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زبان
Africa
وأرض كأخلاق الكرام قَطَعْتُهَاوقدْ كَخَلَ اللَّيْلُ السَّمَاكَ فأبصرا (۳
هم البحور عطاء حين تسألهم وفي اللَّقَاءِ إِذا تَلقَى بِهِمْ بُهَمُ و (1
The unknown citizen
The unknown citizen
The unknown citizen
The unknown citizen
نحن في حلِّ من التذكار
In the dark, I ask myself;
"What a wretched thing is this illusion of desire;
"What a wretched thing is this illusion of desire;