Number 12

QitʿaIraqi style
English

Number 12

If I don't say it, someone else will: the very one the doorkeeper shut the gate against. The unbelievers of Europe, of Byzantium, of Tartary, are all better Muslims than Qasemi.
Explanation: 'Qasemi' seems to be the poet's own name or pen name, used to turn the criticism inward. The verse contrasts outsiders' conduct with the weak faith of nominal Muslims.

Original · Persian

شمارهٔ ۱۲

گر نگویم دگر بخواهد گفت آنکه بروی ببست دربان در
کافران فرنگ و روم و تتار همه از قاسمی مسلمان تر