Number 3

QitʿaIraqi style
English

Number 3

I am Qasem, Qasem-e Anvar, and the secrets of eternity are not hidden from me. What would people know of who I am? I know all through God, and I know Him wholly; and everyone knows that I am present within all things.
Explanation: Qasem-e Anvar refers to the poet himself. The final line plays on 'knowing' and being 'within all' as a mystical claim of union with the divine.

Original · Persian

شمارهٔ ۳

قاسمم، قاسم انوار، که اسرار ازل نیست پوشیده ز من، خلق چه دانند مرا؟
همه دانم، بخدا و همه دانم او را همه دانند که اندر همه دانند مرا