Lines from an Ode

Khorasani style
English

Lines from an Ode

She dyes her fingers with the blood of my heart; that hand of hers is a torment to everyone's body and soul. If we cannot have both the red jujube and silver, so be it: the jujube red upon her silvery ingot of skin is enough.
Explanation: The jujube ('anab') stands for the red of dyed fingertips or lips; the 'silver ingot' is the fair skin of the beloved.

Original · Persian

شمارهٔ ۲ - ابیاتی از یک قصیده

انگشت را ز خون دل من زند خضاب کفی کزو بلای تن و جان هر کس است
عناب و سیم اگر نبودمان روا بود عناب بر سبیکهٔ سیمین او بس است