In Cheeban (a month) I must not embrace the vine; in

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In Cheeban (a month) I must not embrace the vine; in by Omar Khayyam

In Cheeban [a month] I must not embrace the vine; in
Redjeb I am consecrate to Him. By right these sixty
suns to Allah and his Prophet are assigned: let Ramazan
in mercy bring the cooling cup again.

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