar e d a wid e wast e of s a n d d r ea df ul as d e ath ,
.
T h en, th ey h ast ene d o er th e d eathly w as t e

’
as ,
A i m i ng for Meru havin g tho u ghts at so u l

,
In fi ni t e eag e r lo ! Dr au pad i r eel e d

, , ,
W ith falt eri ng h e art an d f e e t ; an d Bh im a turne d ,
G a z i n g upo n h er ; an d that h e ro spak e

T O Yu dh i s h th ir a Mast e r Broth er King !
:
‘
, ,
W yh doth s h e fail ? For n eve r all h er life

W rou ght our sw e e t lady o ne thi ng wro n g I thi nk , .
T hou k n ow e st m ak e u s kn ow why hath s h e fail e d

’
?
, ,
T h en Yu dhis h th ir a an sw er e d : Yea, o n e thi ng ‘

.
Sh e lo v e d o u r broth e r b e tt er tha n all e ls e,

B ett e r than h eav en : that w as h er t en d er s in ,
Fa u lt of a faultl e ss so u l ; s h e pays for that .
’
So pak e th e m o n arch tur ni n g n o t his ey e s

s , ,
T ho u gh Dr aupad i lay d e ad stri di ng stra i ght — on

For Meru h eart full of th e things o f h e a ven
,
-
,
Per fect and fi rm But yet a littl e s p ac e

.
,
A RNO LD S POE MS
’
37 0 .
A n d Sah ad ev f e ll do w n , w hi h Bhi m a s eei ng , c

Cr i e d o n c e aga i n : O h , K i n g , gr e at Mad r i s s on
’
‘
Stu m bl e s an d s i nks W h y hath h e s u nk . s o true,
SO brav e a n d st e adfast , an d so fr e e fro m prid e l
He was no t fr e e with cou n t en a nc e still fi xed

,
’
Q u oth Yu dh ish thira ; h e was tr ue an d fast ‘
An d wis e y e t wisdo m m ad e h im pro u d h e hid

,
O n e littl e hur t of so u l b u t n o w it kills ,

.
“So sayi ng h e strod e on K un t s stro ng s on

,
—
1
A n d Bhi m a an d A rj un a follo w e d hi m
,
A n d Nak u la an d th e b o u n d ; l e avi n g b ehi n d

,
Sah ad ev in th e sa n ds But Nak u la .

,
W e ak en e d an d gri e v e d to s ee Sah ad e v fall

H i s d ear lov e d broth e r lagg e d an d stay e d ; and n ext
- —
,
Pro n e on h i s fac e h e f e ll that n obl e fac e ,
W hi c h had no m atch for b eau ty in th e lan d ,
G lorious an d godlik e Nak u la ! T h e n s i gh e d

Bhi m a a n ew Broth er an d L ord ! th e m an
:
‘
W h o n ev e r e rr e d fro m virtu e n e v er brok e ,
O ur f ellowship an d n e v er in th e world
,
W as m atch e d for goodly p erf e ct n e ss of fo r m

O r gracio u s fe atur e Nakula has fall en ! ,
’
But Yu dhish th ira holding fi xe d h is ey e s ,
T hat c
,
ha ng e l e ss faithf ul all wis e king r epli ed

, ,
-
,
—
‘
Y a b u t h e e rr e d
e , T h e godlik e form h e wo re
.
B gu i l e d h im to b eli eve n o n e l i k e to him

e
A n d h e alo n e d e sirabl e an d th i n gs ,
U n lov ely to b e sl i ght e d Self lov e slays .

-
O ur n obl e broth e r Bh im a follow ! E ach

.
,
Pay s what hi s d e bt was

’
.
W h i ch A rj u n a h e ar d ,
W ee pin g to s e e th em fall ; an d that sto u t s o n

O f Pa n d u that d e stroy e r of h i s fo e s
, ,
T hat prin c e who dro v e th ro u gh c

, r i m so n wav e s O f w ar,
In O l d days with h is chariot st ee ds of m ilk
,
-
,
A RNOL D S P OE MS
’
37 2 .
A ft er th e d e athly sa n ds , th e Mo un t ! an d lo !
Sakra sho n e for th , th e G o d, fill i n g the e arth
A nd h e av e n s w i th t h u n d e r of h i s char i o t w h e e ls -
.
Asc e n d , h e said , w i th m e , Pr i th a s gr e a t s o n !
’ ’
’ ‘
‘
Bu t Yu d hi s h th ir a a n s w e r e d , sor e at h e art
Fo r thos e his k i n sfolk , fall en o n th e w ay
‘
O h , T ho usa n d e y e d , oh , L ord of all th e G ods ,
-
G i v e that m y broth e rs co m e w i th m e , who f e ll !

No t w itho u t th e m i s Sw arga sw ee t to m e .
Sh e too , th e d e ar an d ki n d an d q u e e n ly , she
W hos e rf ct virtu e Paradis e m u st crown

pe e ,
G ra n t h er to co m e with u s ! Dos t thou gra n t this ?
T h e G o d e i e : In e en r pl d
thou shalt s ee
‘
h av
Thy k s
i n m n a
e n dqth e u th s will at a
e e n —
e e t in
An d Krish a n r v lo g r for thy d ad
G ie e no n e e ,
h r ortal c
.
T ho ch f of
u ie m en ! t ei m ov r g s ripp ed
e in t ,
h y hav th ir pla cs
T e e e to th
e ; b ut gods
e e th e
A llot k o gra c tho shalt go

an u n n w n e: u up
L ivi g
n thy for to
an d in m i ortal ho s
th e m m me .
’
k i ng a n s er e d O h th o fl W is es t On e
h
Bu t th e w :
‘
, ,
W h o k n o w s t hat as an d i s an d is to b e
’
w w
St i ll o n e m or e gra c
.
, ,
T h i s ho u n d hat h ate with m e,

’
e!
'
Follo w d m e lo v e d m e m u st I l e av e h im n o w ?
’
e , :
‘
Mo n arch spak e I n dra thou art
,
’
,
‘
now as VVe,
Deathl e ss , tho u art b e c
div i n om e
e ; a god ;
G lory an d p o er an d gifts c e l e st i al
w ,
An d all th ej oys O f h e av en a e th i n e for aye r
What b ath a b e ast with th e s e ? L av e h er e thy houn d e

“Ye t Yu dh i s h thi a a n s e r e d Oh Most Hi g h
r w : , ,
O h T ho u sa n d y d an d W i s e st ! c
,
-
e e an i t b e
T hat n e xalt e d sho u ld s e em pi ti l e ss ?
o e
Nay le t m e los e s u c
, h glory for i ts s ak e :
I w o u ld n o t l e av e o n e liv i n g thi n g I lov e d .

’
T h en st er n ly I n dra spak e H e is un cl ean :

‘
A n d i n to S arga s u c h shall en t er n o t
w .
T h e Kr o dh av as h a s han d d e stroys th e fruits

’
O f sacr i fic e if do g s d efi l e th e fi re
, .
37 3
Be th ink th ee Dh ar m ar aj qu it n o w this b e a s t !
, ,
T hat whi c h is s eem ly is n o t hard of h e art ’

.
St i ll h e r pli e d "
T ise r i tt en that to sp u rn
: w
A s u pplia n t e q u als in o ffe n s e to slay

A t ic e bor n h er for e n o t for Sw a g a s blis s ’
w —
w e , r
Qui t I Mah en dr a th i s poor cl i n g i n g dog

, , ,
So itho u t any hop or fri e n d sav e m e

w e ,
SO W istfu l faw ni ng for m y fa i thf ul n e ss

, ,
SO ago ni z e d to d ie u nl e ss I h e l p ,
W h o am o ng m en w as call e d st e adfast an d j u s t
’
.
Quoth In dra : Nay ! th e altar fl am e is fo u l

‘ -
W h er e a dog pass e th ; a n gry a n g els sw e e p

T h e as c e n di n g s m ok e asid e an d all t h e fr u i ts ,
O f O ffe r i n g an d th e m e rit of t he pray e r

O f h im who m a ho u n d to u c
,
h e th L e av e it h er e ! .
H e that will en t e r h e av en m u st en t r p u r e e .
W hy didst tho u qu it thy br thr en o n th e w ay e ,
A n d Krish n a an d th e d e ar lov d D au pad i

,
-
e r ,
A ttain i n g fi r m a d glorio u s to this Mo un t

,
n
,
T hrough p erfe ct d e ds to li g r for a br u t e

e n e ?
,
H ath Yu dhi sh th ir a van qu ish e d s elf to m e lt ,
W ith o n e poor pa s sion at th e door of bliss ?

Stay s t tho u for this who didst n o t stay for th e m
’
.
,
Dr aupadi Bh im a ? ‘
But th e king yet s pak e

T i s k n ow n that n o n e c an hurt or h e l p th e d e ad .
T h e y th e d elightf u l o n e s wh o sa n k an d d i e d
, , ,
Followi n g m y footst eps c ould n o t l i e again ,

v
T ho u gh I had t u r n e d th e r e for e I did n o t turn ;,

—
Bu t co u ld h elp pr ofit I had tu rn e d to h el p ,

.
T h e r e b e fo u r s i n s O h Sakra gri evo u s sin s , , ,
T h e first 1 s m aki n g s u ppl i a n ts d e spair ,
T h e s e co n d 1 8 to slay a nu 1 si n g wife
T h e th ird 1 8 spoili ng Brah m a n s goods by forc
,
’
e ,
T h e four th s nju i i ng an a n c 1 i en t fri e n d
i .
T h e s e fo u 1 I d e em b u t e qual to o n e s in ,
If o n e in co ming forth fro m w o e to w eal

, ,
A b an do n any m eanes t c o m rade th en

’
.
A RNOLD S P OE MS
’
37 4 .
S traight as h e s p ak e brightly gr e at I n dra s m il ed ;

,
Va ni sh e d th e ho u n d an d in its st ad stood th er e e
c
,
ord ath J st i D har m a s s lf

’
T he L O f D e a n d u e e ! ,
S w e e t w e r e t h e ords hi wc h f e ll fro m th o s e
w dr e ad lip s ,
r
P e c i o u s t h e lov e ly p ra i s e O h tho u tr u e ki n g :
‘
, ,
T ho u that dost br i n g to harv e st t h e good s e e d

O f Pa n d u
’
s r i ght e o u s n ss ; t h o u that hast r

e u t h
As h e b e for e o n all
,
h i c h liv e s ! Ow h S o n —
, ,
I tri e d th e e in th e D ai ta wood what t im e w ,
T h y
e s m ot e thy broth e rs br i n gi n g at e r ; th e n,
w
T hou pr aye d s t for Nak u la s lif e t en d e r an d j us t

’ ’
—
No t Bh im a s n o r A r ju na s tr u e to both
’ ’
, ,
T o Madri as to K u n ti to both qu e en s ,
.
H e ar thou m y word ! B e cau s e tho u didst n ot m ount

T his car di vi n e l e st th e poor houn d b e s h e n t
,
W h o look e d to th e e 10 ! th er e i s n o n e in h eaven ,
Shall s it abov e th e e K in g ! Bh arata s s o n ’

—
, ,
E nt e r thou n o w to th e e t er n al j oys ,
L i v i n g an d in thy for m Just i c e and L o v e .
W e lco m e th e e Mo n arch ! thou s h alt th r o ne with th em !

,
Th er e at thos e m i ghti e st G ods in glo rious tr ain , ,
Mah en dr a Dharm a with bright r e t in u e

, ,
O f Mar u ts Sai n ts A s in K u m ar as Nats

, , w -
, ,
Spir i ts an d An g e ls bor e th e king aloft ,

—
,
T h e th u n d ri n g chariot first an d aft e r it

e ,
T hos e a i ry m ovi n g Pr e s en c e s
-
Ser en e .
,
Clad i n gr e at glory pot e n t wo n d rfu l , , e ,
T h ey gl i d e at ill at ill th ey k n ow and se e

w ,
—
w ,
A t i sh th e i r W ll S a e ro u ght ; for th e s e ar e pur e

w l r w ,
Passio nl e ss hallow d perf e c

, t fr ee of e arth e
In s u c
, , .
h c el estial m ids t th e Pan d u ki n g

Soar e d u p ard an d a sw ee t light fill e d th e s ky
w ,
A n d f e ll o n e arth cast by his fac e an d for m , ,
T an s fi g ur e d as h e ros e ; an d th r e w as h e ard
r e
T h e vo i c e of Narad it i s h e w h o wr i t e s ,
—
,
Si ttin g in h e a v en th e d e e ds that good m en d o

,
In all th e q u art ers Narad ch i ef of scrib e s , , ,
Narad th e is e h o l aude th pu r i ty
w , w
T hou art ris e n unmat c

,
SO cr i e d h e :
‘
he d king , ,
37 6 A RNOLD S Poe ’
ms .
T HE I LI A D . O F I NDIA .
THE SWARGAROHANA PARVA OF THE MAHABHA

THE ENTRY INTO HEAVEN
”
RATA ; OR, .
To Na r ay en
,
L or d
f l o r dos ,
b e g l o r
y g i v en ,
n Sa r a s w a ti be pr a i s e i n h ea v en
To Qu ee
Un to V y as a pa y th e r ever en e lu e, cc
c
So m ay th i s s to r y i ts h i g h ou r s e pu r s u e .
T h en Janm ejaya said “I am

fai n to l e ar n
:
H o w i t b e fe ll w i th my gr e at for e fath e rs ,
T h e Pan d u chi e fs an d Dhritarashtra s so n s

’
B ei ng to h e av en asc en d d If tho u kh ow st
e .
’
A n d thou kn ow s t all who m wis e V yas a ta u ght

’
T ell m e how far e d it with thos

,
e m ighty so lsu ?
A n sw er e d th e Sag e : “H e ar
of thy for efath er s
G r eat Yu d hi s h thir a an d th e Pa n du lords
H o w it b ef e ll . W h en th u s th e bla m e l e ss k i n g
W as e nt er e d i nto h eav en, th er e h e b eh e ld
Du ryodhan a , his fo e, thro n e d as a g o d
A m i d th e gods ; s pl en didly sat e that pri n c e,
Pe a c efu l an d pro u d , th e radia n c e of h i s brow s
Far shi ni n g l ik e th e s un s ; an d roun d him thro ng ed

-
’
Spirits O f l i ght , with Sad h y as , co m pan i e s

G oodly to s e e Bu t wh en th e kin g b eh eld
.
Du ryodhan a in bl i ss , an d n o t hi s o w n ,
No t Dr aupad i, n o r Bhi m a , n or th e r e st ,
W ith qu i c k av ert e d fac e an d an gry ey e s
-
Th e m o n arch s pak e : K e ep h e av e n for such as th e s e

‘
If th e s e co m e h er e ! I do n o t w ish to dw ell
W h er e h e i s , who m I hat e d rightfu lly,
B ei ng a cov eto u s an d w i tl e ss pr i n ce,
W hos e d ee d it w as that i n i ld fi e lds of war w
Broth ers an d fri en ds by m utu al slau ght e r f ell ,
W hil e our sw ord s sm ot e sh arp ene d s o wr athfully

,
37 7
By all thos e wro ngs born e wan d ering in th e woo ds

Bu t Dr au pad i s th e d ee pe st wro n g for h e
’
H e who sit s th er e b al e d h er b e for e th e court

—
,
Sei z i ng that sw e e t an d virtuo u s l ady he ! —
W ith gri ev o u s ha n d wo u n d in h er tr e ss es G od s
Ic
,
.
an n o t look u po n hi m ! Sith tis s o

’
W h er e ar e my broth e rs T hith er will I g o !

’
?
Sm ili ng , bright Nara d a , th e Sa g e, r e pli e d

‘
Sp e ak thou n o t r ashly ! Say n o t this , oh , King !
T hos e who co m e h er e lay enm iti e s asid e .
O h , Yu dh i sh th ir a, lo n g ar m e d m o n arch , h e ar !
-
Du ryodha n a i s cl ean s e d of s in ; h e sits

W orshipful as th e s ai n ts , w orship e d by sain t s
An d ki n gs who liv e d an d di e d i n virt u e s path,
’
A ttainin g to th e j oys wh i ch h e ro e s gai n

W h o yi eld th eir br e ath in battl e E v en s o .
H e that did wro n g th e e k n o w i n g n o t thy wo r th ,

,
H ath w o n b e for e th e e hith e r, ra i s e d to bliss

For lordli n e ss an d valor fr ee of fe ar
,
.
A h w e ll b e lov ed Pri nc e ! po n d e r t hou n o t

,
-
T h e m em ory of that ga m i n g n or th e gri e f s ,
O f Dr aupadi n o r an y va n ish e d hurt

,
NV r o ug h t i n th e pass n g show s O f lif e by craft

i
O r waste fu l war T hro n e happy at th e s id e

.
Of this thy happy fo e m a n w i s er n o w ;,

—
For h er e i s Paradis e tho u chi e f of m en !

,
A n d in its holy air hatr e d s ar e d e ad

’
.
T hu s by such lips ad dr e ss e d th e Pa n d u ki ng
An sw er e d unco m fort e d : Duryo dha n a,
If h e attai ns , attai n s ; yet n o t th e l e s s
E vil h e l iv e d and ill h e di e d, — a h e art
I m pious an d harm ful , bringing wo e s to all ,
T o fri en ds an d fo e s H i s w as th e cri m e whi h
. cc
o st
O u r lan d its warriors , hors e s , e l e phan ts ;
H is th e black s in that s et u s i n th e fi eld ,
Burn i ng for rightful v eng e an c e Ye ar e god s .
,
A n d j ust ; an d ye ha v e g ra n t e d h e av en to him .
Show me th e r e g io n s th eref or e where th ey dw ell,

, ,
A RNOLD S P OE IlIS
’
37 8 .
My broth rs thos e thee n obl e so u l e d t h loyal

,
-
,
e ,
W h o k e pt th e sa c
,
r e d la w s w h o s e rv e d n st ep ,
w o
Fro m v i rt u s path who s pak e th e tr u th an d l i v e d

e
’
, ,
For e m ost of warri ors W h r e i s Kun ti s s o n . e

’
T h e h e ro h e art e d Kar a-
n ? W h r e ar e go n e e
a
S yt a ki D h r i ,
h tad y u m n a i th sth e i r so n s ?
,
w
A n d w h e r e thos e fa m o u s chi e fs h o fought for m e w ,
Dy i ng a s pl n d i d d eath ? eI s ee th em n o t .
O h Narada I s e th e m n o t ! No Ki n g
, ,
e
D aupad a ! n o Vir ata ! n o glad fac e

r
O f Dh ri s htak e tu ! no Sh ik an d in a,
h ala , n o r h i s pr i n c
Pr i n c e of Pa n c e ly boy s !
No r Ab him an yu th e u n co n qu erabl e !
Pr e sid e n t G ods O f h e av en ! I s e e n o t h e r e
Radha s br i ght s o n , n o r Yu dh am anyu,
’
No r U ttam an jas o , his broth er d e ar !

W h er e thos e n obl e Maharashtra lords
ar e ,
R aj ahs an d raj p oots sla i n for lov e of m e ?

,
Dw e ll th ey in glory e ls e wh er e n o t ye t s e en ?
,
If th ey b e h ere h i gh G ods ! an d thos e with th em ,
For whos e s t s ak e s I l i v ed h er e w i ll I live

w ee
'
, ,
Me ek h e art e d ; b u t i f s u c
-
h b e n o t adj u dg e d
W orthy I am n o t worthy n o r m y so u l
, ,
W i ll i n g to r st witho u t t he m A h I b u r n
e .
, ,
No w in glad h e av en with gr i ef b et hi n k i n g m e , ,
O f thos e m y m oth e r s words w hat t i m e I po ur e d

’
De ath wat e r for m y d e ad at Ku rk sh e t a

‘
-
r ,
“Po u r for Pr i n c e Karn a So n ! b u t I ist n o t w
,
H is f e t w er e as m y m oth e r s f ee t his blood

’
e ,
H er blood m y blood , O h G ods ! I did n o t k n ow .

, ,
A lb eit Sakra s s e lf had fa i l e d to br e ak

’
Ou r battl e h e r e h e stood I c
, w ra v e to s ee
Surya s c
.
h i ld that glorio u s ch i e f h o f ell

’
, w
By Sa yas ac r h i s ha n d u n k n o n of m e ;
’
, w
An d Bni m a ! ah m y Bhi m a ! d e ar er far ,
T han l i f to m e ; A rj u n a l i k e a god
e , ,
Nakla an d Sah ad e t i n lords of w ar v, w ,
W i th t e n d r e st D au pad i ! Show m e thos e soul s !

e r
Ic an n t tarry o h e r e I hav e th e m n o t w .
Bli ss is no t blis sful just an d m i g hty Ones ! ,

A RNOLDas POE MS .
If h e had kn o w n of fear for th e a i r sta n k ,
W ith c arrio n st n ch si
e ckly to br e ath e,; an d lo !
Pr e s n tly thwart th e pa t hway foa m e d a flood
’
O f boil i n g wav e s roll i n g dow

,
n c orps e s T his .
T h ey cross ed an d th e n th e A s ipatr a wood

,
Spr ead bla c k in s i ght wh er e of th e un d ergrowth ,
W as sword blad e s s pi tti ng e v e ry blad e so m e wr etch ;

-
, , ,
A ll aro un d poiso n tr ee s ; an d next to this ,
Str e n d p w i th fi ery sa n ds an d awfu l w ast e

w ee , ,
W h er e thro ugh th e wick e d toil e d with bl i ste r i n g fe e t

Mi dst rocks of brass r ed h o t w h ic
,
’
h scorch e d an d pools
, , ,
O f b u bbl i n g pit c h that gu lf e d th e m L ast the gor g e .
O f Ku tash ala Mali fri gh tful gat e ,
O f utm ost H ell w i th u t m ost horrors fill e d

,
.
Deadly an d na m el e ss w e r e th e plag u e s s e en th er e ;
W hich wh en th e m o n ar c h r each e d nigh o v erborne ,
By t errors an d th e wr e ck of tortu r d fl e sh e ,
U nto th e an g el spak e h e W hith e r go e s :

‘
T his hat efu l road an d wh e r e b e th ey I s ee k

, ,
Ye t fi n d n o t ? A n sw e r m ad e th e h e av en ly On e
’
‘
H ith er gr e at Ki ng it w as c
,
o mm an d e d m e
,
T O br i n g thy st eps If tho u b e st ov erborn e ’
It is co m m an d e d that I l e ad th ee ba c
.
k
T o w h er e th e G ods wait W ilt thou tur n an d m oun t ? .
T h en ( Oh thou Son of Bh ar at ! ) Yu d h i s h th ir a
,
T ur n e d h e av enward h i s fac e s o w as h e m o v e d ,
W i th horror an d th e han gi ng st en c h an d s pen t ,
By toil of that bla c k trav e l Bu t h is fee t

Sc
.
arc e n e strid e m e asu r e d wh en abo u t th e pl ac e

o ,
Pi t i ful acc e n ts ran g A las sw ee t Ki n g ! ‘

,
A h sai n tly L ord !

, Ah T hou that hast attai ne d
-
,
Plac e with th e Bl e ss ed Pan d u s o ffspri n g pau s e ’
A l i ttl e w h i l e for lov e of u s who cry !

Nou ght c
,
an har m th ee in all th i s ba n e ful plac e ;

But at thy co m i n g th er e g an blo w a br eez e ’
Bal m y an d s ooth i ng bri ngi ng u s r e li e f , .
O h Pr i th a s s on m i ghti e st of m en ! w e br e ath e
’
, ,
G lad br e ath agai n to s e e th ee ; w e hav e p e ac e

O ne m o m en t i n o ur ago n i e s Stay h er e .
On e m om ent m r e B h arat a s chil d ! G o not

’
o .
,
T hou Victo r o f th e Kur u s ! B ei ng h er e ,
H e ll s oft en s and our bitt er pai n s r e l ax

’
.
h e s e pl e adi ngs wailin g all aro un d th e plac e

T , ,
H e ard th e K i ng Yu dh i s h thi r a words of w o e ,
H um bl e an d e ag er ; an d co m passio n s ei z e d
Hi s l or dly m i n d Po or so u ls u n k n ow n ! h e sig he d
’
‘
,
.
An d h ellw ards tur n e d a ne w ; for what thos e w er e ,
W h enc e s uch b e s e e chi n g v oic e s an d of who m , ,
T hat s o n of Pa n d u wist n o t o nly wist ,
T hat all th e no xio u s m u rk w as fill e d w ith for m s

Shado w y in a n g u ish c
,
, ryin g gr ac e o f h im ,
.
W h e r efor e h e call e d aloud W h o s p eaks with m e ? ,

‘
W hat do ye h er e an d what thi ngs suffe r ye

’
?
,
T h en fro m th e black d e pth pit e o u sly th er e c am e

A n sw e r s of whisp er e d s u ffe r i n g Karn a I ‘
,
O h Ki n g ! and yet a n oth e r O h m y L i eg e

’
, , , ,
T hy Bhi m a sp e aks ! an d th en a v oic e ag ai n

’
,
‘
I am Arj un a Broth e r ! an d agai n
,
’
,
‘
Nakl a is h e r e an d Sah ade ! an d la s t v
’
A m oa n of m usic fro m th e dark n e ss sigh e d ,
Dr au pad i cri e s to th e e ! T h er e at br o k e forth

’
‘
T h e m o n arch s spir i t k n o i n g s o th e s o un d
’
,
—
w
Of ea c h fa m iliar v o i c e W hat do o m is th i s ,
?—
‘
W hat h av e my w e ll b e lov ed w ro u ght to e arn

-
De ath with th e da m n e d or lif e loathli er tha n d e at h ,
In Nar ak s m i dst H at h Karn a e rr e d s o d eep

’
?
,
Bh im a Arj u na or th e glorio u s twi n s

, , ,
O r s h e th e sl en d e r waist e d s w ee t e st b est
,
-
, , ,
My prin c e s that Duryodh an a should s it

,
Pe ac e ful i n Paradis e w i th all his cr e w ,
T hro n e d by Mah en dr a an d th e shi n i n g g o ds ?

H ow sho u ld th e s e fail o f bliss an d h e attai n ? ,
W hat w e r e th e ir si n s to his th e ir s pl e n did f a u t

l s ?
,
For if th ey slip pe d it was in virt ue s w ay ,

’
Se rving good laws p erform i n g holy r it es , ,
Boundl e ss in gifts an d faithfu l to th e d eath

T h e s e b e th eir w e ll k n ow n voi c
.
es ! -
Ar e ye h ere ,
So uls I l o ved b est ? Dr e a m I b elik e as l eep , , ,

.
O r rav e I , m add en e d with accur s ed s i g ht s

An d d eath r ee ks O f this h e llish air
’
- ?
T h e r eat
For pity an d for pain th e ki n g waxe d wroth .
T hat so u l f e ar co u ld n o t shak e n o r trials tir e , ,
B urn e d t e rribl e w i th t en d ern e ss th e whil e ,
H i ey e s s e arc
s h e d all th e gloo m hi s plant ed feet ,
Stood fast in th e m id horrors W e ll nigh th en .

-
, ,
He c u rs e d th e gods ; w e ll ni g h that st e adfast min d

-
Brok e fro m its faith in vi rt u e But h e stay e d .
T h i n d i g na n t passio n softly sp e aki n g thi s

’
U n to th e a ng l G O to thos e thou s er s t ;
e :
‘
v
’
T e ll th em I co m e n o t thith e r Say I sta n d .
H e r e in th e throat of h e ll an d h er e will bid e ,
Nay i f I p er i sh whil e m y w e ll b e l o v d
,
— -
’
W in e as e an d p e ac e by any pain s o f mine

’
.
W h er eu po n o ght r epli ed th e shi ni ng One

,
n u ,
Bu t stra i ght r e pair e d u n to th e u pp er light ,
Wh er e s akra sat e abov e th e gods an d s pak e

"
B e for e th e gods the m es sag e of th e kin g .
Aft erwar d what b efell ? th e pri n c e i nquir ed .
ft r ard ri c ly
A e w , P n e r epli e d th e Sag e
One ! ,
h ar g
A t e i n an d at k owi g that h i gh d e e d
n n
( G r e i brav g h ell for lov e)

t Yu d h i s h t h ir a in
T h e P e en c
,
r s s of arad s pros e
e P i eu
E ac S en
h pl dor h s la c god sakra c
,
in i p e, hi ef ;
Tog th r ros th y
e e e tog th e r st epp e d
e , an d e
Do w n fro m th ir thro n e s tr e ad i n g th e n e th er r oad
e ,
W h er e Yu d hi s h th i a tarr i e d Sakra l e d
r .
Th e sh i n i n g v an an d D h ar m a L ord of law s
Pa c
, , ,
e d glor i o u s n e xt O h So n of Bh arat a
W hil e t hat c
.
,
e l st i al c
,
e o m pa ny ca m e down
Pur e as th e hit e s t s s e in g thro u gh th e s k
w gr w e
p y ,
An d bri g ht er than th ei r brillian c e lo o k ! H ell s s h ades —
’
4 RNOL D S P OE MS
’
384 .
Dro n a thou didst b g u i l e ; an d o n c d e ar Eton ! e e,
Se m bla n c e O f h e ll ha t h s o thy s in assoil e d ,
W hi c h pass eth with th e s e shadows E v en th u s .
T h y Bhi m a ca m e a l i ttl e s pac e t acco u n t

’
Dr aupad i Krish n a
,
all who m thou didst lo ve
,
—
,
Nev er agai n to los e ! Co m e First of Men ! ,
T h e s e b e d el i ver e d an d th eir q u ittan c e m ad e

A lso th e pri n c e s s o n of Bh arata !,
W h o fell b e s i d e th e e fighti ng hav e attained ,

.
Co m e tho u to s e e ! Kar n a w ho m thou di d st m ou rn , ,
T hat m i ghti e st arch e r m ast e r in all war s , ,
H e hath attai ne d shi ni n g as doth th e s un ;

,
Co m e tho u an d s ee ! G ri ev e n o m or e k ing of Men , .
W hos e lov e h e lp ed th e m an d th e e an d b ath its m ee d ,
Rajab s an d m aharaj ahs warriors aids , , ,
A l l thin e ar e thi n e for eve r Krish na waits .
T o gr eet th ee co m in g co m pa n i e d by g ods
’
Seat e d in h e av en fro m toil s an d c

,
,
o nfl i c
ts saved .
So n ! th er e is gold en fr u it of n obl e d ee ds ,
O f pray e r al m s sacri fic e
, , T h e m ost j ust G o d s .
K e ep th ee thy plac e abo v e th e high e st sai n ts ,
W h er e tho u shalt s it di vi ne co mpass e d about , ,
W ith royal sou ls in bl i ss as H ari sits ; ,
Se ei n g Man dh ata cro w n e d an d Bh ag ir ath , ,
Dau sh yanti Bh arata with all thy lin e

, , .
Now th er efor e wash th ee in this holy str e am ,
G unga s p ur e foun t h e r e of th e bright wav e s bl e s s

’
, w
All th e T hr e e W orlds It will s o chan g e thy fl e sh .
T o l i k e n e ss of th i mm ortal tho u shalt l e av e

’
Passio n s an d ach e s an d t e ars b ehi n d th e e th e r e

’
.
An d wh en th e awfu l s akra th u s had said ,

L o ! Dharm a spak e , th em bodi e d L ord of Ri g ht
’
Bho ! bho ! I am w ll pl eas ed ! H ail to th ee Chi ef ! e ,
W orthy an d wis e and fi r m T h y faith i s f u ll

, , .
,
T h y vir tu e an d thy pati en c e an d thy tr u th
, , ,
An d thy self m ast e ry T hr ic e I pu t th e e Ki ng !

-
.
,
U n to th e trial In th e Dw aita wood

The day of s ac rifi c
.
,
e th en thou sto o d st fast ; ,

’
T H E IL IA D OF INDIA .
3 85
1 ext, o n th y b r e th r e nd e ath an d Dr aupad1 s ’

s ,
W h en ,
I follow e d th e e an d fo u n d
as a d o g , ,
T h y S pi i t cro n sta n t to th e m e an e st fr i n d e
H er e as th e th i rd an d sor st to u c
.
w hsto n e Son ! e ,
T hat tho u sho u ldst h e ar thy broth e rs cry in h ell ,
A n d y et abid e to h e l p th em Pr i th a s child ’
,
.
W e lov e th ee ! T hou art fort u n at e an d pu r e ,
Past trials n w T hou art approv e d an d th ey

o .
,
T ho u l o v s t hav e tast e d h e ll o n ly a s pac e

’
No t m riti n g to s u fl er m or e tha n wh en
’
A n e vil dr e a m doth co m e an d I n dra s b ea m

’
En ds it with radia n c e as this visio n e n d s —

.
It is appoi n t e d that all fl e sh s ee d e ath ,
An d th r e for e tho u hast born e th e passi n g pa n g s

e ,
Bri ef e st for th ee an d bri e f for thos e of thin e

, ,
Bhi m a th fa i thful an d th e valian t t i n s

e ,
w
Nakla an d Sah ad e an d thos e gr e at h earts v,
Kar n a A rj un a with thy pri n c e ss d e ar

, , ,
Dr aupad i Co m e tho u b e st b e lov ed So n

.
,
-
,
Bl e ss e d O f all thy li n e ! Bath e in this str e am ,
It i s gr e at G ung a flowi n g through T hr ee W orld s

’
, .
T h u s high accost e d , th e r ej oici n g ki n g

-
T
( yh a n c e stor , O h , L i e g e ! )proc e e d e d straight
U n to that riv er s brin k , w hich fl o w eth p u r e
’
T hro u gh th e T hr e e W orld s, m ighty , an d sw ee t, and

prais e d .
T h er e b ei n g bath e d th e body of th e ki ng
, ,
Pu t O ff its m ortal c o m in g up array e d ,
In grac e c e l stial wash e d fro m so i ls of s i n

e ,
Fro m passio n pai n an d c

,
ha ng e SO han d in h and
, ,
.
,
W ith broth er gods glorio u s w en t Yu dh is h th ir

-
, ,
Lan d e d by soft e st m i n str e lsy an d so n gs ,
O f un k n ow n m u si cwh r e thos e h e ro e s stoo d , e
T h e pri n c e s of th e Pa n davas h i s kin ,
A n d lot u s ey e d an d lo v el i e st D au pad i
-
r ,
W aiti ng to g r e et him g la d d ening and g l ad , .

A RNOL D S P OE MS
’
3 86 .
F R OM T HE
SAUPTIKA PARVA OF THE MAHABHARATA

OR
“NI GHT OF SL AUGH T ER .
T o Na r ay en , B es t of L o r d s , be g l o r y g i ven ,
T o g r ea t Sa r a s w a ti , th e Qu een i n h ea ven
Un to V y as a , to o , be pa i d h i s m eed ,
So s h a l l th i s s to r y w or t/Lily pr o eed c .
T hos e van qu ish e d w arriors th e n Sanjaya said , , ,
Fl ed s ou thwards ; an d n e ar s u n s et past th e t ent s ,
Unyok ed ; ab i d i n g c los e in f e ar an d rag e .
T h er e was a wood b yo n d th e c a mp u ntrod e ,

—
,
Q ui t an d 1 1 its l e afy harbor lay

e ,
1
T h e Pri n c e s so m e a m o n g th em bl e e di ng still
,
Fro m S pe ar an d arrow gash e s all sor e Spen t - -

,
Fetc h i ng fai nt br ath an d fighti ng o er agai n

e ,
’
In tho u ght that battl e Bu t th er e c a m e th e n oi s e

fie c
.
O f Pan davas p u rs u i n g e an d lo u d ,
—
r
O ut c r i e s of v i c
tory h er eat thos e ch i efs
—
w
Sull enly ros e an d yok e d th ei r st ee ds agai n

, ,
Dr ivi ng du e e ast ; an d e ast ard still th e y dra ve w
Un d er th e ni ght till dro u th an d d e sp e rat e toil

,
Stay e d hors e an d m an ; th n took th ey lair a g ai n e ,
T h pa n t i n g hors e s an d th e W arriors wroth

e , ,
W ith chill e d woun d s an d th e d e ath strok e of th eir Ki ng

,
- .
Now w er e com e m y Pri n c e Sanjaya said

th e , ,
Unto a j u ngl e thi c

,
k w i th st em s wh r e o n e
T h e ta ngl e d cr e ep rs c
,
oil e d ; h e r e n t r d th ey
e e e e
W at er i ng th eir hors e s at a str e a m an d p u sh e d —
De p in th e thic
e k e t Ma n y a b east an d b i rd .
Spra n g startl e d at th ei r f e e t ; th e lo n g grass stirr e d

l V i th s rp en ts c
e r eepin g O ff ; th e wood lan d flo e rs w
Shook h r e t h p a fowl hid an d h e r e frogs plu ng e d

w e e e -
,
w
T h s a m p rock d all i ts r ee ds an d lotu s b u ds

e w e -
.
A ba ni an tr ee w i th co u ntl e ss droppi ng bo ugh s

-
,
388 A RNOLD S
’
POE MS .
s r g of Bharata ! i t l i ght d th er e
O ff p i n e
U o
p n t h e ba n i an s b o u gh ; hoot e d b u t low
’
,
—
T h f u ry s m oth e r i n g i n i ts throat
e th en fe ll
W i th m u d o u s b ak an d c law s u po n thos e crows
’
r r e ,
Ben d ing th e w i n gs fro m this th e l egs fro m that , ,
Fro m so m e th e h ads of so m e r i ppi ng th crops ; e ,

e
T i ll t e n s an d scor e s th e fo w l ra in d do n to arth
, , e w e
Bloody an d pl uck e d an d all th e groun d waxe d black ,
W i th p i l e d cro c arcas e s whil st th e gr eat owl

w —
H oot e d for j oy of v e ng e a n c e an d agai n ,
Spr ea d th e wid e d eadly du sky wi ng s , ,

.
Up sp r ang
T h e s o n of Dro n a L o ! this owl quoth h e
’
‘
, ,
‘
T ea c h eth m w i sdo m lo ! o n e slaye th s o
e ,
In sol en t fo e s asl eep T h e Pa n du L ords .
Ar e all too stro n g in ar m s by d ay to k ill ;

T h e y tr i u m ph b e i n g m an y ,
Yet I swor e
“
.
B efor e th e K in g my Fath er I wo u ld kill , ,

“
An d k i ll v en as a fool i sh fly should swe ar
— e
T o q u en ch a fla m e It s c or c
h e d an d I shall die
. .
If I dar e O p en battl e ; b u t by art

Men van quish fort un e an d th e m i ghti e st odds .
If th e r e b e two ways to a w i s e m an s wish ’
But o n ly on e way s u r e h e tak e th this ; ,
A n d i f i t b e an e vil way co n d em n e d ,
For Brah m an s ye t th e Ks h attr iya m ay do

’
W hat v en g e a n c e bids agai n st h i s fo e s O ur fo es ,
T h e Pan davas ar e fur i ous tr e a c

.
, h ero u s bas e , ,
H alti ng at n oth i n g ; an d how say th e wis e

In holy Shast ers “ W o u n d e d w e ari e d fed -
, , ,
O r fast i n g sl eepi ng waki n g s ett i n g fo r th

:
, , ,
O r n ew arrivi ng ; slay thi n e e n em i e s ;

A n d s o agai n “ A t m i d n i ght wh en th e y sl e ep
,
Daw n wh en t h ey wat c
,
h n t ; n oon i f l e ad ers fall o
E e sho uld th y scatt e r ; all th e ti m e s an d hours

v , e
Ar e ti me s an d hours good for killin g fo e s .
So d i d th e s on of Dro n a st ee l his sou l

To br eak upo n th e s l eepi ng Pan d u chi efs
3 89
An d s la y th m in th dark ne ss B ei n g s et
e e
O n th i s u n lordly d e d an d c
.
l e ar in s c
e , h em e
H e fro m th i r sl u m b r ro u s e d th e warriors twai n
e e ,
Krip a and Kri tav arm an .

”
THE MORNING PRAYER .
O u r L or d th e Proph e t ( pe a c e to h i m! ) doth w r it e
“
Sarah th e Se v e n t e e n th , i n t i t u l e d Ni ght
Pray at th e n oo n ; pray at th e s i n k i n g s u n ;
In n i ght tim e pray ; but m ost w h e n n ight i s do n e ;
—
Fo r d ayb r e ak s pray er i s s u r e ly born e On h i gh

’
’
By a n g el s c han g ing g u ar d w i th i n th e s k y ;
,
A n d in a n ot h e r pla c
e
“ Da n s pray er is m or e
-
w
T ha n th e wid e world with all i ts tr e a su r e d stor e

,
.
T h e r efor e th e Faithfu l w h e n th e growi n g light

G i v e s to d i s c c
e r n a bla k hair fro m a whit e ,
H ast e to th e m osq u e , an d , b en d i n g Me a way , c

c -
c
Re i t e A l F ati h a h whil e t i s s ar e y et day
-
’
cc
“P r a i s e be to A l l a h L o r d of a ll th a t li ve
—
c
.
Mer if u l K i n g a n d Ju dg e T o th ee w e g i ve
W o r s h ip a n d h o n o r ! Su o r u s , a n d g u i de c
c
W h er e th o s e h a ve w a lk ed w h o r es t T h y th r o n e bes i de
c
T h e w a y of P ea e; th e w a y of tr u thf u l sp ee h ; c
T h e w ay o t R i g h teo u s n es s So w e bes ee h
”
. c .
H e that sa i th this , b e for e t h e E ast is r e d,

A hu n dr e d pray er s of Az a n hath h e sai d .
H e ar n ow a story O f it tol d I w een —

, ,
For yo u r so u ls c o m fort by J lal u d din

’
e - -
.
In th e gr e at pag s of th e Me s n e v i
e
For th e r e i n pla i n an d c
, e rta i n shall y e s e e ,
H o w pr e c i o u s i s th e pray e r at br e ak O f day
In A llah s e ars an d in h i s s i ght al ay
’
, w
Ho s eet a
w w r v r nc
re e an d g n tl n ss
e e e e e e
Shown to h i s cr e atur es Al i ( who m I bl es s ! )

.
3 90 A RNOLD S P OEMS ’
T h e s on Ab u T of
b he u n me s r a d al i
io
L n o f G o d i n m n y b tt e a a l s fa d
,
me ,
”
T he c o s i of
u n o ur L ord
t he P p e ( ro h t grac e
Be h is ! ) u p —
eros b i s
et m e o ne m n, or to pac e
A s h e w as w n o tun to
th e m osq
u e, w— e h r ei n
O ur L ord bl i ss liv ith
( e w hi m ! ) w e atch d to b egi n
A l Fatih a h
-
D arkl i g
n w as th e s k y, an d straig ht
c
.
The lane b e tw
e e n th e i ty
an d m ue osq gat e -
,
By ro gh sto s brok
u ne e n an d ee p d pools of rai n ;
A n d th e r e through to i lf u lly i th st eps of pain , w ,
L e a n i n g u po n h i s sta ff an old Je en t w w
T sy n agog u e o n pio u s e rra n d b en t

o ,
:
“
For thos e b e Pe opl e of th e Book an d so m e
”
A re c hos en O f A llah s w i ll h o hav e n o t c ’
ome ,
w
Un to full l i ght of isdo m T h er e for e h e w .
A li —
th e Caliph of pro u d days to b e
K n owi ng th i s good old m an an d why h e stirr e d ,
T h u s arly e th e m or n i n g m i lls e r e h e ard

’
e er w
O u t of h i s n obl n e ss an d gra c
, ,
e of so u l hol
e
[ e w
W o u ld n o t thr u st past tho u gh t h e Jew block e d th e ,
Br eadth of th e la n s l o w hobbli n g So th y w en t e, . e ,
T hat a n c i en t first ; an d in soft disco n t en t

A ft e r him A l i n ot i n g how th e un
—
s
Flar e d ni gh an d f ar i ng pray e r m i ght b e b eg un ;

,
e
Ye t n o c om m an d u pra i si ng n o harsh cry ,
T o sta n d as i d b ca u s e th e d i gn i ty
e —
e
O f s i lv e r ha i rs i s m u c h an d m orn in g prais e
W as pr c
,
'
i o u s to th Je too T h u s th e i r ways
e e w , .
W en d e d th e pa ir ; G r e at Ali s ad an d slo , w ,
Follo i n g th e grayb e ard

w h i l th e E ast aglow , w e , ,
Bla e d i th br i ght s pears of gold ath art th e blue

z w w ,
A n d th Mu e in s c all c
ez z
“
am e I llah u I’
A ll a h i i A ll a h
- —
osqu e our L ord In th e m

om b e p ea c
,
( O n w h e ! ) stood by th Mehrab boar d e -
In ac t to b o an d F ati h a h forth to
w , ay s .
Bu t as h i s l i ps m ov e d so m e stro n g ha n d did lay ,
O v r his m o u th a pal m i n v i s i bl
e e,
So that n o v oic e o n th e A ss e m bly fe ll .

PREFACE TO THE BOOK OF GOOD COUNSELS .
T h e IIi topa d es a is a work of h gh a tiquity

i n an d ex
t d d o lar ty
en e p p u i T h e
p eros is doubtl ss as
e O l d as
o ur o w n e r a ; b u t th e i n e c
.
t r alat d v rs s
e e e an d p e rov rbs
co os a s l c
mp e e e t o fro wr t gs of
i n m i in an ag e e em e xtr ly
r em ot
e T h e Ill a h abh ar a ta an d th e e u t xt al
V ed s ar e
first of wh c
.
of thos q ot d to
e u e ; th e i P e M
h rof ssor .
Wi llia s
m ( in h i s ad irabl d t o of
m e e i i n th e Na l a , 1 8 6 0 )
a ss g s
i n th e m e od st dat ofe 3 50 B o , w e he hil ms clai . .
for th e R ig V eda an n -
a tiq ity
u as high as
1 300
T h e IIi topa d es a m ay
-
th s f rly styl d
u b e ai e
“ Th e e Fath r
of all Fabl e s ; for fro m its n um ero us tran slat i o n s hav e
p robably co m e E so p an d P i lpay an d i n latt e r days
R ei n ek e F u c
,
hs O r i gi n ally c o m pil d in San skr i t it e
was r en d er e d by ord er of Nu shirv an in th e sixth c

,
.
, en ,
t ury A in to Pe rsi c Fro m th e Persic it pass ed A D

.
,
8 50 i n to th e A rab i can d th e n c e i n to H e br e w an d
. . .
, ,
G r ek
e In its o w n la n d i t obta i n e d as
. id e a circ u la w
tion Th e E m peror A kbar i m pr e ss ed with th e wisdo m

.
of its m axim s an d th e i ng en u i ty of its apolog u e s c

,
om ,
m en d ed th e work of tra n slati n g it to h is o w n V i z i er ,
A b dul Fa e l T hat Mi n i st e r a c
z . cordi ngly pu t th e book
i n to a fam iliar styl an d p u bl i sh e d i t w i th e xplan a
e,
t i o n s un d er th e t i tl e of th C ite i o n of l Vis d o m T h e
, e r r .
E m p eror had also s ugg est e d th e abridg m en t of th e ~
lon g s er i e s of shl o k e s w h i c h h e r e an d th e r e in t err upt

th e n arrat i v e an d t h V i i e r fo u n d this advi c
, e z e so u n d ,
an d follo w e d it l i k e t h e r e s e n t T ra n lator T this

p , s o .
day in In d i a th e Il i topa des a u n d r its o n or oth r

, , , e w e
n am e s ( as th e A n va i Su h a i l i r tai s h d l i ght d
) er n t e , e e
att e n tio n of yo u n g an d old an d has so m e r e r e s e n ta
, p
t i v in all th e In d i a n v er n a c
e u lars A selec t i o n fro m
th e m e tri c
.
al San skr i t prov erbs an d m a xi m s is h er e

i ven
g .
PROVERBIAL WISDOI
! l zt itf l d THE SHLOKAS OF THE
’
Hl TOPADESA .
DE DI CA T I O N
( To F I R ST E D I T I ON) .
T o y ou , dear W ife to w h o m bes i d e s o w ell ?

—
T r u e Co u n s el o r a n d tr i ed , a t ever y s h if t,
“
I br i n g m y B o o k of Co u n s el s : l et i t tel l
L a r g en ess of l o v e by l i ttl en es s of g ift :
A n d tak e th i s g r o w th of f o r ei g n s k i es f r o m m e,
( A s h c
o l a r s th a n
’
k s
f or g en tl e h elp i n to i l ,)
“
W h os e l eaf; th o u g h d a r k , li k e M i l to n s H oem o ny ,
’
“B ear s a br i h t o ld en l ow er h i
g g f , if n o t i n t s s o i l .
Apr il 9 , 1 8 61 .
T h i s B o ok of Cou n s el r ea d, a n d y o u s h a ll s ee,
c
Fa i r sp ee h a n d Sa n sk r i t l o r e a n d P o li y c .
W i s e m en holdin g wisdo m high es t s cor n d elights

, , ,
m or e fals e tha n fair ;

Daily liv e as if De ath s fi ng er s twin e d alr e ady in thy
’
hair !
T ruly , rich er than all rich e s b ett er th an , th e b est Of
g am ,
W isdo m is ; un boug ht , se cur e o n c e —

w o n, n on e los eth
h er agai n .
Br i ngi n g dark thi n g s i nto daylight solvi ng d oubt s ,
t h at vex th e m i n d ,
Lik e an op en ey e i s W isdo m h e th at h ath h er no t is —
b h ud .
.
Childl e s s art tho d ad thy c hildr

u ? l
e avi n g th e e en ? e
to wa n t an d dool ? e
Le ss thy m i s e ry tha n h i s i s w h o l i v e s fath e r to a fool

,
.
O ne w is e son m ak e s glad h is fath er forty fools avail

,
h im not :
One m oo n s i lv ers all that darkne ss which th e silly

stars d i d dot .
E as e h ealth Ob eisa n t childr en wis dom an d a

an d , , ,
fair vo i c e d i fe
-
w
T hus gr e at Ki ng ! ar e co u n t e d u p th e fi v e f e liciti e s Of
,
lif e .
Fo r th e sir e is ho n or e d ; though th e bow

s on th e
c an e b en d e th tr u e ,
L et t h e stra i n e d stri n g c
rack in u sin g an d what ser ,
vi c e shall it do ?
That wh i ch il will w and what i s to

l n o t b e, not be —
be ill b e
, w
W hy n o t dr i n k this e asy physic an tidot e O f m is ery ?

,
Nay ! butfai n t n o t idly sighi ng is mighti e st “De sti ny

,
.
,
Se sa mum holds o i l in pl en ty but i t yi e ld eth n o ne un ,
pr e ss e d .
Ah ! i t is th e Coward s babbl e ’
“Fortun e tak eth , Fo r f
tu n e gav e ;
For tu n ! rat e h er lik e a m ast er
e , an d s h e s er v es th ee
l i k e a slav e .
Tw ofold i s th e life w e live in Fat e an d W ill to

- —
g e th er un r
T w o wh e els b ear lif e s c

hariot o nward W ill it m ov e’
—
o n o n ly o n ? e
L ook ! th e clay dri e s i nto iro n b u t th e p otte r m old s

th e c
,
lay :
De stiny to day is m ast er—
-
Man was ma st er ye st er d ay ,
.
T r ust n at er tr u st n o t w e a po n s ; tr u st not cl aw ed
ot w ,
n r hor n ed th in gs ;
o
Neith r giv e thy soul to wo m e n n or thy life to So n s

e ,
of K in gs .
L ook ! th e Moo n th e silv er roam er fro m whos e spl en

, ,
dor d arkn ss fl i s
“i th h i s s tarry cohorts marchi ng like a crowned king
e e ,
l
, ,
thro u gh t h e sk i s e
A l l his gran d e ur all his glory va nish in th e Drago n s

, ,
W ha t is ri tt en o n
w th e for eh e ad that will , b e, an d
n othi ng m or e .
Co u n s el in
dan g r ; of it e
U n ar n e d b e n oth i ng b eg un ;
w ,
Bu t n obody asks a Pro ph t e ,
Shall th e risk of a d i nn e r b e r un .
Av ari c
e b eg tt eth a ng r ; blin d d e sir e s fro m
e e h er
b gin ;
e
A right fr ui tful m oth er is sh e of a coun tl ess sp awn Of

s in .
Be s eco n d an d n o t fi r s t ! th e shar e s th e sam e -

’
If all go w ell If n o t th e H e ad s to blam e

.
,
’
Pass i o n il l b e Slav e or Mistr e ss

w : follow h er , sh e
br i n gs to o w e
~
L e ad h t i s th e way to Fortun e Choo se th e path

’
er , .
that thou w i lt go .
W h en ti me O f tro ubl e c
th e o m e th fri e n d s may ofttim e s ,
i rk u s most :
For th e c alf at m ilki n

g h o u r th e m o ther s l e
g i s t in
y g
-
’
o st;
p
PR O VE RBIA L WISD OM . 3 97
In good fortune
-
ill fortun e n o t dis m ay e d
n o t el ate d, in -
E v e r e loqu e n t in c o un c
,
il n ev er in th e fight afraid ; ,
Pro u dly e m u lo u s of hon or st adfastly o n wisdo m s e t ; ,

e
T h e s e s ix v i rtu e s in th e n at u r e of a n obl e so u l ar e m e t .
W hoso hath th em g e m an d glory of th e thr e e w id e

,
worlds is h ; e
H appy m oth er s h e that bor e h im s h e w h o nurs e d h im ,
o n h er k n e e .
Sm all thin g s w ax exc ee di n g mighty b ei ng cunni ngly ,
co m bi n e d ;
Furio u s e l ephan t s ar e fast ene d with a r op e of g ra s s
blad e s twi ne d .
L e t th ehous ehold hold tog e th er thoug h th e hou se b e ,
n e e r s o s m all ;
’
Strip th e ri c e husk fro m th e ric e g rai n an d it g r ow e th

- -
,
n o t at all .
Sick n e ss , a n g u i sh , bo n d s , and w oe
Spri ng fro m wro ng s wro ug h t lo ng ag o .
K e e p w ealth for wan t but sp en d it for thy wife , ,
An d wif e an d w ealth and al l to g u ard thy life

, , , .
Death , that m ust c ome c o m s n obly wh en w e g i ve

,
e
O ur w e alth , an d life an d all to m ak e m en li v e

, , .
Floating o n his fe arl e s s pi nio n s lost a m i d th e n oo n ,
day ski e s ,
E v en th en c e th e E agl e s visio n k en s th e carcass wh e r e

’
it li e s ;
Bu t th e hour that c o m e s to all thi ngs co m e s u nto th e
L o rd of A ir ,
And h e r u sh es madly bl inded to die h elpl es s in th e

, ,
511 3 136 .
A RNOLD S P OE MS
’
3 98 .
Bar thy d oor n o t to th e stran g er ,

be he fri en d or be
h e fo e ,
For th etr w ill sha de
ee th e woo dm an w hl le h 1 s axe
doth lay it low .
G r ee ti ng fair an d roo m to r e st in ;
,
fi r e, an d wat er fro m
th w e ll
e
Si m pl g i fts ar e giv n fr ee ly th e ho u s e wh er e
0
e — e ln
good m en dw e ll
Yo un g , or b en t with m an y wint ers ; r ich or poor , ,
what e r thy g u e st
e
’
H o n or h im fo r thi n e o w n ho n or b e tt er is h e than th e —
b e st .
Pity th e m that crav e thy pity who : ar t thou to sti nt

thy hoard ,
W h en th e holy m oon shi n e s e qual on th e l ep er and
th e lord ?
W h en thy g at e is roughly fast en ed and th e a sk er ,
tur n s away ,
T h en c e h e b e ars thy g o o d d ee d s with h im an d h is ,
sin s o n th ee doth lay .
In th e ho u s e th e husban d rul e th ; m en th e Brah m an

“m ast er call
;
Ag ni is th e T wic e bo r n s Mast er but th e gu e st is lo r d
’
- —
of all .
H e who d o e s an d thi nks n o w r o ng

H e w h o s u ffe rs , b ei ng stron g
H e w hos e har m l e s s ne ss m en k no w
U n to Sw arg a s u ch doth go .
In th e lan d wh er e n o w i s e men are m en of littl e wit ,
a lords ;
re
An d th e c astor o i l s a tree, w here no tree else its Sh ade

’
-
affords.
400 A RNOL D S
’
POE MS .
In y e ars , or m oo s or half m oo n s th ree

n ,
-
O r i n thr e e days s u dd en ly
—
,
K n av s e ar e sh en t tr u e m en go fr e e
—
.
Ang er co m es to n obl e n atur e s but l e ave s th er e no ,
strife or stor m
Plun g e a light e d torch b en eath it an d th e oc ean grow s ,
n o t war m .
Nobl e h e arts ar e g old en v as es clos e th e bo n d tru e —
m e tals m ak e ;
E as i ly th e s m i th m ay w e ld th em hard er far it is to ,
br ak e
at a to u c
.
E vil h e arts ar e e arth en v e ss els h th ey crack —
a t ai n
-
w
hat c rafts m an s r eady c un ning c

,
A nd an unit e th e
’
shards agai n ?
G ood m en s fri e n dships m ay b e brok en y et abid e th ey

'
fri en ds at h eart ;
Sn ap th e st em of L uxm ee s lotus b u t its fibr e s wi ll
’
n o t part .
On e foot g o e s an d o n e foot sta n ds

, ,
W h en th e wis e m an l e a v e s his la n d s .
Over lo ve of ho m e w er e w eak ness ; wh er eso e er th e

-
’
h ero com e ,
Stalwart a m an d st e adfast spirit fi n d or m ak e for

r
him a ho m e .
Littl r e cks th e awl e s s lio n wh er e his hun ti ng j u ngl s

p
e
1e
W h en he en e t rs th em be c ertain that a royal pr ey

s hall di e .
V er y feebl e fol k are poor folk ; m o n ey lost tak es wit

away
Al l th eir doi ngs fail lik e ru nnels wa sti ng t hr oug h th e ,
summer day .
PROV E RBIA L WISDOM .
401
W e alth is fri ds , ho m e
fath er broth r titl e to re
en , ,
e —
sp c t an d fa m e ;
e
Ye a an d w e alth is h eld for wisdo m that it shoul d b e

,
—
s o i s sha m e .
Hom e is em pty to th e chi ldl e ss ; h earts to thos e w h o

fr i e n ds d eplor e
E arth un to th e idl e m i n d e d an d th e thr e e worlds t o
-
:
th e poor .
Say th e sag e s nin e thi ngs na m e n o t Ag e do m es tic

,
: ,
j oys an d w o e s ,
Co un s l si c
e ,
k n e ss sham e al m s p en an c e ; n eith er Po v
, , ,
e r ty d i sclos e .
B ett er for th e proud O f spirit d e ath tha n lif e with , ,
loss e s told ;
Fir e c o n s en t s to b e exting uish ed but sub m its not to ,
b e col d .
A s A g e doth b anish b e auty ,

A s m oo n light di e s in gloo m,
A s Slav e ry s m en i al d u ty
’
Is H o n or s c e rtai n to m b
’
A s H ari s n a m e an d H ara s
’ ’
Spok e n , charm s in away ,

SO Pov erty c an s u r e ly
A hu n dr e d virt u e s slay .
H alf kn own k n owl e dg e pr es en t pl e asur e purcha sed

-
,
with a fu tu r e w o e ,
A n d to tast e th e s alt of s ervic e ; gr e at er gri e fs n o m an -
can kn ow .
A ll exist en c e i s n o t e qual , an d all livi n g i s n o t life ;

Sick m e n liv e ; an d h e who , b an ish ed , pi n e s for c hil
dr en, ho m e , an d w i fe ;
And th e crav e n h e art e d e at er O f a n oth er s l e avi ng s
’
-
liv e s ,
And th e wr e t c
h e d capti ve, waiti ng for th e wo r d Of
do om, sur vi ves ;
A RNOLD S POE MS
’
4 02 .
But th ey h ear an an guish e d body an d th ey draw a ,
d adly br e ath ;
e
And life co m e th to th em o nly o n th e happy day o f

d eath .
G old en gift s er ene Co nt ent m en t ! have thou that and

, ,
all is had
T hr u st thy slipp e r o n an d thi n k th ee that th e e arth i s
,
l e ath er clad -
.
A ll iskn ow n dig est e d t est e d ; n othin g n ew i s l e ft to

, ,
l e arn
W h en th e soul s er en e r elia n t H op e s d elusi v e dre am s
’
c
, , ,
an spu rn .
Has t thou ne ver wat c h e d a waitin g till th e g r eat ,

—
m an s doo r u barr d
’
n e ?
Didst thou ne v e r li n g er parti ng s ayin g m an y a s ad ,
la s t word ?
Spak s t thou n e v e r word of folly o n e li g ht thi ng thou
’
wo uld st r ec all ?
’
Rar e an d n obl e hath thy lif e b een ! fai r thy fo r t une

did b efal l !
T ru e Religio n ! — ti s no t blin dly prati ng wha t

’
th e
g ur u s prat e ,
But to lo ve as G o d hath lo ved th em all thi n gs b e

, , ,
th ey s m all or gr e at ;
An d tru e bl i ss is wh en a sane m i n d d oth a h e althy
body fill ;
A nd tr u e k n owl e dg e i s th e k n owi ng what is g oo d an d
wh at is ill .
Po i s o n ou s
though th e tree of life b e tw o fair blo s so m s ,
gro w th e r e o n
On e th e co m pa n y of g ood m en ; an d s w eet s o n s Of
,
g
Po ets o ne , .
’
.
V e ry m in dful of past s vic er e, v alia t fa i t

n , . r
h f ul t u e o f
h art
e
Un to s u c h co m e s L aksh m i s mili ng —
co m e s , an d w ill
n o t lightly part .
Be no t haughty b eing w e althy ; droop,

no t, havi ng lost
thi n e all ;
Fat e doth play with m oral fortu ne s as a girl doth tos s
h er ball .
l V or l dly fri en dships fair but fl e e ti n g ; shadow s of th e

,
clo uds at n oo n ;
W o m en youth n e w cor n an d rich es ; th e s e b e pl ea s
, ,
ur e s pa s si ng soo n .
For thy br e ad b e no t o er thoughtful H eav n for all ’

—
’
hath tak en thought

W h en th e bab e is bor n th e sw eet m ilk to th e m oth er s
’
breast is bro u ght .
H e who gav e th e s w an h er silv er an d th e hawk h er ,
pl um e s of pr i d e ,
An d h i s purpl e s to th e p e acock H e wi ll v eril y pr o —
vid e .
T ho u gh for good e n ds wast e n o t o n w e alth a m i nut e ; ,
Mu d m ay b e wip e d but wis e m en pl un g e no t in it

, .
Br un ettes Ba yan s shadow

,
.
th e
an d n
’
W ell s ri gs
‘
a br i c
-
p nk b u ilt wall
an d -
,
A r e all alik c
,
ool su m m e r
e in th e ,
A n d war w t er all
m in th e i n — .
Ah ! th e g l eami ng , gla nci n g arr ow s of a lo vely w oman s ’
ey e !
F e ath r e d with h er j e tty lash es p erilous th ey pas s
e
,
th e e by ;
Loos e d at v n t ur e fro m th e black bows of h e r ar c
e hing
bro w th y part , e ,
All too penet rant and de adly fo r an u ndef ended h eart

‘
.
PR 0 VE RBIA L WISD OM 405
B eautiful th e Ko l s eem eth fo r th e s w eetne s s o f h is

1
so n g ,
B e aut i fu l the world e st ee m et h pious so u ls for pati enc e

s tro n g ;
H o m e ly f e atur e s lack n o t favor h e n tru e w i s do n w .
th e y r v e al e ,
An d a wif e is fair and ho no r e d whil e h er h e art i s fi r m

an d l e al .
Fri en d ! gracio u s word ! th e h eart to t ell is ill ab l e

—
W h enc e c ame to m e n this j ew e l of a syllabl e .
W hoso for gr e at e r quits s mall gai n ,
Shall hav e h i s labor for h i s pai n ;

T h e thi ngs u n o n u n wo n r m ai n
w ,
e ,
An d what w as w o n is lo s t agai n .
Looki ng d ow n on live s b el ow th e m , m en of littl e s to re

gr e at ;
ar e
L oo ki n g u p to high e r fort un e s hard to e ach , m an

s eem s his fat e .
As a brid e unwis ely w e dd e d shun s

, , th e c
old car e s s o f
e l d,
So , fro m co ard so u ls w an d slothful , L ak s h 1 n1 s fav o r s

turn r epe ll e d .
E ase ,
ill e -
h alth ho m e k e epi ng sl eepin g wo m an s ervic e
, , ,
-
,
an d co t t
n en
In th e path that l e ads to gr e at ne s th es e b e s ix O h s
c s en t
s tr u tio ns .
Seei n g how th e soor m a w ast e th s e eing h o w th e ant ,
hill gro s w ,
Little ad ding unto littl e live gi ve l e arn as lif eti me

-“
, , ,
g o es .
A RNOLD S P OE II
IS
‘
4 06 .
Drop s of wat er falli n g falli ng fall i ng bri m

, , , th e chatty
’
o er ;
W i s dom co m e s in littl e l es so n s littl e gai n s —

mak e
larg es t stor e .
Men th eir cunn i ng s c

h em e s m ay spi n
G od knows who shall los e or w in .
Sh o o t hundre d s hafts th e q u arry liv es and fli es

a ,
n o t du e to d e ath ;
W h en his hour i s com e a grass blad e hath a poin t to
,
-
s top his br e ath .
Rob es w er e n o ne no r oil of u nctio n wh en th e King

of B e asts was c
, ,
row n e d :
T was his o w n fi erc e roar pro c lai m e d h im r o lli ng all

’
th e k i ng do m roun d .
W hat but for th eir va ss al s ,
E l e phan t an d m an
Swi n g of g old en tass e ls ,
W av e of silk e n fan
But for r egal m an n er
“
T h at th e Ch att a bri ng s r ,
H ors e an d foot an d bann er

, ,
W hat wo u ld co m e of ki ng s ?
At th e wo k tim e aski n g w ag e s is it l ik e a fai thful

r -
,
—
h erd ?
W h en th e work s do n e gr u dgi n g wag e s i s th a t act

’
—
,
in g lik e a lord ?
Serv e th e Sun with sw eat of body starve thy m aw to ;
fee d th e flam e ;
St ead t h y lord with all thy s ervi c
e ; to thy d eath g o ,
q uit of bla me .
40 8 A RNO LD S
’
POE MS .
Ne ar e st to th e Ki n g is d e ar est ,
be thy m erit low or
h i gh ;
W om n ce r e pi ng plan ts an d pri n c es twi n e roun d th at
,
e , ,
hi c
w h grow eth n i gh .
Pearls ar e d ull in l ead en s e tti ngs but ,

th e s ett er is to
bla m e ;
G lass w ill gl itt er l i k e th e r uby d u ll e d wi th dust ,
—
are
th ey th e sa m e ?
And a fool m ay tr e ad on j e w els s e tti ng

,
in his turba n
glass ;
Ye t, at s elli ng g em s ,
ar e gem s ,
an d fard els b ut for
fard els pass .
H ors e w ea po n l u t e an d vol u m e m an an d wo m an
an d , , ,
g i ft of s pe ech ,
H av e th eir u s e l ss n e ss or u s e s in th e o n e who ow ne th
e
ea c h .
No t disparag em ent nor slan d e r kills th e S pirit of th e

brav e ;
Fli ng a tor ch down u pward e v er bur n s , th e brillian t
fla m e it gav e .
W i sdo m fro m th e m outh Of childr en be it ov er past of

o
n ne ;
W hat m an scor n s to walk by la m plight in th e abs enc e
of th e su n ?
Str ength s er ves Reaso n Saith th e Mahout wh en h e .

,
b e ats th e bra z en dr um ,
H o ! y e l pha n ts to th i s work m u st your m ight

e e
in s s e s co m e
”
e .
Mighty atu r e s war with m ighty wh en th e raging

n :
t m p sts blow
e e ,
O er th e gr e e n r i c
e har m l e ss pas s th ey but th e y lay
’
th e pal m tr ee s low -
.
PR O V E RBIA L WIS DOM 4 09
Narrow n e ck e d to l e t o ut littl e big of b e lly to k eep

-
,
m u ch ,
A s a fl ag o n is th e V i z i er of a Sulta n sho u ld b e such

— .
He who thi nk s a minut e littl e lik e a fool m is u s es ,
m or e ;
He who cou nts a cowry n othi n g b ei ng w ealthy will , ,
b e poor .
Brah m a n s soldi ers th e s e an d ki

, ,
O f th e thr e e n s m en —
s et n o n e in charg e
Fo r th e Brah m a n tho u gh y o u rack him yi e lds 1 0

, ,
1
tr e as ur e s m all or larg e ;
An d th e soldi e r b ei ng tr u st e d writ e s his qu itta n c e
, ,
with his sword ,
An d th e ki n s m a n ch e ats his ki n dr e d by th e c hart er

O f th e word ;
But a s e rva n t O l d in s er vi c e wors e tha n an y o n e i s ,
tho u ght ,
W h o by lo n g tri e d lic en s e fe arl e s s k n ows his m ast er s

’
-
.
,
ang er n o u ght .
Nev er tir e s th e fi r e Of bur ning ,

ne e v r w e ari es De ath of
slayi n g ,
N or th e of dri nki ng rivers

s ea ,
no r th e bri g ht ey e d
-
Of
b etrayi ng .
Fro m fals e fri en d s that br e ed th e e s trife ,
Fro m a hous e w i th s e rp en ts rife

Sa u c
,
y slave s an d brawl i n g wife

G et th ee forth to sa v e thy life , .
T ee th grow loo n wick e d h eart ed m i ni s t er s an d

s e , an d -
,
po i so n tr e e s ,
Pluck th em by th e r o o t s to g e th er ; tis th e thi ng tha t

’
g i veth eas e .
A RNOL D S P OE MS
’
41 0 .
Lo ng t ie d fri en ds a e fri en ds to cl e av e to
~
r n e v er r —
l av e tho u th s e th e l u rch
e e 1
W hat m an sh un s th e fi e as si n ful for that o n c e it r

“
bur n e d a church 2
Rais e il so u l to ho n or an d his e vil b en ts r em ai n ;

an e v
ur s tail n e er s o stra i ghtly ye t it c
,
B ind a c ’
u r l e th u p
’
agai n .
H o w , in ooth shoul d T rust an d H o n or ch ang e th e

s ,
e v i l n atur e s root
’
?
T ho u gh o n e wat e r d th em w ith n e ctar poiso n tr e e s

e ,
-
b ear d eadly fr ui t .
Safe withi n th e h u sk of sil en c e guard th e s ee d of

cou n s e l s o
T hat it br e ak n o t b ei ng brok en th e n th e s ee dli n g
—
,
will n o t grow .
E v en as on e who grasps a s erp en t drown i ng , in th e

b i tt e r s ea
Death to hold an d d eath to loos en such i s life s per
’
—
pl exi ty .
W o m an s love r ewar d s th e worthl e ss ki ng s of k nav e s

’
—
exalt ers b e ;
W ealth att e n ds th e s elfish niggard an d th e cloud rai n s ,
on th e s ea .
Many a k n av e wi n s fair O pi nio n s stan di ng in fair c

om
p n a y ,
As th e sooty soorm a pl eas e s light e d by a brilliant ,
e
y e .
W h er e th e a z ur e lotus blosso m s th er e , th e alli g ators

hide ;
In th e san dal tr e e ar e s e rp en ts Pai n an d l easu r e
p
-
,
li ve alli e d
41 2 4 1 31V OLD S ’
POE MS .
O f th e i fe th e lord i s j ew e l though n o g em s upo n

w ,
‘
h e b am ;
r e
k i n g hi m s h e la c
La c ks ador n m en t h ow s o e er h er jew
, ,
’
e ls gl e a m !
H airs thr ee lakhs an d half a lakh hair s o n a m an s o

-
,
- -
,
m a n y grow
An d s o m a n y y e ars to Swarga shall th e tr u e wif e s ur e -
a
ly go !
W h en th e faithful wife em b r aci ng t en d erly h er hu s

,
ban d d e ad ,
Mo un ts th e blaz i ng pyr e b e s i d e h im as it w er e a bri ,

a‘
dal b d
—
e
T ho u gh his s i n s w e r tw en ty tho u sa n d tw e n ty tho u s

e ,
an d t i m e s o told ’
e r- ,
Sh e shall br i n g h i s so u l to s pl en dor for h er lo v e s o ,
larg e an d bold .
Cou n s el un to s ix e ars spok en u n to all is n otifi ed ,
W h en a K i n g holds co n sultat i o n l e t it b e with , o ne
b es i d e .
Si c
k m en are for skillfu l l ee ch e s —
prodigiou s fo r poi
son n g i
Fools for t a c
h ers e —
an d th e m an who k eeps a s ecr et ,
for a Ki ng .
g i ft c
l V ith raft pro m i s e ca u s e thy fo e to yi eld ;
, , ,
W h en th e s e hav e fail d th e e chall en g e h im a fi eld

e ,
-
.
The s u btl e wash of av e s do s m oothly pas s w ,
But lay th e tr ee as lowly as th e gras s .
T en tru e bow m en o n a ra m part fi fty s o n s et m ay ’
su sta n ; i
Fortal i c
es k ee
p a cou n try m or e tha n ar m i e s in th e
plam .
Pr? 0 VE RBTA L WJs D0 M
‘ '
B uild it stro n g an d b u i ld i t s pa c
,
i o u s with an en try ,
an d r tr a t ;
e e
Stor e it w e ll w i th wood an d wat e r fill its gar ners full ,
with wh e at .
G em s will n o m an s lif e s u st ai n ;
’
B e s t of gold is gold en grai n .
Hard it i s to co nqu er n atur e if a d o g w er e m ad e a :
Ki n g ,
Mid th e coro n atio n trum p et s h e would g n aw h is

’
s a n d al stri n g
-
.
Cou n cil wh er e n o Sa g tis Sa g e that

’
is
’
T is no e —
no
f e ars n o t l aw ;
T i s n o L aw whi c h T r u th co nfirm s tis T ruth
’ ’
not —
no
which F ear c
an aw e .
T hough bas e b e th e H erald n o r hi n d er n o r , le t

For th e m o u th o f a ki n g i s h e ;
Th e s wo r d m ay b e wh e t an d th e battl e s et, ,
But th e word of h is m es s ag e go e s fr e e .
B e tt er fe w an d chos en fight er s than of s haven crow n s -
host
a ,
For in h eadlo ng flight co nfoun d e d , w ith th e ba s e th e

brave ar e lost .
Kin d is kin how e er a s tra ng er kin u n ki n d is stra ng e r

,
’
—
Show n ;
Sor e s h u rt tho u gh th e body br eeds th e m
, drugs r e —
li eve thoug h d esert grow n

,
—
.
B e t el nut is bitt er hot s w e e t s pi c

-
, y bi n di ng alk ali ne
, , , ,
A d e m ulc en t an astri n g n t fo e to e v i ls i n t e st i n e
—
e —
G i vi ng to th e br e ath a fra g ra n c e to th e lip s a Grim — :
s on r ed ;
414 A RNOLD S ’
POE MS .
A d et erg en t an d a ki n dl er of L ov e s flam e that

,
’
d ad e .
Prais e th e G ods for th e good b e t e l l th e s b e — e
t een v i rtu s g i v n e e ,
H ard to m e e t i n o n e thi n g bl en d e d e v en in ,
hap py h ea ven .
He is brave who s e to ngu e is s il en t of th e tr op hi es o f

his sword ;
H e is gr e at whos e qui e t b e arin g m arks his gr e at n es s
w ell assure d .
W h en ri t
th e P e s , th e L ee ch , th e Vi z i er of a King hi s
fi atterer s b e,
V e ry soo n th e K n i g will part with h ealth , an d w ealth ,
an d piety .
Merc i l e ss , or m o n ey -
lo vi ng , d eaf to coun s el fals e of
,
faith ,
T houghtl e ss s pir itl e ss o r car e l e ss cha n gi ng co u rs e

, , ,
with e v ery br e ath ,
Or th e m an who scor n s h i s rival if a pri n c e sho ul d —
choos e a fo e ,
Ri pe for m e e ti ng an d d efe ati ng c er t e s h e would ,
choos e h im s o .
By valorous and u n skillful g r eat achi evem en ts

th e
ar e n o t wro u ght ;
Courag e l e d by car eful Pr u d en c e u n t o hi g h es t end s

, ,
i s brought .
G ri ef kill s gla dne ss win t er s um m er m id night gloo m

, ,
th e light of day ,
K indn e ss e s i ngratitud e and pl e asan t fr i e n ds dr iv e pain

,
away ;
E ach en ds e ach b u t n o n e of oth r s ur er co n qu er or s e
c
,
an b e
T ha n I m policy of Fortu n e o f Mi sfortu n e Po licy —
.
A RNOL D S POE rlf S
’
41 6 .
A ll th e c o w s br i n g forth ar e cattl e o nly no w and —
th en i s bor n
An au th en t i clord of pastur e s with h i s should er ,
scrat c hi ng horn .
W h en th e soldi e r in th e battl e lays his life dow n for

his k i ng
U n to Sw ar g a s p erfe ct glory suc
,
h a d ee d
’
h is soul s h al l
brin g .
fool who m eeti ng tro ubl e straightway Bes ti

T i s th e , ,
e
ny r e v i l e s ,
K now i ng n o t his o w n m isdoin g brought his o w n mi s ~
chan c e th e whil e s .
Ti m e -
not -
com e an d
“Quick at Peril , - -
th e s e two fish es
scap ed th e n et ;
’
W hat will b e will b e

- - - -
,
he p erish ed by , th e fish erm an
b es e t .
Sex, that tir e s of b ei ng tru e ,
Bas e an d n ew i s brav e to you !

L ik e th e j u n gl e c
ows ye r an g e -
,
Ch angi ng food for sak e of cha ng e .
T h at
which will n o t b e will n o t b e an d what is to b e ,
will b e
W hy n o t dr i n k this e asy physic a n tidot e of m i s ery ? ,
W hoso tr u sts for s ervi ce r en d er e d or fair words an

, , ,
enemy ,
W ak e s fro m folly lik e o n e falli n g in his slum b e r fro m

a tr e e .
F ellow b e ith kin dly fo em en rath e r than with fri en d s

w ,
u nk in d ;
Fri en d an d fo em an ar e di sting uis h e d no t by titl e bu!

by mi nd ,
PR O V E R BIA L WISD OM .
41 7
W ho s o s etti ng duty h igh e st sp eak s at need unw el ,
co m e thin g s ,
Disr e gardi n g f e a r and fav or s uch an o n e m ay s ucco r ,
ki ng s .
Brah m ans fo r th ei r lor e h ave h ono r ; Ksh attriyas for

th eir brav ery ;
V ai s yas fo r th ei r h ar d e ar ne d tr eas ur e ; Su dras for
-
humility .
Sev en fo em en o f all fo e m e n, v ery har d to v anq uish b e

T h e T r uth t e ll e r , th e Ju s t dw ell e r , an d th e m an fro m
- -
passio n fr e e ,
Subtl e s e lf s ust ai n ed an d cou n ti ng fr e q u en t w ell w o n

,
-
,
-
v ictori e s ,
And th e m an o f m an y ki n s m en k eep th e p eac e with —
s uch as th e s e .
For th e m an with m any ki n s m en an sw ers b y th em all

attacks ;
As th e bam bu in th e b am bu s s afe ly s h el t ered s c orn s
, ,
th e axe .
W h o so h ath th e g ift o f gi vi ng wis ely, eq uitably , w el l ;

W ho s o , l ear ni ng all m en s se cr e t s , u n to n o n e h is o w n
’
W ill t el l ;
c
W h o so , ev er o l d an d cour tly, utt er s no thing th at
o ffe n d s,
Such an o n e m ay rul e h is fellow s unt o E ar th s ex

’
tr em e s t en d s .
Ch eati ng th em th at tr uly t r u s t yo u, tis a c l u m s y

’
vil l an y !
Any k n ave m ay s lay th e chil d w h o cli m b s an d slu m

b er s o n his knee .
Hung er h ears no t, c
a
r es no t, s p ar es no t ; no b o on of
th e s tar vi ng b eg ;
Wh en th e s n ak e i s pin h d w ith c
c e ra i ng v , verily she
eats h er eg g .
A RNOLD S P OE MS
’
418 .
O f th e T r ee of Stat e th e root
Kings ar e — fee d what bri ng s th e fr uit .
Court e sy m ay co v er m alic e ; o n th e i r h eads th e w oo d .
m en bri n g ,
Me ani ng all th e whil e to burn th em lo g s and fag g ot s ,
—oh m y Ki ng ! ,
An d th e stro ng and subtl e r i v er r ippli n g at th e c e dar s

’
foot ,
W hil e it s eem s to lav e an d ki ss it u n d er m ine s th e ,
hanging root .
W eep no t ! Life th e hired nurs e is holding , us a littl e

spac e ;
Death th e m oth er
, w h o d oth tak e us b ack i nt o o ur
p r op er pl ac e .
G o ne, with all th eir gaud s and g lo ri es g one lik e : ,
p e asan ts ar e th e King s
, ,
W h er eu nto this earth w as witnes s wh er e o f all h er ,
re co r d r i ngs .
For th e body d aily w as ting is no t s een to w ast e away

, , ,
Un til wast e d ; as in w at er set a jar of u nb ak e d cl ay .
And day aft er day man g o eth near and nearer to his
fat e ,
As s t e p aft er s t ep th ev icti m th ith er w h ere i ts s l ay er s

wai t .
Like plank of dr iftwoo d

as a
T oss e d o n th e wat ery m ai n ,
An oth er plan k e n c ount er e d ,
Mee t s touch e s parts ag ain;

,
-
,
—
So toss ed an d drifti ng e v er
, ,
O n life s un r e sti ng s e a
’
Men m eet an d gr ee t and s ever

, , ,
Parting et ernally .
420 A RNOL D S P OE JIS
’
.
In s lf r e st rai n t it ris s r
e -
e pu e —
fl ow s c
l e ar in ti de of
tru th ,
By wid e ni ng ba nks of wisdo m , in wav e s of p eac e an d

tru th .
Bath e th er e thou s o n of Pa n d u ! wi th r e v er en c e an d
,
rit e ,
For n ev er yet was wat er w et co ul d wash th e spirit

whit e .
T h u n d er
for nothi ng lik e Dec em b er s cloud ’
, ,
Pass e s unm ark ed strik e hard but sp eak n o t lou d

.
, .
Mi nds d e c eiv ed by ev il n atu r es fro m

, th e g oo d th eir
faith withhold
W h en hot co nj ee o nc e h as burne d th em childr en blow ,
upo n th e cold .
A F T E R D E A TH IN A RA BIA . 4 21
AF TER D E ATH I N AR AB I A .
He who di e d at A an s en ds z
T his to c om fort all hi s fri en d s
Faithfu l fri en ds ! it li e s I k n o w , ,
Pal e an d whit e an d cold as s n ow ;

An d ye s ay “ A b dal lah s d ead !
’
W eepi ng at th e fe e t an d h e ad
Ic
,
an s ee yo u r falli n g t e ars
Ic
,
an h e ar yo u r sighs an d pr ay er s ;
Yet I s m il e an d whisp e r th i s
“I am n o t th e thi n g o u kiss ;
,
y
Ce as e yo u r t e ar s an d l e t it lie ;
,
It a s m m e it is n o t I
w ,
.
Sw ee t fri e n ds ! W hat th e wo m en l ave

For its last b e d of th e grav e ,
Is b u t a b u t w hich I am q u itti ng ,
Is a gar m en t n o m or e fitti n g ,
Is a cag e fro m which , at last ,
L ik e a hawk m y so u l hath pass e d .
L ov e th e i n m at e , n o t th e roo m ,
T h e w e ar e r , n o t th e garb , th e plu m e —
O f th e falco n , n o t th e bars
W hi c h k ept him fro m thos e Spl endid s tars
L ovi n g fr i en ds ! Be wis e an d dry
Stra i ghtway e v e ry w e epi n g eye,
W hat y lift
e u po n th e bi e r
Is n o t worth a wistful t e ar .
T is an em pty s ea sh e ll o n e
’
—
,
O ut of which th e p e arl is go n e ;
T h e sh e ll i s brok e n it li e s th er e ;
,
T h e pe arl th e all th e soul i s h ere

, , , .
T is an e arth en j ar whos e lid

’
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,
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A RNOL D S P OE MS
’
.
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’
Si n c e th e gold shi n e s in his s tor e !

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ow
No w th e lo ng lo ng o n d e r en ds ; ,
w ,
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e w e , ,
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, ,
By s uc h l i ght as shin e s for you ;

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O f u n fu lfill e d f e l i c
ity ,
In e n larg i n g parad i s e ,
L iv e s a l i f e that n e v e r di e s .
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,
W h er e I am y too shall dw e ll , e, ,
I am go n e b e for e yo u r fa c
.
e ,
A m o m en t s t i m e a l i ttl e S pac e
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, ,
W h en ye c o m e w h er e I hav e st epp ed
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w ,
w ,
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r ,
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—
,
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w w ,
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r
L i fe wh i c
,
h i s of all life c en t er .
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V i ew d fro m Al lah s thro n e abo ve

e
’
B y e sto u t of h e art an d co m e
e ,
Brav ly o n ard to yo ur ho m e
e w
L a A ll a h i l l a A ll a h Ye a !
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an d s h e ;
To any o n e passio n at e wh i sp e r of lo ve .
T h en h e said :
“Cold l i ps an d br e asts without br ea th ,
Is th e r e n o voic e ,
no lan g uag e of d e ath ?
Du m b
to th e ear an d still to th e s en s e ,
Bu t to h eart an d to so u l dist i n ct in t en s e ? ,
See no w ; I wil l l i st en with so u l n o t ear ,
W hat w as th e s e cr e t of dyi n g d e ar ?
,
W as it th e i nfi n it e wo n d e r of all
T hat yo u e v er co u ld l e t life s flo w e r fall ?
’
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The p erfe ct cal m o er th e ago ny st e al
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?
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th e m
B eyo d all dr a s sa k dow ward that sl eep
n e m n n ?
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A nd show as t h y s ay it do s past thi ng s cl ear

,
e e ?
,
An d w as it th e i nn e rm ost h e art of th e bli ss

“
T o fi nd ou t s o , what a wisdo m lov e is 2
Oh , perf e c
t d e ad ! Oh , d e ad m ost d e ar,
I hold th e br e ath of m y so ul to h e ar !
I l i st en as d e ep as to horribl e h e ll ,
A s high as to h e av e n an d y o u do n o t t ell
, .
h er e m ust b e pl e as ur e in dyin g sw ee t
T , ,
T o m ak e you so placid fro m h e ad to f e t ! e
I wo u ld t ell you darli n g if I w er e d e ad

, , ,
An d tw e r e yo u r hot t ears u po n my brow s h ed

’
:
fi
I w o u ld s ay though th e An g e l of Death
,
h ad l ai d
Hi s sword o n m y lips to k e e p it un s aid .
Yo ushou ld n o t as k va i nly w i th str e am i ng eye s

, ,
W hich of all d e ath s was th e chi efe st surpris e ,
T h e v e ry stra n g e st an d s u dd en e s t thi n g
Of all th e surpris e s that dyi n g m ust bri ng .
A h , foolish w orld ! Oh m ost ki n d d e ad !

,
T hough h e told m e who will b eli ev e it w as

, s ai d?
W h o will b eli eve that h e h eard h er s ay ,
W ith th e s w e e t soft v oic e i n th e d e ar old way

, ,
T h e ut m ost won d e r i s this I h ear ,

—
An d s e e y o u , an d lov e y o u an d kiss you d e ar ;

, ,
A n d am your a n g el , who w as your brid e,

An d kn ow th at , though d e ad , I hav e n ever di ed
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THE A 5 HT i x“

POEMS OF EDWIN ARNOLD

“PR O V E RBIA L WISD OM FR OM TH E SH L OKA S OF TH E

H IT OPA DE SA A ND O TH E R ORIE NTA L P OE MS , .

O OI PA NIO N o r TH E OF m m OFF I ER OF TH E H IT E ELE H A T OF A M

DE EO R A H I E M A R E I LLE c c FOR M ERL m

Sarg a t h Fift h T he L ng ing f Kri h n a

65 A l Waji d “The A l l Pe e rcivi

In th e followi n g Po em I hav e so u ght , by th e m e di u m

A g e n eratio n ago littl e or n othi n g was k n o w n in

this day s u rpass e s, in th e nu m b e r of its follo w ers an d

tha n a th i rd of m an ki n d , th er e for e, o w e t h ei r m oral

tio n s , i nv entio n s , an d m i s o n ept i o n s , th e B u ddhist i c

books y e t agr e i n th e o n e poi n t of r ec e ord i n g n othin g

E v e n M B arth e l em y St H ila i r e totally m is j u dgi n g ,

Prof e ssor Max Mii l l er as sayi n g of Pri n c e Si d d a r th a ,

Sa ie n a poi n t d e tach So n co n sta n t h é r O s m e

sag e q u i a prat i qu é l e bi en to u t e s a vie et q u i es t as

q u en tly b e en giv en this stu p en do u s co n qu e st of h u

d e clar e d h i m s elf e v en w h en o n th e thr e shold of Nir

va n a to b e o n ly what all oth er m en m ight b eco m e

t h e lov e an d grat i t u d e of A sia disob eyi n g his m a n dat e , ,

hav gi ven h i m f rv e n t worship For e sts of ﬂo w e rs

ar e daily laid u po n his stai n l e ss shr i n e s an d cou n tl e s s ,

m i llio n s of lips daily r e p e at th e for m ula I tak e r efug e “

do u bt e d h e r ally e x i st e d was born 0 11 th e bord ers

r e e ds ar e yo u thfu l co m par e d ith this v en r w e

abl e r e ligio n h i c h has n it th e e te n ity of a u n iv e rsal

hop e th e i m m ortality of a bo u n dl e ss lov e an in d e

s tr u c tib l e e l m en t of faith i n ﬁ n al g ood an d th e

es w hich dis ﬁg ure th e r ec or d and pr actic e

of Buddhis m ar e to b e r f rr e d to that i n evitabl e e e

ch u rch w hich has aris en o n th e fo un datio n s of th e

I hav e pu t m y po em i n to a B u ddhist s m outh b e ’

caus e to a ppr ec i at e th e spirit of A siat i ctho u ghts th y

s ho u ld b e r e gard e d fro m th e O ri e n tal poi n t of vi e ; w

an d n e ith e r t h e m ira c l e s whi c hc o n s e crat e th i s r e c or d

T ra n s migrat i o n for i n sta n c e , startlin g to m od r n , e

m i n ds w as e stablis h e d an d thoro u ghly acc e pt e d by

sal em w as b e i n g tak en by Neb u chad n e z ar wh en z ,

Ni n eve h w as fall i n g to th e Me d e s an d Mars e i ll s w as ,

fo un d e d by th e Phoc aean s T h e expositio n h er e off er e d .

of s o a n tiq u e a syst e m is of n e c e ssity i nco m pl e t e an d , ,

rapidly by m a ny m att rs ph i loso phi c eally m ost i m

hav e tak e n th e i m p e rf c t B u ddh i st i cc itatio n s m u c

m odi ﬁ e d m or e tha n o n e passag e i n th e r e civ d n arr a

“Dh ar m a “Kar m a an d th oth er c

o n sid e rabl e st udy

Fi n ally in re v er enc e to th e illu strio u s Pro m ulgato r

of this Light of A sia an d in ho m ag e to th e m a ny

em i n en t s cholars who hav d evot e d n obl labors to h i s

m em ory for which both r e pos e an d ability ar e a n ti n g

to m e I b eg that th e shor tco m i ngs of m y too h u rr i e d

study m ay b e forgiv en It has b e en co m pos e d in th e

bri e f i nt ervals of days witho u t l eisur e b u t is i n sp ir ed

by an abidi n g d e sir e to aid in th b e tt er m u t u al k n o l

pr e s erv e th e m em ory of o n e w h o lo ve d I n dia an d th e

T hus c ame h e to be bo rn again for m en .

B e low th e high e st sph er e fo u r Reg ents s it

Ne ar er b u t high h e r e sai n tl i est spir i ts d e ad

W ait thri c e t e n tho u sa n d y e ars th e n liv e agai n ;

An d o n L ord Buddha w aiti n g i n that sk y, ,