Her wreath was fresh and sweet of scent,

Undimmed was every ornament.

Then, standing close to Ráma'a side,

The universal witness cried:

“From every blot and blemish free

Thy faithful queen returns to thee.

In word or deed, in look or mind

Her heart from thee has ne'er declined.

By force the giant bore away

From thy lone cot his helpless prey;