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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 | |||
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...MARIANNA ALCOFORANDO by SARA TEASDALE FAIRIES' SONG by THOMAS RANDOLPH THE DESTRUCTION OF JERUSALEM BY THE BABYLONIAN HORDES by ISAAC ROSENBERG SAINT TERESA'S BOOK-MARK by THERESA OF AVILA SHEMA-YISRAEL-ADONAI-ELOHENU ADONAI-ECHOD by NATHAN BERNSTEIN |
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