Let Days Don’t Diminish From My Window

Neither the rising sun obeys my command,
Nor is there anyone who understands my state;
Oh, my death passes through my mind;
Then, this bird, this garden, this light.

And the heart says to its God:

I have no complaint about the pain you give;
I accept every affliction, as long as
Days don't diminish from my window!

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Translated by: Mehmet Barın Erturan
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