"The Secret of Eternity" ( رازِ جاودانگی )

 

No trace remains
of the last moment of the preceding day
and no news
of the first moment of the next

The world, relentless
spins on a harmonious path
where the birth of the new
escapes from the abyss of nothingness
offering its soul to create itself anew
Even a thought
settling on the clarity of the mind
is that fleeting moment
when lifelessness chooses new life
and every soul
sees its assured presence
tinged with doubt

The hidden secret
lies only in your gaze
where the fiery hue of the red rose
gives birth to love with a playful gesture
The tall stature of the cypress
beside the lowly height of weeds
scrapes the sky
and from the grounded glow of the firefly
the falcon
unfurls its wings
to a glorious flight

It is only in your presence
that the green of the fields and the blue of the seas
embed meaning in the eyes
And the canary and the rain
in your ears
turn the silent vastness of the cosmos
into a symphony
singing love's melodies

There is no predestined fate
etched in advance
on the tablet of one’s brow
nor lines
that reveal secrets
from the palm of one’s hand

All that is spoken
is of the moment
that blooms within another’s hidden moment
Another path is sought by another’s design
and through the craft of this eternal cycle
we remain
and so does a world
that speaks
in the hues of eternity

Arsalan – Tehran
November 9, 2024