Number 3

Iraqi style
English

Number 3

At dawn, when my heart takes fire like a burning pan, the seven heavens catch flame from my sighs. My heart lets out a sigh of fire so fierce that from its heat the very sun itself grows hot.
Explanation: The verses are in a Gorani/Laki dialect; 'roj' means sun and 'tawa' evokes a heated griddle. The imagery links the poet's burning heart to the heavens and the sun.

Original · Persian

شمارهٔ ۳

سحرگاهان که دیلم تاوه گیری از آهم هفت چرخ آلاوه گیری
چدیلم آذرین آهی ورایی که روج اج تاوه دیلم تاوه گیری