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The Secret of Wine

راز شراب

چگونه راز باده بپرسی ز پیر باده فروش
که خویش، خام و خراب است و مست باده نوش
سبو اگر نشدی، تا شوی خزانه راز
بقدر وسعت پیمانه، جام و جرعه بنوش
بهنام رحیمی
2014

The Secret of Wine

How can you seek the secret of wine from the old wine seller,
Who himself is raw and ruined, a drunkard of fresh wine?
If you've not become a jug, to hold the treasury of secrets,
Drink the cup and gulp, as much as your measure allows.
Behnam Rahimi
2014