My beloved by Forugh Farrokhzād |
In the limit, as the lover's self perception
increases to infinity, the sum of her perceptions of the
beloved from day 1 to day n equals zero.
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"Ma`shuq-e man" from the collection "Tavallodi Digar" by
Forugh Farrokhzād |
معشوق من از فروغ فرّخزاد |
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my beloved |
معشوق من |
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just like some god in a temple of Nepal |
همچون خداوندی، در معبد نپال |
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as if since the beginning of his existence |
گویی از ابتدای وجودش |
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has been a stranger |
بیگانه بوده است |
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he |
او |
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is a man of past centuries |
مردیست از قرون گذشته |
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reminder of the authenticity of beauty |
یادآور اصالت زیبایی |
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he, in his own space like the smell of childhood (possible alternate
reading: smell of a child) |
او در فضای خود چون بوی کودکی |
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continuously some innocent memories [he] |
پیوسته خاطرات معصومی را |
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awakens |
بیدار میکند |
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he, is like a nice folksong (possible alternate
reading: is folksy like a nice chant) |
او مثل یک سرود خوش عامیانه است |
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replete with roughness and nakedness |
سرشار از خشونت و عریانی |
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