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THE KING'S HAND by MUHAMMAD AL-MU'TAMID II

First Line: A ROYAL HAND IS THIS
Last Line: I HAD DECLARED IT MECCA'S SACRED STONE.

A royal hand is this
All tyrants stoop submissively to kiss:
But for its liberality alone
I had declared it Mecca's sacred stone.



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