1. With palms we gently lead the steeds along
For they have virtues that enrich the soul

2. When news arrived of the best messenger
In truth he came from the Holy Sanctum’s realm

3. Yet critics faulted him for just one thing
Reported from proofs by the world of men

4. And how much that resembles him rings true
Of his kind, if you will, or else his breed

5. Containing, if you judge fairly in speech, proof
For us, lest confusion take root in understanding

6. How can confusion occur when all is clear
To one with eyes in the gathering of intimacy

7. The best of mankind used to act just like
In its meadows, selling for the lowest price

8. Its meaning has been composed in modest expression
And gentlest for the mind in thought and sense