"ألا فاسقِني خمراً، وقل لي: هيَ الخمرُ ولا تسقني سرّاً إذا أمكن الجهرُ"
— Abu Nuwas

January 1, 1970

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Poets from PersiaMuslims from IranMedieval LGBT peopleGay poets
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Give me wine, and tell me: 'This is wine!’ Do not be furtive while it is possible to be open. — As quoted in Abu Nuwas: A Genius of Poetry (2005) by Philip F. Kennedy. Arabic text: