Love
I cannot rise to follow her
Translated by Inayat Khan and Jessie Duncan Westbrook (1919) · From Hindustani Lyrics (1919)
Love
I cannot rise to follow her,
Here in the dust is my abode,
For I am but her foot-print left
Lying forgotten in the road.
Where are repose and patience gone?
Where is my honour, held so fair?
All these are naught to me--I dwell
In the black chambers of Despair!
Cite this poem
MLA
Khan, Insha Allah. “I cannot rise to follow her.” Translated by Inayat Khan and Jessie Duncan Westbrook. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/insha/0/.
Chicago
Khan, Insha Allah. “I cannot rise to follow her.” Translated by Inayat Khan and Jessie Duncan Westbrook. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/insha/0/.