Faghani
Bring wine, my boy -- I'm dying now I know,
Blind-drunk is how I'll quit this earthly show;
I entered life completely ignorant
And that's precisely how I plan to go.
"Borrowed Ware: Medieval
Persian Epigrams"
Translated by Dick Davis
Persian calligraphy by Amir Hossein Tabnak
1997, Mage Publishers
Copyright © 1997 Abadan Publishing Co. All Rights Reserved. May not be duplicated or distributed in any form.
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