Slave
Not his
the plow they have chained
to his back.
Not his
the soil it strikes
in the depth of that furrow.
Not his
the spires of the wheat ears
the spires of the corn ears.
His is a bent back
before the master...
Machine translation from the Persian
Original Persian
برده
Sunlight, Moonlight
از آن او نیست
خیشی که با زنجیر
بر گرده اش بسته اند .
از آن او نیست
خاکی که می زند
در عمق آن شیار .
از آن او نیست
گلدسته های خوشه ی گندم
گلدسته های خوشه ی ذرت .
از آن او پشتی ست خم
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