To 'The Friends' Lying In Ambush Poem by Janri Gogeshvili

I forgive 'the friends' lying in ambush,
Before they put their demands into words,
Before they pitch their camp in the field,
And sharpen their mortal swords.

Look at that creature playing a man,
He skillfully pitches his camp
In the field “of the brave and immortal”,
But the fate will tame him with the bridle,
And dig a grave for the false title…

Don’t cast pearls before swine any longer,
Don’t conceal your strength and passion,
And never show mercy to your enemy…
Such mercy robs your own nation!

23.09.2002

Translated from Georgian