Sol 6

  1. His thoughts are of noble metal.

    But when he found no one to listen to him,

  2. he turned toward himself,

    and after that

  3. .

    became a patient at the psychiatric hospital.

    —

  4. Our friend grew addicted to praising the Shah,

    and wakes one morning

  5. .

    to find that his mouth has moved

    to the right side of his face.

  6. —

    In Jerusalem,

  7. the songs of fleeing joy die.

    A tear pours from its resting place,

  8. ،

    and through the streets run riot

    the inventive methods of repression.

  9. The horses did not tread on Jerusalem’s cheeks

    or drink a toast to rapture

  10. until they saw our valiant knight

    upon the pillars of the horizon,

  11. .

    hanging up his long-awaited return.

Sol 6