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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ALMS, by HAFEZ Poet's Biography
First Line: The beggar begs by god's command
Last Line: Nor stab the love that orphans keep.
Alternate Author Name(s): Hafiz, Kwaja Shams Al-din Muhammad; Hafiz Of Shiraz; Hafez, Mohammad Shams Od-din
Subject(s): Begging & Beggars
First Line: The beggar begs by god's command
Last Line: Nor stab the love that orphans keep.
Alternate Author Name(s): Hafiz, Kwaja Shams Al-din Muhammad; Hafiz Of Shiraz; Hafez, Mohammad Shams Od-din
Subject(s): Begging & Beggars
The beggar begs by God's command,
And gifts awake when givers sleep.
Swords cannot cut the giving hand,
Nor stab the love that orphans keep.
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