Number 6

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English

Number 6

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