Couplets
by Mir Taqi Mir
loose translations by Michael R. Burch
Sharpen the barbs of every thorn, O lunatic desert!
Perhaps another hobbler, limping by on blistered feet, follows me!
?Mir Taqi Mir, loose translation by Michael R. Burch
My life is a bubble,
this world an illusion.
?Mir Taqi Mir, loose translation by Michael R. Burch
Selflessness has gotten me nowhere:
I neglected myself far too long.
?Mir Taqi Mir, loose translation by Michael R. Burch
I know now that I know nothing,
and it only took me a lifetime to learn!
?Mir Taqi Mir, loose translation by Michael R. Burch
Love's just beginning, so why do you whine?
Why not wait and watch how things unwind!
?Mir Taqi Mir, loose translation by Michael R. Burch
Last night I met an incredible ghost
I offered him the cheese and chicken roast
The ghost was a gobbler
He was a bit hobbler
Wobbled all the way for his sweet next host
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