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Volcano1985 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Check This Please

You are a cure for my sorrow
You are a firman for me
I will be your guest one day
I am the guest
Guest

Could you check this please for grammar and meaning?
  

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Is this meant to be a poem? The only line that is suspicious is " You are a firman for me". Firman does not seem to make sense.

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  • Is this meant to be a poem?
  • The only line that is suspicious is " You are a firman for me".
  • Firman does not seem to make sense.
  • A firman is a decree issued by an official in the middle east.
  • I have seen it used in the context in early 1900's in Egypt as an official grant or permit for a scientist to excavate an archeological site.
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Is this meant to be a poem?
The only line that is suspicious is "You are a firman for me".
Firman does not seem to make sense.
A firman is a decree issued by an official in the middle east. I have seen it used in the context in early 1900's in Egypt as an official grant or permit for a scientist to excavate an archeological site.
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a decree or mandate issued by the sovereign; a royal order or grant; - generally given for special objects, as to a traveler to insure him protection and assistance.

How about command or order?
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