[I don’t expect more than a couple of people to read this through to the end and I won’t blame them for giving up.
Your interpretation of it as a cry about the lack of agency is compelling and aligns well with the imagery and its unresolved tension.
"Set the chains free / for man is a greater prison than they.”
I must say Anjum, your translation opened up the meaning of the poem. You should do it more often.
Your interpretation of it as a cry about the lack of agency is compelling and aligns well with the imagery and its unresolved tension.
"Set the chains free / for man is a greater prison than they.”
I must say Anjum, your translation opened up the meaning of the poem. You should do it more often.