And，when the branches danced on Zephyr's palm，* The Pleiads shower'd as gifts[381] fresh pearls for rain.'
And within the arbour were written these two couplets；'Come with us，friend，and enter thou * This garth that cleanses rust of grief：
Over their skits the Zephyrs trip[382] * And flowers in sleeve to laugh are lief.'[383]
So they entered and found all manner fruits in view and birds of every kind and hue，such as ringdove，nightingale and curlew；and the turtle and the cushat sang their love lays on the sprays.
Therein were rills that ran with limpid wave and flowers suave；
and bloom for whose perfume we crave and it was even as saith of it the poet in these two couplets；'The Zephyr breatheth o'er its branches，like * Fair girls that trip as in fair skirts they pace：
Its rills resemble swords in hands of knights * Drawn from the scabbard and containing-case.'[384]
And again as singeth the songster；'The streamlet swings by branchy wood and aye * Joys in its breast those beauties to display；
And Zephyr noting this，for jealousy * Hastens and bends the branches other way.'
On the trees of the garden were all manner fruits，each in two sorts，amongst them the pomegranate，as it were a ball of silver-dross，[385] whereof saith the poet and saith right well；'Granados of finest skin，like the breasts * Of maid firm-standing in sight of male；
When I strip the skin，they at once display * The rubies compelling all sense to quail.'
And even as quoth another bard；'Close prest appear to him who views th' inside * Red rubies in brocaded skirts bedight：
Granado I compare with marble dome * Or virgin's breasts delighting every sight：
Therein is cure for every ill as e'en * Left an Hadis the Prophet pure of sprite；
And Allah （glorify His name） eke deigned * A noble say in Holy Book indite.[386]