1. When Ja'far appeared at the auspicious hour
Between the bride and groom in the bridal bower

2. He seemed to wear a robe that fortune blessed
Which banished every omen of distress

3. When midst his friends, the lords of high degree
The flower of men, most gen'rous, brave and free

4. He shone a moon 'mid lesser moons around
A sun with gleaming rays of glory crowned

5. Now with joy's torch the wedding feast he graced
Now grieved when mirth gave place to sorrow's waste