O flame, because of your cruel, tyrannical ways
I burn alive, and you have no idea I exist.
You asked why I circle you like a moth around a candle.
I circle you because I would give my life for you.
Explanation: The moth circling the candle flame is a classic Persian image for the lover destroyed by devotion to the beloved. The Persian 'gardam gerd-e sarat' plays on both circling around the head and offering one's life as a sacrifice.
Original · Persian
شمارهٔ ۱۷
ای شعله ز دست خوی بیدادگرت
میسوزم و هیچ نیست از من خبرت
گفتی که چو پروانه چه گردی گردم
میگردم قربان سرت گرد سرت