Number 7

Iraqi style
English

Number 7

My idol, you set my heart at the peak of separation. What have I done? What happened at last? Tell me why you turn away. I called you free of any fault, I never said you were flawed; yet out of pure arrogance you push me away for this so called mistake. What have you seen, what have you heard of Qasemi, that you meet him with cruelty, oppression, tyranny, and injustice?
Explanation: The poet names himself, Qasemi, in the closing line, a common device in classical Persian poetry.

Original · Persian

شمارهٔ ۷

بتا، به تارک هجران دل مرا بوزی چه کرده‌ام؟ چه شد آخر؟ بگو چرا بوزی؟
ترا که ترک ختا گفتم و نگفتم: گیل مرا ز عین تکبر بدین خطا بوزی
چه دیده‌ای، چه شنیدی ز قاسمی؟ کو را به جور و ظلم و ستمکاری و جفا بوزی