فَوَدِدْتُ تَقْبِيلَ السُّيُوفِ لأَنَّهَا / لَمَعَتْ كَبَارِقِ ثَغْرِكِ الْمُتَبَسِّمِ
And I longed to kiss the swords, for they flashed like your smile.
Antara ibn Shaddad, 6th century, from the Muallaqa: a love poem carried inside a war poem.
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