“If water can turn cheeks into green fields,
My tears might have covered my cheeks with green,
Reflecting the same tincture in their flow,
Turning my face into a verdant scene, . . .”
—The Arabian Nights, translated by Husain Haddawy, 1992.
—The Arabian Nights, translated by Husain Haddawy, 1992.
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