Then said, "What would you do if I should die?"
He paused a moment, some bright thought to woo,
And then, in solemn tone, made this reply:
"This thing, by Allah's help, I'll surely do:
"I'll build upon the spot where we now sit
The grandest tomb a woman ever had;
All sombre tints I deem would be unfit;
For never have such tints thy bosom clad.
"Of pure white marble shall its walls be built,
Adorned with gold, and earth's most costly gems;