Love
Zemân the Long-Haired
Translated by E. J. W. Gibb (1882) · From Ottoman Poems (1882)
Love
Zemân the Long-haired, 'midst these lovely ones see,
A wayward, wanton Torment of the world she.
Like Fortune, she nor clemency nor grace knows;
The number of her hairs her lovers' tale shows.
The tribute from the realm of hearts her curls bore,
Seduced me have these locks that hang her neck o'er.
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Codex Note
From his Shehr-engiz. Sachli Zeman (Fortune the Long-haired).
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'Azîzî. “Zemân the Long-Haired.” Translated by E. J. W. Gibb. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/azizi/0/.
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'Azîzî. “Zemân the Long-Haired.” Translated by E. J. W. Gibb. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/azizi/0/.
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