Kash Metawaanestam

Farid Hussaini (6/29/2001)

Man dust daaram, aaram aaram

dar fazaa-ye een kherman-o baqh-o chaman-zaar

harche buud az khud besuzaanam,

har-che mellat buud, dar man, khaak saazam.

zaank-e morqh-e bahman-i

az aasmaanhaa nez

parwaaz karda, raah-e deegar bar gereftaa

pusht bar maa

raah bar diyaar baad karda

kaash metawanestam,

aan murqh raa,

dar zeer baam khan-e'ye kheeshtan?baa tapesh

jaay daada,

dar entezaar, havaa-ye saaf-e bahaar-i baasham

taa chaman-haa-o kherman-haa-o baqhhaa raa

qhuncha pur?sabz gardaanad

kash metawaanestam,

dar bahaar een zameen baraan shawam

bar sar-e gul-haaye khuskhk-e een dasht azeem

puul-e siyahee * (see below)     

bar geda-ye kucha-wan

daana daana pash gardam

va chaman ra baa aab-e neeleen, baaqh gardaanam

kash metawanestam,

taa dar bar-e een bahr azeem, laana'ee baasham

laabe'la'ye baal-e murq-e zarreen-e shaamgaahi--khasta-o nalaan

buji-ye namad pusheen

zeer-e paaye abtar saaket-e khaab-alud

mesl qhaaleen, pahn gardam

* "pul" means, money.

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