I look up steadfast, searching keen,
Until my Gaze the Throne descries.
There all secure my Nest bides near
The Tree of Life, where Nothing dies.
[29] Simurg. Also the name of the Phoenix (Von Hammer), but according to Steingass, the Griffin.
The First and Last
XLII.
Thou art of all Man's Joys the Spring;
Life's honey'd Sweetness thou dost bring.
My gather'd Pearls, from Bosom full,