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Allah, O my lady, O mother of my husband, it irketh me to part from thee; but, whenas thy son cometh to thee and upon him the nights of severance longsome shall be and he craveth reunion and meeting to see and whenas breezes of love and longing shake him dolefully, let him come in the islands of Wák95 to me.
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But by the truth of my Faith, thy fighting irketh and fatigueth me and I am weary of cutting and thrusting with thee; and if thou purpose to lay on load with me to night, thou wouldst not change aught of thy harness nor thy horse, till thou approve to the cavaliers, thy generous blood and skill in brunt.
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The damsel continued, yes, we walk in the sea and see what is therein and behold the sun, moon, stars and sky, as it were on the surface of earth and this irketh us naught.
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But when Mardas saw this and the youths encircling his stepson he waxed more jealous of Gharib than before and said to his kinsfolk, Verily, hatred of Gharib groweth on my heart, and what irketh me most is that I see these flocking about him!
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Law profiteth him who practiseth it: so love thy brother, if he be of this quality and do not cast him off, even if thou see in him that which irketh thee, for a friend is not I like a wife, whom one can divorce and re-marry: nay, his heart is like glass: once broken, it may not be mended.
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Say me doth a man, when his head irketh him, bind up his hand?
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Allah (extolled and exalted be He!) shall assuredly come to us; for the horse started not away save of His favour towards us, and naught irketh us but this thirst.
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That irketh me beyond all measure, no longer can I bear the sight.
The Nibelungenlied 2007
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That irketh me beyond all measure, no longer can I bear the sight.
The Nibelungenlied Daniel Bussier Shumway
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It irketh me sore that they have been strangers so long.
The Fall of the Niebelungs Margaret [Translator] Armour
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