THE CAMEL-DRIVER TO HIS CAMEL

Fleet is thy foot: thou shalt rest by the etl tree;

Water shalt thou drink from the blue-deep well;

Allah send his gard'ner with the green bersim,

For thy comfort, fleet one, by the etl tree.

As the stars fly, have thy footsteps flown —

Deep is the well, drink, and be still once more;

Till the pursuing winds, panting, have found thee

And, defeated, sink still beside thee —

By the well and the etl tree.