Don't blame me, my dear, if the market is slow:
I'm a worthy servant; it's just that no master is buying.
Who can I tell this to: that his cruelty has left me
with plenty to complain about, but no strength to say it?
Explanation: The 'market' image frames human worth as a transaction; the speaker insists his value is real even when no one is there to recognize it.
Original · Persian
شمارهٔ ۶
عیب مکن جان من گرمی بازار نیست
بنده شایستهام، خواجه خریدار نیست
باکه توان گفت این کز ستم او مرا
شکوه بسیار هست قوت گفتار نیست