Which have nourished thee, noble youth, heretofore!
Have mercy upon us; and leave us in peace:
In spite of thy wrongs, this contention give o’er.
I love thee as though thou wert truly my son;
And thy loss I shall sorrow for, evermore.”
El-Gundub′ah listened to her address; and when she had finished, he thus replied:—
“O Mother! by Him whom we all adore!
And the just Mustaf′a Tá-Há![[515]] I deplore
The actions which I have been made to commit;
Deeds against my will; and not thought of before: