A Poem by Empress Nur Jahana

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Your love turned my body
into water.
My eye-paint dripped into the eyes
of foamy water.
Morning wind in the garden
open blossoms.
The key to my locked spirit
is your laughing mouth.

– Empress Nur Jahana (1577-1645 C.E.)