Number 14

Iraqi style
English

Number 14

A familiar pain has settled in my heart; what pain it is that has taken hold of my heart. Night and day I carry the thread of longing in my head; how long will this passion keep me its captive?
Explanation: This is in a Kurdish/Luri dialect; 'thread of longing' renders the obsessive, tangled pull of love. The reading is somewhat uncertain given the dialect.

Original · Persian

شمارهٔ ۱۴

اشنه دردی مبا کر با چه من با کونه دردی مبا کر با چه من با
رشته سودا به سر دیرم شب و روز چه ما سودا زمانی اشنه سر با