Quote by James Elroy Flecker

And some to Meccah turn to pray, and I toward thy bed, Yasmin.

And some to Meccah turn to pray, and I toward thy bed, Yasmi

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This quote seems to express a personal conflict or struggle between religious devotion and desire for a romantic partner. The narrator mentions that some people turn towards Meccah to pray, which is considered a holy city in Islam, but they themselves turn towards the bed of a person named Yasmin. It implies a tension between religious obligations and human desires, highlighting a struggle between fulfilling one's spiritual duties and being pulled by passionate emotions.

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