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