Robaei
Robaei is a Persian poetic form that consists of a quatrain, or four lines, with a rhyme scheme of either AABA or AAAA. The word ruba’i means “four” in Arabic, and the plural form of ruba’i is rubaiyat, which is often used to refer to a collection of quatrains.
Some famous examples of rubaiyat are the ones attributed to Omar Khayyam, a 12th-century Persian poet, mathematician, and astronomer. His quatrains were translated into English by Edward FitzGerald in the 19th century, and became very popular and influential in Western literature
Create New RobaeiQuatrain 68 from Rubaiyat of Saadi Shirazi
Quatrain 68 from Rubaiyat of Saadi Shirazi
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@hamed
من دوش قضا یار و قدر پشتم بود
نارنج زنخدان تو در مشتم بود
دیدم که همی گزم لب شیرینش
بیدار چو گشتم سر انگشتم بود
Description:
English Translation:
Yesterday, fate was my friend and destiny my support,
The bitterness of your smile was clasped in my grasp.
I saw how your sweet lips moved and stirred,
But when I awoke, it was only my finger I'd stirred.
Quatrain 67 from Rubaiyat of Saadi Shirazi
Quatrain 67 from Rubaiyat of Saadi Shirazi
By
@hamed
با دوست به گرمابه درم خلوت بود
وانروی گلینش گل حمام آلود
گفتا دگر این روی کسی دارد دوست؟
گفتم به گل آفتاب نتوان اندود
Description:
English Translation:
With a friend, I found solitude in the bathhouse,
Its flower-strewn floor was stained with bathwater.
He asked, "Does anyone else have such a friend?"
I replied, "One cannot coat a flower with sunlight."
Quatrain 66 from Rubaiyat of Saadi Shirazi
Quatrain 66 from Rubaiyat of Saadi Shirazi
By
@hamed
هر چند که عیبم از قفا می‌گویند
دشنام و دروغ و ناسزا می‌گویند
نتوان به حدیث دشمن از دوست برید
دانی چه؟ رها کنیم تا می‌گویند
Description:
Here's a possible English translation of the quatrain:
Though they speak ill of me behind my back,
Slander, lies, and insults they attack.
One cannot sever the tale of foe from friend,
You know what? Let them say, and we'll transcend.
Quatrain 65 from Rubaiyat of Saadi Shirazi
Quatrain 65 from Rubaiyat of Saadi Shirazi
By
@hamed
مردان نه بهشت و رنگ و بو می‌خواهند
یا موی خوش و روی نکو می‌خواهند
یاری دارند مثل و مانندش نیست
در دنیی و آخرت هم او می‌خواهند
Description:
Here's a possible English translation of the quatrain:
Men don't desire paradise, scent, or hue,
Nor beautiful hair or a lovely view.
They seek a companion, one of a kind,
In this world and the next, this friend they find.
Quatrain 64 from Rubaiyat of Saadi Shirazi
Quatrain 64 from Rubaiyat of Saadi Shirazi
By
@hamed
آن درد ندارم که طبیبان دانند
دردیست محبت که حبیبان دانند
ما را غم روی آشنایی کشتست
این حال نباید که غریبان دانند
Description:
English Translation:
I don’t have a pain that physicians know,
It’s a pain of love that only lovers understand.
The sorrow of a familiar face has killed us,
This state should not be known to strangers.
Quatrain 63 from Rubaiyat of Saadi Shirazi
Quatrain 63 from Rubaiyat of Saadi Shirazi
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@hamed
مجنون اگر احتمال لیلی نکند
شاید که به صدق عشق دعوی نکند
در مذهب عشق هر که جانی دارد
روی دل ازو به هر که دنیی نکند
Description:
English Translation:
If Majnun hadn't hoped for Layla,
Perhaps he wouldn't have claimed sincere love.
In the religion of love, whoever is truly devoted
Doesn't turn their heart away from anyone for worldly reasons.
Quatrain 62 from Rubaiyat of Saadi Shirazi
Quatrain 62 from Rubaiyat of Saadi Shirazi
By
@hamed
کس عیب نظر باختن ما نکند
زیرا که نظر داعی تنها نکند
بیکار بهیمه‌ای و کژطبع کسی
کو فرق میان زشت و زیبا نکند
Description:
English Translation:
No one can fault us for losing our sight,
For it is not only our desire that leads us astray.
There is an idle beast, a person of crooked nature,
Who does not distinguish between the ugly and the beautiful.
Quatrain 61 from Rubaiyat of Saadi Shirazi
Quatrain 61 from Rubaiyat of Saadi Shirazi
By
@hamed
آن کودک لشکری که لشکر شکند
دایم دل ما چو قلب کافر شکند
محبوب که تازیانه در سر شکند
به زانکه ببیند و عنان برشکند
Description:
English Translation:
That child of war who shatters armies
Continually shatters our hearts like a non-believer's.
The beloved, who wields a whip in his head,
Is better than one who sees and yet reins in his passion.
Quatrain 60 from Rubaiyat of Saadi Shirazi
Quatrain 60 from Rubaiyat of Saadi Shirazi
By
@hamed
آنان که پریروی و شکر گفتارند
حیفست که روی خوب پنهان دارند
فی‌الجمله نقاب نیز بیفایده نیست
تا زشت بپوشند و نکو بگذارند
Description:
English Translation:
Those who are graceful and sweet-tongued
It's a pity they hide their beautiful faces.
Nevertheless, a veil is not entirely useless,
So that they may cover the ugly and reveal the beautiful.
Quatrain 59 from Rubaiyat of Saadi Shirazi
Quatrain 59 from Rubaiyat of Saadi Shirazi
By
@hamed
کس با تو عدو محاربت نتواند
زیرا که گرفتار کمندت ماند
نه دل دهدش که با تو شمشیر زند
نه صبر که از تو روی برگرداند
Description:
English Translation:
No enemy can wage war with you,
Because they will become entangled in your snare.
Neither will their heart allow them to fight you with a sword,
Nor will their patience allow them to turn their face away from you.
Quatrain 58 from Rubaiyat of Saadi Shirazi
Quatrain 58 from Rubaiyat of Saadi Shirazi
By
@hamed
گویند مرو در پی آن سرو بلند
انگشت‌نمای خلق بودن تا چند؟
بیفایده پندم مده ای دانشمند
من چون نروم؟ که می‌برندم به کمند
Description:
English Translation:
They say, "Don't pursue that tall cypress,"
How long can one be the object of people's pointing fingers?
Don't give me useless advice, oh wise one,
How can I not go? For it drags me away with a noose.
Quatrain 57 from Rubaiyat of Saadi Shirazi
Quatrain 57 from Rubaiyat of Saadi Shirazi
By
@hamed
در خرقهٔ توبه آمدم روزی چند
چشمم به دهان واعظ و گوش به پند
ناگاه بدیدم آن سهی سرو بلند
وز یاد برفتم سخن دانشمند
Description:
English Translation:
For a few days, I came in the garb of repentance,
My eyes fixed on the preacher's mouth, and my ears on his advice.
Suddenly, I saw that slender cypress of beauty,
And forgot the words of the wise man.