due to unavoidable oversight cats still went missing

basel hashaga balti nimanat, alett adin nalmo

and sounds would be heard after dark

vecolot you nashmaim lahar redat hahashika

the loser would lament impotently

hampsid hea mconnan bhusar unim

or they consoled themselves

oh shaham neamoh at esman

and they thanked Fate it was not one of their children

hom indo lagoral sheza lo hea ekhad mildiam

they tried to be glad it was not a child that vanished

ham nissim lishmukh sheza lo child shnalm

because the people of Ulthar were simple

coz anchai olater you pasotim

and they didn't know from where cats came from

hom lo yedao maipa adsist alett