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1. قِفَا نَبْكِ مِنْ ذِكْرَى حَبِيبٍ ومَنْزِلِبِسِقْطِ اللِّوَى بَيْنَ الدَّخُول فَحَوْملِ

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1. Stop, you two, and let us weep at the memory of a beloved and a dwellingat the edge of the twisting sands between Dakhul and Hawmal.

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1. Stop, you two, and let us weep at the memory of a beloved and a dwellingat the edge of the twisted sands between al-Dakhul and Hawmal.

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