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Mohammad Zohari (1926-?)
Works
The Island, The Complaint, Nocturnal Letter, And the End, Fist in the Pocket and Our Old Sage Said
| Distant Cavaliers,
Translated to English by Manavaz Alexandrian |
Our old man and his comrades
Lingered to watch the river.
Suddenly the hubbub of the folk rose louder than the Gurgling river,
From over the bridge,
Men - wearing steel garments -
Were passing.
`Our old man asked:
"Who are these brave people?"
They answered:
"These are cavaliers."
- "Where are they rushing to?"
They replied:
"To the end of the world;
To the realm of pagans
Where the stalk of injustice has grown into a bulky tree."
Our old man said:
"Curses be on their souls; they have deserted the vicinity And march to distant regions." |
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