Koocheh

My favorite poem by my favorite poet.


Bi to, mahtaab shabi, baaz az aan koocheh gozashtam,
Hameh tan cheshm shodam, kheereh be donbaaleh to gashtam,
Shogheh didaareh to labriz shod az jaameh vojoodam,
Shodam aan aashegheh divaaneh ke boodam.

Dar nahaankhaaneye jaanam, goleh yaadeh to, derakhshid
Baagheh sad khaatereh khandid,
Atreh sad khaatereh pichid:

Yaadam aamad ke shabi baa ham az aan koocheh gozashtim
Par goshoodim va dar khalvateh delkhaasteh gashtim
Saa-ati bar labeh aan jooy neshastim.

To, hameh raazeh jahaan reekhteh dar cheshmeh siaahat.
Man, hameh mahveh tamaashaayeh negaahat.

Asemaan saaf o shab aaraam
Bakhteh khandaan o zamaaneh raam
Khoosheye mah foro reekhteh dar aab
Shaakheha dast bar aavardeh be mahtaab
Shab o sahraa o gol o sang
Hameh del daadeh be aavaazeh shabaahang

Yaadam aayad: to be man gofti:
"Az in eshgh hazar kon!
Lahzeei chand bar in aab nazar kon,
Aab, ayeeneye eshgheh gozaraan ast,
To ke emroz negaahat be negaahi negaraan ast;
Baash fardaa, ke delat ba degaraan ast!
Ta faraamoosh koni, chandi az in shahr safar kon!"

Baa to goftam: "Hazar az eshgh?! Nadaanam
Safar az peesheh to? Hargez natavaanam,
Natavaanam!
Rozeh aval, ke deleh man be tamanaaye to par zad,
Chon kabootar, labeh baameh to neshastam
To be man sang zadi, man na ramidam, na gosastam..."

Baz goftam ke: "To sayaadi o man ahooye dashtam
Taa be daameh to dar oftam hameh ja gashtam o gashtam
Hazar az eshgh nadaanam, natavaanam!"

Ashki az shaakheh foro rikht
Morgheh shab, naaleye talkhi zad o begrikht...

Ashk dar cheshmeh to larzid,
Maah bar eshgheh to khandid!

Yaadam aayad ke: degar az to javaabi nashnidam
Paay dar daamaneh andoh keshidam.
Nagsestam, narmidam.
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Raft dar zolmateh gham, aan shab o shabhaaye degar ham,
Na gerefti degar az aashegheh aazordeh khabar ham,
Na koni digar az on koocheh gozar ham...

Bi to, amaa, be che haali man az aan koocheh gozashtam!


-Fereydoun Moshiri