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  • When I heard from the air those melodious strains, because of that sound I laid down the infant there, 940
  • To see whose voice is (the origin of) this cry, for it is a very beautiful cry and very delightful.
  • I saw no sign of any one around me: the cry was not ceasing for one moment.
  • When I returned (to my senses) from the bewilderments of my heart, I did not see the child there (where I had left him): alas for my heart!”
  • He (the old man) said, “O daughter, do not grieve, for I will show unto thee a queen,
  • Who, if she wish, will tell what has happened to the child: she knows the dwelling-place of the child and his setting-out (on the way).” 945
  • Then Halíma said, “Oh, my soul be a ransom for thee, O goodly and fair-spoken Shaykh!
  • Come, show me that queen of clairvoyance who hath knowledge of what has happened to my child.”
  • He brought her to ‘Uzzá, saying, “This idol is greatly prized for information concerning the Unseen.
  • Through her we have found thousands that were lost, when we hastened towards her in devotion.”