dennis takes a mental health day x capitalist realism

This is back on my dash! And listen, I love to see Amir Khusrau getting appreciation, but this translation ignores a lot. The original rhymes! And scans! And does playful things with register! And conveys a tone of affectionate banter between the two speakers, not least because it has them both addressing each other as sakhi (translated above as “girl”) in the last two lines. I think taking some liberties with line order is worth it to preserve more of the rest—and I think there’s a better translation of sakhi. And so:

Original if anyone’s curious! (Me. I was curious. So I looked it up.)

“Visions of the Hereafter” (Blessed and cursed) is a polyptych of four panels by Hieronymus Bosch, dating from around 1490

do not. become too parasocial. with that musician

If you can eat and drink, sleep in a bed, read these words, and have a bank account—you have the power to help. Don’t stay silent. Do something for Gaza today.