The tempest,[728] every God beside,

Draw nigh to Meru's lofty crest

When evening darkens in the west,

And to the parting Lord of Day

The homage of their worship pay,

Ere yet a while, unseen of all,

Behind Mount Asta's[729] peaks he fall.

Wrought by the heavenly artist's care

A glorious palace glitters there,

And round about it sweet birds sing