And thy raiment—purify it!
And the abomination[70]—flee it!
And bestow not favours that thou mayest receive again with increase.
And for thy Lord wait thou patiently.[71]
(lxxiv. 1-7.)
XVIII.
†By the morning-brightness,
And by the still of night,[72]
Thy Lord hath not forsaken thee, neither hath He hated thee.
And surely the Future will be better for thee than the Present,