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 56 from Rubaiyat of Saadi Shirazi
Quatrain 56 from Rubaiyat of Saadi Shirazi
By
@hamed
در چشم من آمد آن سهی سرو بلند
بربود دلم ز دست و در پای افکند
این دیدهٔ شوخ می‌برد دل به کمند
خواهی که به کس دل ندهی دیده ببند
Description:
English Translation:
Into my eyes came that slender cypress of beauty,
Snatching my heart from my hand and casting it at their feet.
This playful eye takes hearts captive in its snare,
If you wish to give your heart to no one, close your eyes.
Quatrain 55 from Rubaiyat of Saadi Shirazi
Quatrain 55 from Rubaiyat of Saadi Shirazi
By
@hamed
وقت گل و روز شادمانی آمد
آن شد که به سرما نتوانی آمد
رفت آنکه دلت به مهر ما گرم نبود
سرما شد و وقت مهربانی آمد
Description:
English Translation:
The time of flowers and joy has arrived,
A time when one cannot endure the cold.
Gone is the one whose heart was not warmed by our love,
The cold has come, and the time of kindness.
Quatrain 54 from Rubaiyat of Saadi Shirazi
Quatrain 54 from Rubaiyat of Saadi Shirazi
By
@hamed
گفتم شب وصل و روز تعطیل آمد
کان شوخ دوان دوان به تعجیل آمد
گفتم که نمی‌نهی رخی بر رخ من
گفتا برو ابلهی مکن پیل آمد
Description:
English Translation:
I said, "The night of union and the day of leisure have arrived,"
"That playful one has come running in haste."
I said, "Won't you turn your face towards me?"
He said, "Go away, you fool, don't be foolish, an elephant has arrived."
Quatrain 53 from Rubaiyat of Saadi Shirazi
Quatrain 53 from Rubaiyat of Saadi Shirazi
By
@hamed
روزی نظرش بر من درویش آمد
دیدم که معلم بداندیش آمد
نگذاشت که آفتاب بر من تابد
آن سایه گران چو ابر در پیش آمد
Description:
English Translation:
One day, his gaze fell upon me, the poor one,
I saw that a malicious teacher had arrived.
He didn't let the sunlight reach me,
That heavy shadow, like a cloud, came before me.
Quatrain 52 from Rubaiyat of Saadi Shirazi
Quatrain 52 from Rubaiyat of Saadi Shirazi
By
@hamed
دانی که چرا بر دهنم راز آمد
مرغ دلم از درون به پرواز آمد؟
از من نه عجب که هاون رویین‌تن
از یار جفا دید و به آواز آمد
Description:
English Translation:
Do you know why my secret has come to my lips,
And my heart’s bird has taken flight from within?
Don’t be surprised if an iron mortar,
Having suffered injustice from a lover, begins to cry out.
Quatrain 51 from Rubaiyat of Saadi Shirazi
Quatrain 51 from Rubaiyat of Saadi Shirazi
By
@hamed
آن خال حسن که دیدمی خالی شد
وان لعبت با جمال جمالی شد
چال زنخش که جان درو می‌آسود
تا ریش برآورد سیه چالی شد
Description:
English Translation:
That beauty spot I saw has vanished,
And that playful beauty has become aged.
That mole, where my soul found peace,
Has become a dark hollow as a beard grew.
Quatrain 50 from Rubaiyat of Saadi Shirazi
Quatrain 50 from Rubaiyat of Saadi Shirazi
By
@hamed
مشنو که مرا از تو صبوری باشد
یا طاقت دوستی و دوری باشد
لیکن چه کنم گر نکنم صبر و شکیب؟
خرسندی عاشقان ضروری باشد
Description:
English Translation:
Don't think I have patience with you,
Or the endurance for both friendship and distance.
But what can I do if I don't have patience and perseverance?
The happiness of lovers is essential.
Quatrain 49 from Rubaiyat of Saadi Shirazi
Quatrain 49 from Rubaiyat of Saadi Shirazi
By
@hamed
ما را به چه روی از تو صبوری باشد
یا طاقت دوستی و دوری باشد
جایی که درخت گل سوری باشد
جوشیدن بلبلان ضروری باشد
Description:
English Translation:
Why should we have patience with you?
Or the endurance for both friendship and distance?
In a place where the Syrian rose grows,
The chirping of nightingales is necessary.
Quatrain 48 from Rubaiyat of Saadi Shirazi
Quatrain 48 from Rubaiyat of Saadi Shirazi
By
@hamed
آهو بره را که شیر در پی باشد
بیچاره چه اعتماد بر وی باشد؟
این ملح در آب چند بتواند بود
وین برف در آفتاب تا کی باشد؟
Description:
English Translation:
The lamb, whose mother is being chased by a lion,
Poor thing, what trust can it have in her?
How long can this salt remain in water?
And how long can this snow last in the sun?
Quatrain 47 from Rubaiyat of Saadi Shirazi
Quatrain 47 from Rubaiyat of Saadi Shirazi
By
@hamed
بیچاره کسی که بر تو مفتون باشد
دور از تو گرش دلیست پر خون باشد
آن کش نفسی قرار بی‌روی تو نیست
اندیش که بی‌تو مدتی چون باشد
Description:
English Translation:
Wretched is the one who is infatuated with you,
If far from you, their heart is filled with blood.
The one who finds no peace without seeing your face,
Think how it will be for them without you for a while.
Quatrain 46 from Rubaiyat of Saadi Shirazi
Quatrain 46 from Rubaiyat of Saadi Shirazi
By
@hamed
گر دست تو در خون روانم باشد
مندیش که آن دم غم جانم باشد
گویم چه گناه از من مسکین آمد
کو خسته شد از من غم آنم باشد
Description:
English Translation:
If your hand is stained with my blood,
Don’t worry that in that moment my soul will grieve.
I will say, “What sin has come from me, the poor one,
That the sorrow of that moment is tired of me?”
Quatrain 45 from Rubaiyat of Saadi Shirazi
Quatrain 45 from Rubaiyat of Saadi Shirazi
By
@hamed
هر سرو که در بسیط عالم باشد
شاید که به پیش قامتت خم باشد
از سرو بلند هرگز این چشم مدار
بالای دراز را خرد کم باشد
Description:
English Translation:
Every cypress in the vast world
May bow before your stature.
Don't expect this from a tall cypress;
A tall stature usually has a low wisdom.