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The lover's pleasure is in the pleasure of the beloved. The lover is satisfied when the beloved is fed. The lover is vain when the beloved is adorned.

Hazrat Inayat Khan

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Hazrat Inayat Khan
Age: 44 †
Born: 1882
Born: July 5
Died: 1927
Died: February 5
Clergyman
Musician
Philosopher
Teacher
Writer
Baroda
Inayat Khan Rehmat Khan Pathan
Lovers
Pleasure
Adorned
Feds
Lover
Beloved
Vain
Satisfied

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