Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE KING'S HAND, by MUHAMMAD AL-MU'TAMID II First Line: A royal hand is this Last Line: I had declared it mecca's sacred stone. Alternate Author Name(s): Mu'tamid, Al-; Al-mu'tamid Of Sevilla | ||||||||
A royal hand is this All tyrants stoop submissively to kiss: But for its liberality alone I had declared it Mecca's sacred stone. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SUPREME by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON OZYMANDIAS REVISITED by MORRIS GILBERT BISHOP TO THE EVENING STAR by WILLIAM BLAKE THE RIGHT TO DIE by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR IN THE OLD THEATRE, FIESOLE by THOMAS HARDY ON KEAN'S HAMLET by WASHINGTON ALLSTON BIOTHANATOS by JOSEPH BEAUMONT |
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