THE BELOVED’S BAR

Now that to me the tavern’s door is closed, It had better my own sorrow to the wine-seller will be told.

THE HEART’S KA‘BAH

As soon as from the existent world into non-existence we crawled, We heartily cut off from everything but the beloved.

THE EVERLASTING CUP

We are the lover’s creation and the cup’s adopted son, We are perfect in sacrificing and being drunkard for the beloved.

THE SEPARATION OF THE BELOVED

THE WISHES

THE FRIEND’S RECALLING

Leader says Iran won’t build, store, use nukes forbidden by Islam

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Iran will never spend its resources on developing nuclear weapons the proliferation, stockpiling and using of which are prohibited by the religion of Islam.

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