Classic and Contemporary Poetry
FORGIVENESS, by AL-JAZIRI First Line: When abu amir pardoned me Last Line: Admits their souls to paradise. | ||||||||
When Abu Amir pardoned me I marvelled at his clemency, Yet realised that it must soon Be followed by a greater boon. For similarly Allah, when He overlooks the sins of men To crown His bounty, in a trice Admits their souls to Paradise. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MONNA INNOMINATA, A SONNET OF SONNETS: 11 by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI THE TELLTALE by ELIZABETH AKERS ALLEN LATE AUTUMN by WILLIAM ALLINGHAM A LULLABY by THOMALLY HOLBECH ANDERSON TWELVE SONNETS: 6 by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) CRICKET ON THE HEARTH by PIERRE JEAN DE BERANGER |
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