ABOU BIN ADHEM (May his tribe increase!)
Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace,
And saw , within the moonlight in his room,
Making it rich , and like a lily in bloom,
An angel writing in a book of gold:
Exceeding peace had made bin Adhem bold,
And to the presence in the room he said,
“What writest thou?’--- The vision rais’d its head,
And with a look made of all sweet accord,
Answer’d, ‘The names of those who the lord,’
‘And is mine one ?’ said Abou.’Nay, not so,’
Replied the angel . Abou spoke more low,
But cheery still ; and said ‘ I pray thee, then ,
Write me as one that loves His fellow men .’
The angel wrote and vanished. The next night ,
It came again with a great wakening light,
And show’d the names whom love of God had blest,
And Lo!bin Adhem ‘s mname led all the rest.
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