Who Is Here? Who Is There?
In the Garden, when the autumn wind blows,
In the bird’s voi
ce there is wailing and lamentation.
In the lovesi
ck nightingale’s song there is a
call,
with a different effe
ct, a different mark.
Still, the nightingale is yearning for the love of the flower.
Still, the salamander is nesting in the oven.
Still, Mansur is hanging on the gallows.
He says: “I’m the Truth,” yet the se
cret (truth) is hidden.
Still, Zulaykha is not afraid of rebuke.
Still, Yusuf is evading Zulaykha.
Still, the
christian maiden is brea
ching Sheikh San’an''s faith.
Still, the Sheikh is tending her swine.