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Hafiz:
Now, by the glories of Paradise to come, Allah hath opened the gate of action to me. Lead me to a bazaar where they trade in royal silks. Jewels from India, beads from Damascus, sashes from Constantinople, turban cloth from Vocarra. My Marsinah was born to make a palace dance
Now, by the glories of Paradise to come, Allah hath opened the gate of action to me. Lead me to a bazaar where they trade in royal silks. Jewels from India, beads from Damascus, sashes from Constantinople, turban cloth from Vocarra. My Marsinah was born to make a palace dance
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You're closer to him today than
you will be in a thousand years.
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Now, by the glories of Paradise to come,
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Allah hath opened the gate
of action to me.
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Lead me to a bazaar where
they trade in royal silks.
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Jewels from India,
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beads from Damascus,
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sashes from Constantinople,
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turban cloth from Vocarra.
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My Marsinah was born to
make a palace dance.
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Allah, save us.
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That, my friends,
is the golden promise of a king,
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and the word of a king is good.
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Movie Summary
In ancient Baghdad, Hafiz the King of Beggars dreams of untold riches and of marrying his daughter to a real prince.
