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There's an O'erhanging Castle in Which There Flows
Translated by E. J. W. Gibb (1882) · From Ottoman Poems (1882)
There's an o'erhanging castle in which there flows a main,
And there within that castle a fish its home hath ta'en;
The fish within its mouth doth hold a shining gem,
Which wastes the fish as long as it therein doth remain.
This puzzle to the poets is offered by Murâd;
Let him reply who office or place desires to gain.
Codex Note
Lugaz (Riddle).
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MLA
Muradî (Sultan Murad IV). “There's an O'erhanging Castle in Which There Flows.” Translated by E. J. W. Gibb. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/sultan-murad-iv/1/.
Chicago
Muradî (Sultan Murad IV). “There's an O'erhanging Castle in Which There Flows.” Translated by E. J. W. Gibb. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/sultan-murad-iv/1/.
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