2 By the Moon when she followeth him!
3 By the Day when it revealeth his glory!
4 By the Night when it enshroudeth him!
5 By the Heaven and Him who built it!
6 By the Earth and Him who spread it forth!
7 By a soul and Him who balanced it,
8 And breathed into it its wickedness and its piety,
9 Blessed now is he who hath kept it pure,
10 And undone is he who hath corrupted it!
Baron von Hammer rendered it in German thus:—