1. حَتّى إِذا رَقدٌ تَنَكَّبَ عَنهُما

    رَجَعَت وَقَد كادَ الخِلاجُ يَلينُ

    Until, when Raqd lay off to one side of them both,

    she returned, and the lead-rope had almost slackened.