"The Fancy Of The Good" by Shakespeare

The late Farhad Mehrad is was a famous singer and song writer whom all young Iranians love his works.  can sing and recite most of his songs, He sang The English and Farsi lyric of this poem of the Shakespearean poem in both English and Farsi. You can listen to the song or naration by visiting on this Youtube link comes here below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9pzz2LRQ-k&feature=youtu.be

You will can find more information about Farhad Mehrad on this link of Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farhad_Mehrad

"The Fancy Of The Good"

O, who can hold a fire in his hand
By thinking on the frosty Caucasus?
Or cloy the hungry edge of appetite
By bare imagination of a feast?
Or wallow naked in December snow
By thinking on fantastic summer`s heat?
O, no! the apprehension of the good
Gives but the greatest feeling to the worse:

Fell sorrow's tooth doth never rankle more
Than when he bites, but lanceth not the sore."  He/You left out the last two lines.

William Shakespeare, Richard II, Act I Scene III spoken by Henry Bolingbroke

Translated by Hosein Elahi Ghmshie

Thanks for the links. :)

خیال خوبی
کیست که بتواند آتش در کف ست نهد
و با اندیشه کوه های منجمد قفقاز خود را سرگرم دارد
یا تیغ تیز گرسنگی را با خیال جشنهای پر نعمت کند کند
یا با اندام برهنه در برفهای دی ماه فرو رود
و به آفتاب تموز بیاندیشد؟
نه، هیچ کس چنین خطری را به چنان خاطره ای تاب نیاورد
از آنکه خیال خوبی ها درمان بدی ها نیست،
بلکه بر زشتی آنها صد چندان می افزاید
شکسپیر
ریچارد دوم 1، 3
ترجمه حسین محی الدین الهی قمشه ای