Number 4

Iraqi style
English

Number 4

I came to a garden, my heart said: pick an apple. The garden's keeper said: hey, don't touch it, don't pick from here. A small dark-eyed shepherd came along, he brought a plate, drew his dagger, and said: don't take the apple.
Explanation: This appears to be a Turkic (Azerbaijani) folk verse rather than Persian, so the reading is tentative. The apple and garden carry the familiar imagery of forbidden desire.

Original · Persian

شماره ۴

بیر باغچه یتم برردی اقول المه باغچه ابسی ایتی که هی بوالمدن المه
بیر کوچک اکید اقلبی بردی قره گوزلو بیر تبشی گتردی قمه ایتی مه المه