Oh,—show—no vain triumph o’er thy neighbors!
They—may—lay snares for thy shameful fall:
Ill—will—skill repay thy anxious labors
When—men—pen or form dislike of all.
Keep—deep—sleep when Self and Pride are preaching!
More—soar—o’er the planets than are wise;
Far—are—star and sun beyond thy reaching;
Why—fly—high since clouds must wrap the skies?
They—may—lay snares for thy shameful fall:
Ill—will—skill repay thy anxious labors
When—men—pen or form dislike of all.
Keep—deep—sleep when Self and Pride are preaching!
More—soar—o’er the planets than are wise;
Far—are—star and sun beyond thy reaching;
Why—fly—high since clouds must wrap the skies?
Lâmiî Çelebi [aka Lami'i, real name: Mahmud bin Osman bin Ali en-Nakkaş bin İlyas Lamii] (1472 - 1532) Turkey
Translation Dublin University Magazine
Translation Dublin University Magazine
Source: Library of World’s Best Literature. Charles Dudley Warner, et al., Warner Library Co., 1917
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