Love
If I behold her, I am mad
Translated by Inayat Khan and Jessie Duncan Westbrook (1919) · From Hindustani Lyrics (1919)
Love
If I behold her, I am mad,
And if I see her not, I die;
O Love, to tender hearts like mine
Thou art a great calamity.
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MLA
Janan, Mazhar Jan-i. “If I behold her, I am mad.” Translated by Inayat Khan and Jessie Duncan Westbrook. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/mazhar/4/.
Chicago
Janan, Mazhar Jan-i. “If I behold her, I am mad.” Translated by Inayat Khan and Jessie Duncan Westbrook. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/mazhar/4/.
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