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Don't Fear Death

Don't fear death in earthly travels.
Don't fear enemies or friends.
Just listen to the words of prayers,
To pass the facets of the dreads.

Your death will come to you, and never
You shall be, else, a slave of life,
Just waiting for a dawn's favor,
From nights of poverty and strife.

She'll build with you a common law,
One will of the Eternal Reign.
And you are not condemned to slow
And everlasting deadly pain.

Notes

Translated from Russian by Yevgeny Bonver, January 1996

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  • Ahkam Moderators member
    March 11, 2004
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    beautiful

    "Your death will come to you, and never
    You shall be, else, a slave of life,
    Just waiting for a dawn's favor,
    From nights of poverty and strife."
    this must be one of his very beautiful thoughts.