The Crescent Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AA BC DE FG HE IJ BK| The sun's boat is broken and drowned in the Nile | A |
| But a piece is floating about on the water of the Nile | A |
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| The twilight's pure blood drips into the sky's basin | B |
| Has the lancet of Nature drawn the sun's blood | C |
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| Has the sky stolen the ear ring of the evening's bride | D |
| Or has the fragile cord in the Nile's waters strolling | E |
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| Your caravan is afoot without help of bell's call | F |
| The human ear cannot hear your foot steps' sound | G |
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| You show the spectacle of rise and fall to the eyes | H |
| Where is your home To which country are you going | E |
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| O star like planet take me with yourself | I |
| The prick of Longing's thorn keeps me restless | J |
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| I am seeking light I am weary in this habitation | B |
| I am the restless child in the existence's school | K |
Allama Muhammad Iqbal
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