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Tadmin on a Verse of Anisi Shamlu |
I always remain roaming like the morning breeze
Roaming is more pleasant in Love than destination |
The restless heart reached the land of the Saint of Sanjar
Where the cure for the malady of impatience is available |
The longing of my heart had not yet reached the lips
The tongue was about to be obligated to the power of speech |
A voice came from the tomb, “The Harem’s inhabitants have
A complaint against you, O renouncer of ancestors’ ways! |
O Qais! How has your internal warmth cooled down?
Because Layla still has the same ways of her old self |
The seed of La Ilaha did not sprout in your barren soil
The sterility of your nature is universally disgraced |
O imprudent one! Do you know what your life is?
It is the builder of synagogues, full of church music |
Though your training has been in the House of God
Your rebellious heart is the lover of temple |
“You learnt fidelity from us but used it on others
You snatched a pearl from us but sacrificed it on others.” |
Translated by: M.A.K. Khalil |
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