From the moment they shaped me and gave me form,
they threw me down to be trampled under the weight of grief.
It seems that they made me, pale-faced and heartburned,
like a candle, made only to burn.
Explanation: The candle is a classic Persian image for a life that gives light only by consuming and destroying itself.
Original · Persian
رباعی شمارهٔ ۲۲
تا ساخته شخص من و پرداختهاند
در زیر لگد کوب غم انداختهاند
گوئی من زرد روی دلسوخته را
چون شمع برای سوختن ساختهاند