DIALOGUE

THE THREE MOST CELEBRATED IMPROVISATORI POETS IN BAGDAD, AT AN ENTERTAINMENT GIVEN BY ABU ISY, SON OF THE KHALIF MOTAWAKKEL COLLECTION PART THREE

BY : RAIS.

Translated into English Verse by J. D. Carlyle, BD

MAID of sorrow, tell us why

   Sad and drooping hangs thy head?

 Is it grief that bids thee sigh?

   Is it sleep that flies thy bed?