Vengeance (Edward Powys Mathers Poems)
Ballad of the Caucasus.Aischa was mine,My tender cousin,My blond lover;And you knew our love,Uncle without bowels,Foul old man.For a few ...
Edward Powys Mathers Poems on Love (29 Poems)
Ghazal Of Isa Akhun Zada (Edward Powys Mathers Poems)
Beauty with the flame shawl, do not repulse me;Breathing idol of rose ivory, look at me;Beauty with the flame shawl, ...
Paradise (Edward Powys Mathers Poems)
Love Ballad of Kurdistan.Paradise, my darling, know that paradise,The Prophet-given paradise after death,Is far and very mysterious and most high;My ...
Ballade Of Muhammad Din Tilai (Edward Powys Mathers Poems)
A twist of fresh flowers on your dark hair,And your hair is a panther's shadow.On your white cheeks the down ...
Ballade Of Muhammad Khan (Edward Powys Mathers Poems)
She has put on her green robe, she has put on her double veil, my idol;My idol has ...
The Flight (Edward Powys Mathers Poems)
Love Ballad of the Caucasus.Softly into the saddleOf my black horse with white feet;Your brothers are frowningAnd grasping swords in ...
Comparisons (Edward Powys Mathers Poems)
Popular Song of Baluchistan.Touch my hands with your fingers, yellow wallflower.Did God use a bluer paintPainting the sky for the ...
Come, My Beloved (Edward Powys Mathers Poems)
Translated From the Pus'hto of Muhammad Din Tilai (Afghans, nineteenth century).Come, my beloved! And I say again: Come, my beloved!The ...
Misadventure (Edward Powys Mathers Poems)
Song of the Love Nights of Laos.Ever at the far side of the currentThe fishes hurl and swim,For pelicans and ...
Ghazal Of Muhammad Din Tilai (Edward Powys Mathers Poems)
The world is fainting,And you will weep at last.The world is faintingAnd falling into a swoon.The world is turning and ...
The Love Of The Archer Prince (Edward Powys Mathers Poems)
The Khan.Street Song of Thibet.The son of the Khan.The love of the son of the Khan.The veil of the love ...
Her Nails (Edward Powys Mathers Poems)
Translated From the Arabic of Yazid Ebn Moauia (seventh century).She is as wise as Hippocrates,As beautiful as Joseph,As sweet-voiced as ...
The Willow-Leaf (Edward Powys Mathers Poems)
Translated From the Chinese of Chang Chiu Ling (675-740).I am in love with a child dreaming at the window.Not for ...
Ghazal Of Mira – I (Edward Powys Mathers Poems)
The lover to his lass: I have fallen before your door.I came to ask for alms and have lost my ...
The Holy Swan (Edward Powys Mathers Poems)
Song of the Love Nights of Laos.Fair journey, O holy swan with gold wings;O holy swan that I love, fair ...
Disquiet (Edward Powys Mathers Poems)
Love Poem of Cambodia.Brother, my thought of youIn this letter on a palm-leafGoes up about youAs her own scentGoes up ...
The Little Woman Of Clear River (Edward Powys Mathers Poems)
Clear River twists nine times aboutClear River; but so deepThat none can see the green sand.You hear the birds about ...
Khap-Salung (Edward Powys Mathers Poems)
Song of the Love Nights of Laos.Seeing that I adore you,Scarf of golden flowers,Why do you stay unmarried?As the liana ...
Night And Morning (Edward Powys Mathers Poems)
Translated From the Arabic (School of Ebn-el-Moattaz) (ninth century).The great brightness of the burning of the stars,Little frightened love,Is like ...
What Love Is (Edward Powys Mathers Poems)
Love starts with a little throb in the heart,And in the end one diesLike an ill-treated toy.Love is born in ...
A Poem (Edward Powys Mathers Poems)
Translated From the Hindustani of Mir Taqui (eighteenth century).Joy fills my eyes, remembering your hair, with tears, And these ...
Three Queens (Edward Powys Mathers Poems)
Translated From the Arabic of Haroun El Raschid (eighth century).Three sweet drivers hold the reins,And hold the places of my ...
A Conceit (Edward Powys Mathers Poems)
Translated From the Arabic of Ebn Kalakis Abu El Fath Nasrallah (eleventh century).I hide my love,I will not say her ...
I Asked My Love (Edward Powys Mathers Poems)
Translated From the Persian of Abu-Said (978-1062).I asked my love: "Why do you make yourself so beautiful?" ...
The Dancing Heart (Edward Powys Mathers Poems)
Translated From the Arabic of Urak El Hutail.When she came she said:You know that your love is granted,Why is your ...
Fire And Love (Edward Powys Mathers Poems)
Folk Song of Manchuria.If you do not want your heartBurnt at a small flameLike a spitted sheep,Fly the love of ...
Fard – III (Edward Powys Mathers Poems)
Translated From the Hindustani of Miyan Jagnu (eighteenth century).A love-sick heart dies when the heart is whole,For all the heart's ...
Fard – I (Edward Powys Mathers Poems)
Translated From the Hindustani of Mir Taqui (eighteenth century).Love brings the tiny sweat into your hairLike stars marching in the ...
A Proverb (Edward Powys Mathers Poems)
Translated from the TurkishBefore you love,Learn to run through snowLeaving no footprint.(Edward Powys Mathers)