به حباب نگران لب یک رود قسم

و به کوتاهی آن لحظه‌ی شادی که گذشت

غصه هم می‌گذرد

آنچنانی که فقط

خاطره‌ای خواهد ماند

*****

To that disturbed bubble

At the side of a river

I swear

And to the transience

Of that merriness of the second

That passed by

Sorrow passes by as well

Such that only

A memory remains

 

Sohrab Sepehri / Translated by Mohsen A. J. / October 13, 2015