Hekayat 16 from Chapter 3 of Golestan of Saadi
English Translation for Hekayat
An Arab, in the desert, overcome by extreme thirst, was saying:
"Oh, I wish that before my death, I could achieve my desire,
A river that reaches my knees, and I could fill my water skin."
متن حکایت
یکی از عرب در بیابانی از غایتِ تشنگی میگفت:
یا لَیْتَ قَبْلَ مَنِیَّتی یَوْماً اَفوُزُ بِمُنْیَتی
نَهْراً تُلاطِمُ رُکْبَتی وَ اَظَلُّ اَمْلاءُ قِرْبَتی
