We are the idolaters of love, but the Musulman differs

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We are the idolaters of love, but the Musulman differs by Omar Khayyam

We are the idolaters of love, but the Musulman differs
from us; we are like the pitiful ant, but Salomon is our
foe. Our visages should aye be paled with love, and our
apparel in rags, and yet the mart for silken stuffs is here
below.

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