The child ungrown, as charged by his God.

Then he hurried ahead and hastened forth

Along the paths that the Lord had pointed,

The way through the waste; till the wondrous bright

2875 Dawn of the third day over the deep water

Arose in radiance. Then the righteous man

Saw the hill-tops rise high around him,

As the holy Ruler of heaven had shown him.

Then Abraham said to his serving-men:

2880 “O men of mine, remain here now