Unveiling Men by DeSouza Wendy;

Author:DeSouza, Wendy;
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Published: 2019-03-25T16:00:00+00:00

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Love without Lovers

The Monastic Trend in European Translations of Mystical Poetry

Sweet maid, if thou wouldst charm my sight, And bid these arms thy neck infold

That rosy cheek, that lily hand, Would give thy poet more delight

Than all Bocara’s vaunted gold, Than all the gems of Samarcand.1

—Sir William Jones

Oh Turkish maid of Shiraz! in thy hand

If thou’lt take my heart, for the mole on thy cheek

I would barter Bokhara and Samarkand.2

—Gertrude Bell

That beautiful Shirazi Turk, took control and my heart stole,

I’ll give Samarkand & Bukhara, for her Hindu beauty mole.3

—Shahriar Shahriari

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