Féraz continued,—

“O searching Star, I bring my grief to thee,—

Regard it, Thou, as pitying angels may

Regard a tortured saint,—and, down to me

Send one bright glance, one heart-assuring ray

From that high throne where thou in sheeny state

Dost hang, thought-pensive, ’twixt the heaven and earth;

Thou, sure, dost know the secret of my Fate,

For thou didst shine upon my hour of birth.

“O Star, from whom the clouds asunder roll,