Toileth a yellow ant who carrieth home
Food for her nest, but so far hath she come
Her worn feet fail, and she will perish, caught
In the falling rain; but thou, make the way naught-And
help her to her people in the cleft
Of the black rock."

Silently Gabriel left
The Presence, and prevented the king's sin,
And holp the little ant at entering in.

_O Thou whose love is wide and great,
We praise Thee, "The Compassionate_"

THE AFTERNOON

From 'Pearls of the Faith'

_He is sufficient, and He makes suffice;
Praise thus again thy Lord, mighty and wise_.

God is enough! thou, who in hope and fear
Toilest through desert-sands of life, sore tried,
Climb trustful over death's black ridge, for near
The bright wells shine: thou wilt be satisfied.

God doth suffice! O thou, the patient one,
Who puttest faith in Him, and none beside,
Bear yet thy load; under the setting sun
The glad tents gleam: thou wilt be satisfied.

By God's gold Afternoon! peace ye shall have:
Man is in loss except he live aright,
And help his fellow to be firm and brave,
Faithful and patient: then the restful night!

_Al Mughni! best Rewarder! we
Endure; putting our trust in Thee_.

THE TRUMPET

From 'Pearls of the Faith'

_Magnify Him, Al-Kaiyum; and so call
The "Self-subsisting" God who judgeth all_.

When the trumpet shall sound,
On that day,
The wicked, slow-gathering,
Shall say,
"Is it long we have lain in our graves?
For it seems as an hour!"
Then will Israfil call them to judgment:
And none shall have power
To turn aside, this way or that;
And their voices will sink
To silence, except for the sounding
Of a noise, like the noise on the brink
Of the sea when its stones
Are dragged with a clatter and hiss
Down the shore, in the wild breakers' roar!
The sound of their woe shall be this:--

Then they who denied
That He liveth Eternal, "Self-made,"
Shall call to the mountains to crush them;
Amazed and affrayed.

_Thou Self-subsistent, Living Lord!
Thy grace against that day afford_.

ENVOI TO 'THE LIGHT OF ASIA'