Word
شاعر از افسون دستان تو میسراید.
Meaning
The poet composes poetry about the charm of your hands.
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Questions & Answers about شاعر از افسون دستان تو میسراید.
I thought inanimate objects take the plural suffix -hâ. Why is the word for hands dastân instead of dast-hâ?
Usually, they do! However, in formal and literary Farsi, paired body parts (like hands, eyes, lips, and arms) can take the animate plural suffix -ân. Since this sentence is about poetry, using dastân instead of dast-hâ fits the literary tone perfectly.
Does the preposition az mean 'about' here? I learned it as 'from'.
Yes, in this context it translates to 'about'. While az primarily means 'from', it is commonly used with verbs of speaking, writing, or composing to indicate the subject matter. You can think of the poet drawing inspiration 'from' the charm of your hands.
Are there hidden Ezafe vowels connecting the words afsun, dastân, and to?
Yes, there is a chain of two Ezafe vowels here, pronounced as afsun-e dastân-e to. The first Ezafe connects 'charm' to 'hands' (the charm of the hands), and the second connects 'hands' to the pronoun 'you' (your hands).
What is the infinitive of mi-sorâyad, and why use it instead of a generic verb for writing?
The infinitive is sorudan, which means to compose poetry, sing, or recite verse. Its present stem is sorây. You wouldn't use a general verb like neveshtan (to write) here because sorudan explicitly carries the artistic, lyrical meaning expected when the subject is a shâ'er (poet).