1. The fast of Sarm, though it be not
The parted locks of a Shirazi lass,

2. Said to Ayri after he had poured
In her inkstand more than a skiff,

3. "Thou hast frightened the home of my night; say when
Wilt thou gladden it, O throat of the ringdove?"

4. Quoth he, "Alas! Will the new moon return
If it flee from the encircling bowl?"