Fragment 13

Iraqi style
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Fragment 13

For me, gazing at beauty is no sin, since whatever I look upon appears beautiful in my eyes. Everyone has been given two eyes in their head, but you see the painting, while I look at the painter.
Explanation: 'Shahed' means both a witness and a beautiful beloved; the poet plays on this to justify his gaze. The 'painter' points to the divine creator behind visible beauty.

Original · Persian

قطعه شمارهٔ ۱۳

مرا به صورت شاهد نظر حلال بود که هرچه می‌نگرم شاهدست در نظرم
دو چشم در سر هر کس نهاده‌اند ولی تو نقش بینی و من نقشبند می‌نگرم