下麵是他的最被喜愛的愛情詩英譯:
"The links of the beloved's hair form a chain of suffering
The man not thus bound remains unaware of this tale
As for myself, strike me by the sword in her full view
a sidelong glance from those eyes will full ransom make
And should I give up life in pursuit of her favor
no pity at all; I love the beloved more than my life..."
答案肯定會令你震驚:十三世紀伊朗詩人薩迪 (Saadi)。有兩部著名的作品 Bustan (The Orchard, 1257) and Gulistan (The Rose Garden, 1258.)
是的:這浪曼到天花版的文字出自十三世紀伊朗穆斯林詩人。而且Saadi 當今仍是他們喜愛的桂冠詩人
幾百年前的浪曼和今天的現實落差真是超越想象。