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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.

  "Ma`shuq-e man" from the collection "Tavallodi Digar" by Forugh Farrokhzād  معشوق من از فروغ فرّخ‌زاد

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28 my beloved معشوق من
29 just like some god in a temple of Nepal همچون خداوندی، در معبد نپال
30 as if since the beginning of his existence گویی از ابتدای وجودش
31 has been a stranger بیگانه بوده است
32 he او
33 is a man of past centuries مردیست از قرون گذشته
34 reminder of the authenticity of beauty یادآور اصالت زیبایی
35 he, in his own space like the smell of childhood (possible alternate reading: smell of a child) او در فضای خود چون بوی کودکی
36 continuously some innocent memories [he] پیوسته خاطرات معصومی را
37 awakens بیدار می‌کند
38 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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