1, 2 Who carried off these stores of milk? Who took the dark cow's milk away?

3, 4 Who took away the white cow's milk? Who took the black cow's milk away?

5, 6 Question this man. Where do I ask? Where, whom that knows do I ask?

7, 8 Not to the belly comes the grain. The patient ones are angry now.

9, 10 Undecked with gems, and decked with gems: radiant, rivalling the sun.

11, 12 Dapple, Harinika, and Bay ran forward to the liberal gifts.

13, 14 When the horn's blast has sounded forth let not our friend discover thee.

15, 16 Hither to the cow's son they come. The offering has rejoiced the heart.

17, 18 Then cried they, Here he is, and, Here! again the cry was, Here is he.

19, 20 Then not defective be our steeds! A splinter, so diminutive!