Lailí and Majnún: A PoemOne of the five works known as the Khamsah, the Quintet or the Five treasures by the poet Nizami of Ganja. |
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anguish Arab maid art thou Barrackpore beauty behold beneath bless'd bliss bloom bosom bower breast breath bright bulbul camel charms cheek cypress-tree dark dead death deep delight despair doom'd dread dust earth Evil eye eyes faithful fate father feel FIRDAUSI flame flowers fond fountain frenzy gazed gerz ghazel ghoul glowing grave grief grove HARVARD COLLEGE head heart heart delight Heaven hope Khosrú kiss Lailí Laili's life's light Line lips love's lover Majnún maniac mark'd Mecca mind misery mood moon morn mournful Nazámi never night Noufal o'er pass'd passion Persian prey rapture rose round ruby Saki Samarkand scorn seem'd Selim shade Shahnameh shed sighs sight sire smile soft soon soothe sorrow soul sparkling spirit SUMBUL sweet sword tale tears thee thine thou art thou hast thoughts tomb twas voice wanderer weeping wept whilst wild wine woes wouldst wretch youth