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Poems from the Divan of Hafiz, by Getrude Lowthian Bell, [1897], at sacred-texts.com


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Stanza 3.—Maghilan, a thorny shrub which grows on the deserts of Arabia near to Mecca. When the pilgrims see it they know that they have almost reached their goal, and forget the hardships of the journey and the barrenness of the wastes through which their road lies.


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