1. In the stillness of night and the dawning light
The rooster awoke the sleepy from their plight

2. Why does the east burn so fierce and bright
That the stars and moon fled in hasty flight

3. O sleepy one in life's temporary bed
Tossing in the glow of dusk's rosy red

4. The dew falls gently around your head
While flowers blink confused and misled

5. Lift up your hood and behold the sights
A world swimming in an ocean of light

6. And eyes pouring forth molten gold so bright
In vaults of scent and song this night

7. Caravans call from distant skies
Like worshippers under the moon's minaret

8. Pious in the night, calling out and cries
Enraptured by the one whose artistry was set

9. The branches of jasmine trembled in the gloom
Like shuddering castles, quaking, shaken

10. Standing like remnants of sunken ships
In magical seas, submerged, forsaken