Soil
The soil was alone,
with nothing at all.
No tree was here,
no clover,
no grass.
The soil was alone,
with nothing at all.
This lush green,
by what road did it come,
with all the clovers,
with all the coriander,
with all the basil,
this lush green,
where did it come from,
and why
did it fill the soil of my desert
with springtimes?…
Machine translation from the Persian
Original Persian
خاک
Maani
خاک تنها بود
بی هیچ چیز.
نه درختی اینجا بود
نه شبدر
نه علف.
خاک تنها بود
بی هیچ چیز.
این سبزه ی پُر
از چه راهی آمد
با همه ی شبدرها
با همه ی گشنیزها
با همه ی ریحان ها
این سبزه ی پُر
از کجا پیدا شد
و چرا
خاک بیابان مرا
از بهاران پُر کرد؟...