Eclipse Does Stuff

HE KNOWS OH MY GODS

“you don’t even have a dog” is probably the most haunting line to me because a lot of times society determines worth by romantic relationships and kids (and by extension, a dog). it doesn’t matter how smart and talented you are, or how much of an impact on the community you have, or how much you love the fog and the sand and the forests and the cliffs. you don’t even have a dog, so what would you be leaving behind? asking who is going to miss you? instead of what are you going to miss?

the lovers on the ropes <\3

no 1941 arc completion

i keep having this dream

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: