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A verse by Bedil on Khaak e Pak, Karbala

gulrīzī-e ashk bū-ye khūn dāsht
īn subha zi khāk-e karbalā būd

The flower-fall of tears
was redolent of blood.
This rosary was made
of Karbala’s dust.

— Bedil

( selection and translation Prashant Keshavmurthy)

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