The Winged Beetle

64 THE FIVE ADORATIONS I PRAISE Thee, God, whose rays upstart beneath the Bright and Morning Star : Nowit asali fardh salat assobhi allahu akbar. I praise Thee, God, the fierce and swart ; at noon Thou ridest forth to war ! Nowit asali fardh salat assohri allahu akbar. I praise Thee, God, whose arrows dart their royal radiance o’er the scar : Nowit asali fardh salat asasri allahu akbar. I praise Thee, God, whose fires depart, who drivest down the sky thy car : Nowit asali fardh salat al maghrab allahu akbar. I praise Thee, God, whose purple heart is hidden in the abyss afar : Nowit asali fardh salat al asha allahu akbar.