Mahsa Nikomanesh

on translating Fereydoon Moshiri

In the first line, the poet uses the word calvarium to indicate the place from which the sky’s crown is removed. This word has appeared a lot in Persian literature, but it doesn’t have a poetic counterpart in Englis, so I've replaced it with "head."

In the first line, the sky is compared to a green meadow on which Saba is blowing. I used "meadow" because the poet doesn’t mean a land to plant something on, or somewhere meant for domesticated animals, but rather an expanse of land covered in tall grasses that make wavy shapes when the wind blows. The second line offers a comparison between Saba and a bird, and the act of blowing is compared to the flying of birds. The final image presents Saba and the dove flying together while taking each others' wings (passing through the sky’s green meadow) - like two people walking together, taking each other’s hands. I used dove instead of pigeon, which seems more poetic.