Number 4

Iraqi style
English

Number 4

At dawn, when my eyes fill up with tears, the rising mist drinks its moisture from my weeping eyes. I rain down such bloody tears from my eyes that the whole world turns crimson with blood.
Explanation: The verses are in a Persian dialect (Luri/Laki). 'Bloody tears' is a classical image for extreme grief.

Original · Persian

شمارهٔ ۴

سحرگاهان که چشمم آوه گیری کهان اج آو چشمم لاوه گیری
انان خوناوه اج چشمان بوارم که گیتی سر به سر خوناوه گیری