In The Candle Light

GAZAL

Tonight I will lay a long-stemmed rose before me.
I will see you in the swaying flame of the candle
that lights my table without you.
My mouth is salivating for the love bites you feed me.
I will set two glasses on the table,
but I won't drink.
I am already intoxicated with you.
my soul is waiting for yours,
and I hear it knocking on the window.

烛光

今夜我折一枝长茎玫瑰,
烛光里有你的面容摇曳,
桌面铺满清辉,
只是身边坐的没有谁.
我贪婪地吞咽,
你赐予的爱之水.
桌上两杯醇香的酒,
但我不必品味,.
因为我早已为你沉醉,
我的魂企盼与你的灵交汇,
听, 此刻它正在轻敲我的心扉.

Dreadful Dream

GAZAL

Who is that stranger in the mirror?
He has grown frail; he has no teeth.
He doesn't remember that he had been a poet.
He has no passion and has lost his hope.
Why is he staring at me?
Oh God, please awaken me.

噩梦

这镜里的陌生人, 啊, 他是谁?
他瘪着掉光了牙的嘴,
虚弱得摇摇欲坠.
难道这就是那曾经的诗人?
他热情已化灰,
绝望如影随.
为什么他这样盯着我?
天啊, 快把我从噩梦里唤回.