Ibn Khallikan's Biographical Dictionary, Volume 1Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland, 1843 - 616 pages |
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... thee his eyes that thou mayest weep with them ? Were eyes ever lent that their tears might be shed ? The two next lines , extracted from a piece of verse , are also his , but some at- 346 tribute them to Bashshâr Ibn Burd ( 4 ) ; and ...
... thee his eyes that thou mayest weep with them ? Were eyes ever lent that their tears might be shed ? The two next lines , extracted from a piece of verse , are also his , but some at- 346 tribute them to Bashshâr Ibn Burd ( 4 ) ; and ...
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... thee and said that it was thou who caused my pains and afflic- tions ; but I denied the truth of their words , so that their suspicions might be turned away from thee to another : -I like the lover who refuses ( to reveal the name of ...
... thee and said that it was thou who caused my pains and afflic- tions ; but I denied the truth of their words , so that their suspicions might be turned away from thee to another : -I like the lover who refuses ( to reveal the name of ...
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... thee , for he did not " stir out of our sight all day ( 3 ) . ' Al - Asmai then repeated these lines : Any bedfellow is good on the break of day , after a frosty night , when the chilled ( sleeper ) shivers with cold . God makes her as ...
... thee , for he did not " stir out of our sight all day ( 3 ) . ' Al - Asmai then repeated these lines : Any bedfellow is good on the break of day , after a frosty night , when the chilled ( sleeper ) shivers with cold . God makes her as ...
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... thee be praise ! " Can there be any stronger proof of Moawia's blessedness than that ? " - Ibn al - Mubarak composed some poetry , from which we will quote the following verses : Other men open shops to sell their goods , but you have ...
... thee be praise ! " Can there be any stronger proof of Moawia's blessedness than that ? " - Ibn al - Mubarak composed some poetry , from which we will quote the following verses : Other men open shops to sell their goods , but you have ...
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... thee ; between thee and them are hills and pitfalls . How many have tried to " reach that fire by surprise ! they strived to attain the object ( of their wishes ) , but to " approach it was difficult . They stopped to contemplate ; but ...
... thee ; between thee and them are hills and pitfalls . How many have tried to " reach that fire by surprise ! they strived to attain the object ( of their wishes ) , but to " approach it was difficult . They stopped to contemplate ; but ...
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