That naked fire
Wherein thou didst expire,
Two hundred beauties were
Not half so fair.

That flame of Love,
The nakedness thereof–
What visions of desire
Leap in its fire!

Ân âtash-e sâdeh ke tô râ khôrd -ô- bekast,
Ân sâdeh beh áz dô sad neghâr-e zibâ-st.

Ân âtash-e shahvat ke chô sâf -ô- sâdeh-ást,
Benghar che neghâr-ân ke áz ân âtash khâst.

Vocabulary

Ân = That
Âtash = Fire, flame
Sâdeh = Simple
Ke = Which, that
Tô = You
Râ = Particle suffixed to a noun or pronoun as a sign of the definite
direct object.
Khôrd = Gnawed, eaten, corrosion
Ô = also can be written “va” means and.
Bekast =Deminished, reduced
Beh = Better
Áz = From
Dô = Two
Sad = Hundred
Neghâr = Sweetheart, Beloved
Zibâ = Beautiful
Ást = Is
Shahvat = Passion
Chô = Like
Sâf = Pure, naked
Benghar = Look, watch
Che = How, as, what
Khâst = Rise

by Eliza Tashibi