Number 9

RubāʿīIraqi style
English

Number 9

I am the comb that runs through your amber-scented hair, the artist who adorns your heart-winning face. I am the pupil in your bewitching eyes, and the mirror where your face reveals its glow.
Explanation: The «mashate» is the woman who beautifies a bride; here the poet casts himself as the one who enhances the beloved's beauty. Amber-scented hair is a classical image of fragrance and darkness.

Original · Persian

شمارهٔ ۹

من شانه زلف عنبرین بوی توام مشاطه حسن روی دلجوی توام
هم مردمک دیده جادوی توام هم جلوه گه آینه روی توام