Around himself revolve, who smallest compass takes.

The fools saw him alone; thence judged him some weak thing!

Weak can he ever be who’s upheld by the King?

Those fools thought: “He’s a man. He’s really nothing more.”[301]

Alas, for fools! They’re void of common sense in store.265

The prophet Sālih’s camel was, in form, a beast;[302]

His people her hamstrung; ’twas ignorance, at least.

They cut her off from water; drink they her refused.

Ungrateful such return for meat and drink they’d used!

“God’s camel” drank the water brought as dew by mists.