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A review by shryanayak
Rumi: A New Translation of Selected Poems by Rumi, Farrukh Dhondy
3.0
I'm still clueless as to what exactly prompted me to start on this translation, but I would like to believe that it could be because of my curiosity. It's no secret that people on the internet keep raving about Rumi’s numerous gazals or even short, four-line poems.
After reading Rupi Kaur, I believed that I was mentally prepared to exert all of my mental capacity just to make sense of what I thought would be an arduous & intricate piece of literature. To my absolute shock, the translation was easy to interpret to a certain extent. I even managed to highlight the hell out of this book!
After reading Rupi Kaur, I believed that I was mentally prepared to exert all of my mental capacity just to make sense of what I thought would be an arduous & intricate piece of literature. To my absolute shock, the translation was easy to interpret to a certain extent. I even managed to highlight the hell out of this book!
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Your leaving is the drought, my lips are dry
The only moisture, wells up in my eye.
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Moonlight stretches out against the skies
Your share of it depends upon the size
Of windows in your room.
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