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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
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.
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