The day they raised this dome of blue glass,
and set up this vault of nine high heavens,
there was no veil of nothingness, no candle, no fire,
no thread; it was the love of the beloved they tied upon us.
Explanation: The «dome of blue glass» is a classic Persian image for the sky. «Kotm-e adam» (the veil of nonexistence) refers to the state before creation.
Original · Persian
شمارهٔ ۱۴
آن روز که این گنبد مینا بستند
وین طارم نه سپهر اعلا بستند
نی کتم عدم بود،نه شمع و نه آتش
نی رشته،که عشق یار بر ما بستند