Lo! the night which glooms has driven

To your abode one disheveled, dust-laden,

A brother of journeying, that has been lengthened, extended,

Till he has become bent and yellow

Like the new moon of the horizon when it smiles.

And now he approaches your courtyard, begging boldly,

And repairs to you before all people else,

To seek from you food and a lodging.

Ye have in him a guest contented, ingenuous,

One pleased with all, whether sweet or bitter,