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RedditTranslated from the Arabic by Sinan Antoon
My desires open their doors
Towards Baghdad
(Did I say that Baghdad is cloaked in its agonies?)
Let there be confusion between us.
Was it drawn in the Caliph's book
Torn between one fire and another:
Devastation drags its feet
Across its land
And its feet
Do not lead to any light
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