Translation by GlobaLit postdoc Kristof D’hulster

 

A scribe holding his pen, on Paris, BnF, Arabe 2583, f. 18v.

The Poem as It Appears in the First Edition:

First half of the translated poem as it appears in the first edition. In possession of the author.

The Poem in Transcription:
The Poem in Translation:
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