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BETRAYAL by IBN SA'ID OF ALCALA LA REAL

First Line: O MY FRIENDS! I DREW
Last Line: MIND REMAINED UNTROUBLED.
O my friends! I drew
Lovingly to you,
But you cut love's cord
With betrayal's sword.

Heart I poured to heart;
You remained apart;
Wine in water bubbled,
Mind remained untroubled.



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