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Merciful Lord, about Yourself please | Merciful Lord, about Yourself please say... | ||
Why are You | Why are You named as "merciful"? | ||
On flowers, why do thorns | On flowers, why do thorns stay; | ||
And why do | And why do cataracts cross pebbles? | ||
Full of fragrance, the lotus flower– | Full of fragrance, the lotus flower– | ||
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Why does it traverse a lonesome orbit? | Why does it traverse a lonesome orbit? | ||
Constellations, blazing starlights— | Constellations, blazing starlights— | ||
Why only | Why project only on new moon nights? | ||
Like flower buds are infants– why then | Like flower buds are infants– why then |