Seán Swanick
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✏️ The customary farewell couplet written after the Qadi’s final entry in Candia, #Crete Island:
"The gardener of this garden (time) has sent many a simurgh in flight;
He has welcomed many an anqa like me into his garden, and then sent them on their way."
The words ended in goodness and peace.
"The gardener of this garden (time) has sent many a simurgh in flight;
He has welcomed many an anqa like me into his garden, and then sent them on their way."
The words ended in goodness and peace.
December 16, 2025 at 9:46 PM
✏️ The customary farewell couplet written after the Qadi’s final entry in Candia, #Crete Island:
"The gardener of this garden (time) has sent many a simurgh in flight;
He has welcomed many an anqa like me into his garden, and then sent them on their way."
The words ended in goodness and peace.
"The gardener of this garden (time) has sent many a simurgh in flight;
He has welcomed many an anqa like me into his garden, and then sent them on their way."
The words ended in goodness and peace.
Reposted by Seán Swanick
✏️ Gaza, Palestine, 1844
September 8, 2025 at 6:21 PM
✏️ Gaza, Palestine, 1844