Sultan Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBCDEFAGHIBJKBLBMNO| If I were promised safety | A |
| if I could meet the Sultan | B |
| I would say to him O my lord the Sultan | B |
| my cloak has been torn by your ravenous dogs | C |
| your spies are following me all the time | D |
| Their eyes | E |
| their noses | F |
| their feet are chasing me | A |
| like destiny like fate | G |
| They interrogate my wife | H |
| and write down all the names of my friends | I |
| O Sultan | B |
| Because I dare to approach your deaf walls | J |
| because I tried to reveal my sadness and | K |
| tribulation | B |
| I was beaten with my shoes | L |
| O my lord the Sultan | B |
| you have lost the war twice | M |
| because half our people | N |
| has no tongue | O |
Nizar Qabbani
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