Love
She said, 'I wonder at a lover who in conceit of his merits…
Translated by Reynold A. Nicholson (1911) · From The Tarjuman al-Ashwaq (Nicholson, 1911)
Love
She said, 'I wonder at a lover who in conceit of his merits walks proudly among flowers in a garden.'
I replied, 'Do not wonder at what thou seest, for thou hast beheld thyself in the mirror of a man.'
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Codex Note
Tarjuman al-Ashwaq, poem 10
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al-Arabi, Ibn. “She said, 'I wonder at a lover who in conceit of his merits….” Translated by Reynold A. Nicholson. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/ibn-arabi/9/.
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al-Arabi, Ibn. “She said, 'I wonder at a lover who in conceit of his merits….” Translated by Reynold A. Nicholson. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/ibn-arabi/9/.
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