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Had I the power great Allah to advise,

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Had I the power great Allah to advise, by Omar Khayyam

Had I the power great Allah to advise,
I'd bid him sweep away this earth and skies,
And build a better, where, unclogged and free,
The clear soul might achieve her high emprise.

Form: Heroic Couplet

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