1. Zumurrud asked us

    to let her don the patched Sufi cloak—the one...

  2. Then, when I granted her request,

    she put it on and wailed,

  3. and, with her daughter, headed toward Egypt,

    seeking to satisfy a need.

  4. When what she intended was accomplished,

    she left her daughter and slipped away,

  5. seeking the land of Jalw

    in dejection and abasement,

  6. for daughters she had there,

    when she had grown weary, utterly weary.

  7. And she came—when she came—

    the vileness of a deed disgraced her.

  8. She bore herself haughtily, because

    she went her own way, ruled by her whim.

Sol 5.6