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we ask god to forgive us for every misstep
as well as for the boldness into which our pen may have strayed

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may he forgive us if our words are not in harmony with our deeds

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forgiveness too for the thoughts that may have led us
to seek affectation and ornate style in what we have written
in certain phrases we composed
in the knowledge we dared to teach

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we ask him to grant to us and to you
our community of brothers
the grace to act in accordance with our vision
and to aspire toward the attainment of his pleasure

ibn-al-arif

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