1. If the steeds, when urged to speed,
Were not content with vile provender instead of corn,

2. And, in springtide, the rain torrents
Came with driving showers and a darkened horizon,

3. Then the ambition of the Faith's pole, the mighty warrior,
Was fixed on the attainment of glorious feats.

4. A hero, when he plunged into the midst of a surging sea,
His host on the morrow found presage of victory in him.

5. Swifter than his onset in battle
Was the herald's summons to the beneficent in the dusty fight.

6. Better than his onset and award of gifts
Was the emptiness of his hands from bribes and pride.

7. So the length of Time congratulated his enduring existence,
Devoted to fasting by night and to breaking fast by day.