Number 3

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Number 3

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