Ghazal: The Curve of Her Brow

Iraqi style
English

Ghazal: The Curve of Her Brow

The curve of her brow brings life to the soul; her sleeve is embroidered with the art of stealing hearts. God shaped her from pure grace. In God's name, what divine tenderness! With a wink, her drunken eyes reveal the ways of intoxication and the testing of spells. The dust the wind carries from her street becomes healing balm in the eyes of souls. When she shows her face like a shining moon, go to her and beg, keep begging.
Explanation: «Tootia» is a kohl-like powder believed to heal and brighten the eyes; here the beloved's dust is that cure. The wine imagery signals the lover's overwhelmed, spellbound state.

Original · Persian

بخش ۳ - غزل

خم ابروی او در جان فزائی طراز آستین دلربائی
خدا از لطف محضش آفریده به نام ایزد زهی لطف خدائی
به غمزه چشم مستش کرده پیدا رسوم مستی و سحر آزمائی
ز کوی او غباری کاورد باد کند در چشم جانها توتیائی
چو بنماید رخ چون ماه تابان برو پیشش گدائی کن گدائی