THE DESIRES: Gay themes in the Nizami writings
Layla and Majnun: 10 best lines NIZAMI ON MEN AND THEIR DESIRES Interpretation of English translations by Michael Novakhov Dedicated to my dear friends Eldarchik Eldarov and Yurochka Rubashenko: I have lost you, you slipped away through my fingers. The pain of this loss is even more unbearable 54 years later. I love you even more now, having realized What I have lost: The heart of my life. The mystery set up by men and Gods Runs deep. Our souls communicate. That's how I feel. “ Free is a man who has no desires. ” — Nizami Ganjavi Your body is a silver cup I hold, Your wine I thirst, y our lovely wine I drink Your beauty is Godly, Your beauty is God He looks at you, his creation, And falls in love with you, through Majnun eyes My Soul is trapped within my body But it runs free with you. These traps are gold and laws, But Love b...