nouveau-auspice

[byjove]

memento mori, 2026.

[magicfriend1000000000000000]

i want to Immanatize the Eschaton

[magicfriend1000000000000000]

[skeletonclaw]

[cidham]

amir khusrow (1253–1325 CE)

[cherepashkadrabbles]

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:

He only visits once a year, I splurge big on him when he’s here, His kisses make my tastebuds tango. Who, bitch, your man? Nah, bitch, a mango.

[sabertoothwalrus]

I can’t get over the line delivery in these

[afalkart]

[sloppystyle]

[catasters]

[tiktoks-for-dead-pope]

[songsomi]

[kaijuno]

[tsunderebird]

[willemdaflutist]

[catsbeaversandducks]

Art by ungfio

[depsidase]

[dogpuppy]

[depsidase]

[dogpuppy]

[watertightvines]

“Dragostea Din Tei party boat isn’t real, it can’t hurt you.”

Dragostea Din Tei party boat:

[Numa Numa Je intensifies]

[dogpuppy]