Th' affrighted sun ere while he fled,
And hid his radiant face in night;
A cheerless gloom the world overspread--
But Harun came, and all was bright.
Again the sun shoots forth his rays,
Nature is deck'd in beauty's robe--
For mighty Harun's sceptre sways,
And Yahia's arm sustains the globe.
_Isaac Almousely_.
[12] Isaac Almousely is considered by the Orientals as the most
celebrated musician that ever flourished in the world. He was born
in Persia, but having resided almost entirely at Mousel, he is
generally supposed to have been a native of that place.