Number 12

Iraqi style
English

Number 12

I said, 'Come here to me, you of angelic beauty.' She said, 'Bring something first, what will you give me?' I said, 'My mother will pray for you.' She said, 'You think you'll bed me with your mother's prayers?'
Explanation: This is a bawdy satirical piece; the final line is crudely explicit in the original, mocking the man for offering prayers instead of payment.

Original · Persian

شمارهٔ ۱۲

گفتم که بیا پیش من ای حور‌نژاد گفتا که بیار تا چه‌ام‌ خواهی داد
‌گفتم که دعا کند به تو مادر من ‌گفتا به دعای مادرم خواهی گاد؟