Number 21

RubāʿīIraqi style
English

Number 21

You who walked on your own two feet into a place beyond words, and by your own hand fell into a ruin beyond words. Step out, just for a moment, from the copper of your own being, so you may find your way to an alchemy beyond words.
Explanation: In classical Persian imagery, alchemy turns base copper into gold; here it stands for spiritual transformation, and the self is the raw copper that must be transcended.

Original · Persian

شمارهٔ ۲۱

ای رفته به پای خود به جایی که مپرس وز دست خودی تو در بلایی که مپرس
از مس وجود خود دمی بیرون آی تا راه بری به کیمیایی که مپرس