At the Court of the Myrtles

We present this work in honor of the poet’s 710th birthday.

Ibn al-Khatib
Arab Andalusian
1313 – 1374

 

With my jewels and with my crown I surpass the most beautiful,
And before me the stars of the zodiac all bow down …
It is as though I had received the gift of that bounty which
Flows from the hand of my lord Abu al-Hajjaj

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