Translated by Sir Edwin Arnold
From “Pearls of the Faith”
  He made life—and He takes it—but instead
  Gives more: praise the Restorer, Al-Mu’hid!

HE who dies at Azan 1 sends
This to comfort faithful friends:—

Faithful friends! it lies, I know,
Pale and white and cold as snow;
And ye says, “Abdullah ’s dead!”
Weeping at...