Religion
Ghazal XLIII
Translated by Magan Lal and Jessie Duncan Westbrook (1913) · From The Diwan of Zeb-un-Nissa (1913)
On my tormented heart appears
Another deep and glowing stain,
Again there dawns my day of tears
Of misery, of weary pain.
So much of mine own blood I shed,
So long the journeys I have done,
So difficult the path I tread,
To catch the garment of the sun!
New balm within my heart is borne,
New lightnings from my glance arise,
Why then your anger, and the scorn
Flashing from your narcissus eyes?
Out of my heart you reft away
The life, my heart from out its place
You ravished, and I can but pray—
O lift the veil that hides your face!
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MLA
Zeb-un-Nissa (Makhfi). “Ghazal XLIII.” Translated by Magan Lal and Jessie Duncan Westbrook. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/zeb-un-nissa/42/.
Chicago
Zeb-un-Nissa (Makhfi). “Ghazal XLIII.” Translated by Magan Lal and Jessie Duncan Westbrook. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/zeb-un-nissa/42/.
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