Number 24

RubāʿīIndian/Isfahani style
English

Number 24

Fayyaz, where are you? I am feeling good; in love with her, my months are sweet, my years are sweet. In my suffering, even the dark night is lovely; in this fire, my burning wings feel just fine.
Explanation: Fayyaz is a name used in direct address. The image of burning wings conveys contentment found even in the pain of love.

Original · Persian

شمارهٔ ۲۴

فیّاض کجایی که مرا حال خوشست در عشق ویم ماه خوش و سال خوشست
در محنتم ایّام شب تیره نکوست در آتشم احوال پر و بال خوشست