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Last night I spent with a goddess who dabbles with slaves like me;

Again and again I begged; her answer still: "We'll see"

The night was gone, and left our story hanging.

The night was not to blame, no: our story has no ending.

#967, from Rumi's Kolliyaat-e Shams-e Tabrizi
Edited by Badiozzaman Forouzanfar (Tehran, Amir Kabir, 1988).

Translated by Zara Houshmand
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