Thus in Heabani's cave the maiden went, And o'er the sleeping seer her form she bent; O'er him who with gazelles oft eats his food; O'er him who drinks with _bhu-ri_[1] in the wood; O'er him who loves the _zir-ri,_--of them dreams, And sports with them within the mountain streams. And when the gay enticer saw the seer Unconscious sleeping with sweet Joy so near, She clasped him to her breast and kissed his brow. The seer awakes, with wonder eyes her now: "Thy glory thou hast brought to me!" he saith, "Sweet Zir-ru comes to me with fragrant breath!" And with delight he eyes her beauteous form, His breast warm moved by the enticer's charm. He springs upon his feet and her pursues: She laughing flees; to sport with him doth choose. And now he eyes his hairy body, arms Compared to Sam-kha's snowy god-like charms, She give to him her freshness, blooming youth? She laughing comes again to him,--Forsooth! Her glorious arms she opens, flees away, While he doth follow the enticer gay. He seizes, kisses, takes away her breath, And she falls to the ground--perhaps in death He thinks, and o'er her leans where she now lay; At last she breathes, and springs, and flees away. But he the sport enjoys, and her pursues; But glancing back his arms she doth refuse. And thus three days and four of nights she played; For of Heabani's love she was afraid. Her joyous company doth him inspire For Sam-kha, joy, and love, and wild desire. He was not satisfied unless her form Remained before him with her endless charm. But when his _bhu-ri_ of the field the sight Beheld, the wild gazelles fled in affright. And now without the cave they came in view Of Zaidu waiting with sweet Kharim-tu,