A Thousand Desires Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AA BC DE FD GH II JK LA MC NO PQ AA| Thousands of desires each worth dying for | A |
| Many of them I have realized yet I yearn for more | A |
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| Why should my killer lover be afraid No one will hold her responsible | B |
| For the blood which will continuously flow through my eyes all my life | C |
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| We have heard about the dismissal of Adam from Heaven | D |
| With a more humiliation I am leaving the street on which you live | E |
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| Oh tyrant your true personality will be known to all | F |
| If the curls of my hair slip through my turban | D |
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| But if someone wants to write her a letter they can ask me | G |
| Every morning I leave my house with my pen on my ear | H |
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| In that age I turned to drinking alcohol | I |
| And then the time came when my entire world was occupied by alcohol | I |
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| From whom I expected justice praise for my weakness | J |
| Turned out to be more injured with the same cruel sword | K |
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| When in love there is little difference between life and death | L |
| We live by looking at the infidel who we are willing to die for | A |
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| Put some pressure on your heart to remove that cruel arrow | M |
| For if the arrow comes out so will your heart and your life | C |
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| For god's sake don't lift the cover off any secrets you tyrant | N |
| The infidel might turn out to be my lover | O |
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| The preacher and the bar's entrance are way apart | P |
| Yet I saw him entering the bar as I was leaving | Q |
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| Thousands of desires each worth dying for | A |
| Many of them I have realized yet I yearn for more | A |
Mirza Ghalib
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