Number 8

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Number 8

Better not chase after me or scramble for my trail; don't even look toward the place where I am. My companions, have mercy on your own lives: don't breathe in the scent of the flower that springs from our dust.
Explanation: The flower growing from the poet's dust is a classic image of what remains after death; its scent carries a warning rather than mere beauty.

Original · Persian

شمارهٔ ۸

دنبال من آن به که تکاپو نکنید وآنجا که منم نگه به آن سو نکنید
ای همنفسان به جان خود رحم کنید آن گل که ز خاک ما دمد بو نکنید