Classic and Contemporary Poetry
INVITATION, by AL-MUTAWAKKIL First Line: O abu talib, arise Last Line: While you remain afar. | ||||||||
O Abu Talib, rise And hasten to our view, Then fall like morning dew Upon our weary eyes. The necklace that we are Its middle gem still wants To crown its brilliance, While you remain afar. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...CAMOMILE TEA by KATHERINE MANSFIELD PEARLS OF THE FAITH: 63. AL-HAIY by EDWIN ARNOLD GLOW OF DAWN by ELIDA PATTISON BENTLEY LIFE'S CURTAIN by EMMA MAGIN BISSELL THE RAKE'S PROGRESS by CHARLES WILLIAM BRODRIBB |
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