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On Oct. 3, 2024, 2:51 p.m. hamed:

@hamed Oct. 3, 2024, 2:51 p.m.

New Rubaei Posted: Quatrain 93 from Rubaiyat of Saadi Shirazi

Description: English Translation:

Literal:

"If fortune grants the days of union
and if my head is lost in the pursuit of an impossible desire,

I would give one kiss to this half-empty cup from its top
and one kiss to that half-mole from its side."

Poetic:

"Should fate bestow the bliss of your embrace,
Though I may lose my head in love's embrace,

One kiss I'll plant upon your empty cup,
And one upon your mole, from top to up."