Umri insoni chist?
Silai rahm umr afzoyad,
Ham rizoi Hudo az u zoyad.
Niz tavqir[2] kardani piron,
Niz bo hej kas izo marason.
Ham talab kun duo zi har nekon,
To ki umrat dihad Hudoi jahon.
Ham darakhte, ki ratbu tar boshad,
Az buridan-sh dar hazar boshad.
Ham vuzuro pagoh sozad u,
Subhkhezi ba khesh sozad khu.
In hama umrro tavil[3] kunad,
Illatu dardro qalil[4] kunad.
[1] Mutavvilot – daroz, tuldoda shuda.
[2] Tavqir – hurmatu ehtirom namudan.
[3] Tavil – daroz.
[4] Qalil – kutoh.