My Heart Still Hankers After Her

Ubayd Zakani
Persian
1300 – 1371

 

My heart still hankers after her,
My past life haunts me still, as strong as ever;
We said, “Together we’ll grow old”
And I’ve grown old, and she’s still young as ever.

Translation by Dick Davis

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