Number 25

RubāʿīIraqi style
English

Number 25

Though our sickly state is far from well, this rebellious heart of ours is the source of our pain. Like a candle, we made peace with the fire of grief; but this fire is really water that has passed over our head.
Explanation: The final line plays on a Persian idiom: 'water passing over the head' means being overwhelmed or ruined, contrasted here with the 'fire' of grief.

Original · Persian

شمارهٔ ۲۵

گرچه خوش نیست حالت ناخوش ما درد سر ماست این دل سرکش ما
با اتش غم چو شمع، دل خوش کردیم کآبیست ز سر گذشته این آتش ما