40 Life and Writings 
Beseeching the Ruler of the world, 
That he would give me to behold thy face: 
Now am I happy in hearing thy voice, 
Tn listening to thy mild and gracious accents. 
But tell me now how I may behold thee face 
to face, 
For what converse can we hold, I on the 
ground and thou on the terrace ? 
The maiden heard the words of the hero; 
She quickly unloosed her auburn hair, 
Plaited together knot upon knot ; 
And she stooped and dropped her tresses from 
the wall, 
And cried: Take now these tresses, they be- 
long to thee, 
And I have cherished them that they might 
prove useful to my beloved. (16) 
And Zaul looked upon the maiden, 
And he was astonished at her loveliness ; 
He covered the musky tresses with kisses, 
And his bride heard the sound from above. 
Then he exclaimed: far from me be such 
injustice, 
May the bright sun never shine on such a day ; 
(16) This is the passage to which Moore alludes in his Lalla Rookh, 
Syo. ed. page 183. 
