The lamp of love burns bright from the wound in my heart;
the moth that circles it is made from my own clay.
A free spirit needs no one to untie life's knots;
like the cypress, the knot in my heart is my own doing.
Explanation: The cypress is a classic Persian image of upright freedom; its trunk's 'knot' suggests that even a free heart carries grief born from within. The moth and the lamp are a standard symbol of the lover drawn to the beloved.
Original · Persian
شمارهٔ ۳
روشن چراغ عشق زداغ دل منست
پروانه را سرشت ز آب و گل منست
آزاده را به کار گشا احتیاج نیست
مانند سرو و عقده دل حاصل منست