Number 18

RubāʿīLiterary Return
English

Number 18

I want to compose love's anthem, to build it from the ground up, and remember the days of my captivity. I long so deeply for the snare and the cage that, though I am free, I go searching for the hunter.
Explanation: The bird that misses its cage is a classic Persian image for a lover who yearns for the sweet bondage of love even after gaining freedom.

Original · Persian

شمارهٔ ۱۸

خواهم که سرود عشق بنیاد کنم از عهد گرفتاری خود یاد کنم
از بسکه در آرزوی دام و قفسم آزادم و جستجوی صیاد کنم