O MIND, be gone!
Here is not mindful anyone;
Though thou be shrunken as a hair,
For thee no room is there.

Behold the day!
Before the sun’s resplendent ray
No candle that did ever flame
But hangs its head in shame.

Èy ‘aql bûrô ke ‘âqel înjâ nîst,
Ghar môy shavî môy-e tô râ ghûnjâ nîst.

Rôz âmad -ô- rôz har cherâgî ke fûrôkht,
Dar shû’leh-e âftab jûz rûsvâ nîst.

Vocabulary

Èy = Lo! O’thou!
‘Áql = Wisdom, mind
Bûrô = Go
Ke = Which, that
‘Âqel = Mindful
Înjâ nîst = There is no ….
Ghar = “Ághar”, If
Môy Shavî = You become a hair
Tô râ = For you
Ghûnjâ = Room, capacity
Rôz = Day
Âmad = Came, arrived
Ô = also can be written “va” means and
Har = Each, every
Cherâg = Lamp
Ke = That, which
Fûrôkht = Kindled
Dar = Before
Shû’leh = Ray, flame
Âftâb = The Sun
Jûz = Except, but
Rûsvâ = Disgrace

by Eliza Tashibi