Love
That I should find her after weary years
Translated by Inayat Khan and Jessie Duncan Westbrook (1919) · From Hindustani Lyrics (1919)
That I should find her after weary years,
And that mine eyes should keep from happy tears,--
That is not possible, this is not possible.
If she should come after these many days,
And if my wondering eyes forget to gaze--
That is not possible, this is not possible.
Sometimes I long to kiss my idol's face,
Sometimes to clasp her in my wild embrace--
That is not possible, this is not possible.
How can I let her seek my rival's door,
How can I bear the friends I loved before--
That is not possible, this is not possible.
O Zafar, does she bid me to return,
And dare I, for I tremble and I burn--
That is not possible, this is not possible.
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MLA
Zafar, Bahadur Shah. “That I should find her after weary years.” Translated by Inayat Khan and Jessie Duncan Westbrook. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bahadur-shah-zafar/3/.
Chicago
Zafar, Bahadur Shah. “That I should find her after weary years.” Translated by Inayat Khan and Jessie Duncan Westbrook. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bahadur-shah-zafar/3/.
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