Love
Would that I were aware whether they knew what heart they…
Translated by Reynold A. Nicholson (1911) · From The Tarjuman al-Ashwaq (Nicholson, 1911)
Love
Would that I were aware whether they knew what heart they possessed!
And would that my heart knew what mountain-pass they threaded!
Dost thou deem them safe or dost thou deem them dead?
Lovers lose their way in love and become entangled.
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Codex Note
Tarjuman al-Ashwaq, poem 1
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MLA
al-Arabi, Ibn. “Would that I were aware whether they knew what heart they….” Translated by Reynold A. Nicholson. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/ibn-arabi/0/.
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al-Arabi, Ibn. “Would that I were aware whether they knew what heart they….” Translated by Reynold A. Nicholson. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/ibn-arabi/0/.
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