Love
At the hill among the mountains of Zarúd are haughty lions
Translated by Reynold A. Nicholson (1911) · From The Tarjuman al-Ashwaq (Nicholson, 1911)
At the hill among the mountains of Zarúd are haughty lions, by the looks of lissome women
Overthrown, though they were bred in the carnage of war. What match are the lions for the black eyes?
The women's looks murdered them. How sweet are those looks from the daughters of kings!
Codex Note
Tarjuman al-Ashwaq, poem 34
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MLA
al-Arabi, Ibn. “At the hill among the mountains of Zarúd are haughty lions.” Translated by Reynold A. Nicholson. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/ibn-arabi/33/.
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al-Arabi, Ibn. “At the hill among the mountains of Zarúd are haughty lions.” Translated by Reynold A. Nicholson. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/ibn-arabi/33/.
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