What pain, that the idol I love is so quarrelsome,
and from a single glance of hers my soul lies wounded.
People ask me how my days are going,
imagining I have a fine life of it.
Explanation: 'Bot' (idol) is a standard image for a beautiful, captivating beloved. The closing line plays on the double sense of 'roozgar' as both one's days and a good, easy life.
Original · Persian
شمارهٔ ۱۹
دردا که بت ستیزه کاری دارم
وز غمزه او جان فگاری دارم