Rubaei 4 By Hafez Shirazi

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ماهی که قدش به سرو می‌ماند راست

آیینه به دست و روی خود می‌آراست

دستارچه‌ای پیشکشش کردم، گفت

وصلم طلبی زهی خیالی که تو راست

Description:

Literal Translation:

A moon faced whose stature rivals the cypress, straight and tall,
Mirror in hand, she adorned her own face.
I offered her a turban, and she said,
"To seek union with me, what a fantasy you have!"

Poetic and Interpretive Translation:

A moon faced, as straight as cypress, proud and grand,
Adorned herself with mirror in her hand.
A turban I presented, but she said,
"To seek my love is folly in your head."