Versified from Tholuck’s Translation out of the Persian

IN heavy sleep the Caliph lay,
When some one called, “Arise, and pray!”

The angry Caliph cried, “Who dare
Rebuke his king for slighting prayer?”

Then, from the corner of the room,
A voice cut sharply through the gloom:

“My name is Satan, Rise! obey
Mohammed’s law; awake...