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I wrote them when I was almost
as young as you
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I am old now, with all the desires of
the young
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I have a passion for enjoyment,
and I love men in their youth
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Oh city of piety, our thoughts
are constantly driven to sin
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I have a suggestion
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Tell us
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I promise everything you desire
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Wine, brought by the brothers
of the monastery
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Lamb, and many delicate birds
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We shall eat, drink, you will take
pleasure with each other...
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...and with me, if you wish to
reward an old man
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It will please us
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The greatest joy is a young drinker
with handsome boys for company
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One sings for him, one drinks
to his health
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..and the other offers him
his mouth to be kissed
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Can you think of a verse about us?
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I would give my life
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for the tenderness of this cheek,
what bliss
:13:26
I thank God for the fair cheeks
of youth
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beardless and so beautiful
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While my soul remains in this
tranquil village...
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...my heart is torn between
two desires..
:13:46
...the minarets of Baghdad...
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...and the land of the two mosques