HIS music when He played
Me clapping hands He made;
Lack reason fashioned me,
Laughing at dignity.

His heart, as now I prove,
Did cause my heart to move,
Created me for good
Whatever shape He would.

Dastân-é kasî dast-zanân kard marâ,
Bî-heshmat-ô bî-aql-ô ravân kard marâ.

Hâsel, del-é oû, del-é marâ ghardânîd,
Har shekl ke khâst, Ân-chenân kard marâ.

Vocabulary

Dastân = music
kasî = Someone, here means ‘He’
dast-zanân = Clapping-hand
kard = Made
marâ = Me
Bî-heshmat = Lack of pomp, modesty, prudence
ô = and
bî-aql = Lack of reason
ravân = Soul, spirit,
Bî-heshmat-ô bî-aql-ô ravân kard marâ., means He made me crazy and reckless.
Hâsel = Result, but here is an abbreviation for the Arabic word “Al-Hâsel” means, anyway.
del = Heart
oû = His
ghardânîd = Moved
Har = Any
shekl = Form
khâst = Wanted
Ân-chenân = Such, like, in that manner
Kard = Did, here means Created

by Eliza Tashibi