Quatrain 12

Quatrain 12 from Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

O wheel of heaven, ruin comes from your spite

Injustice has been your ancient way and rite

ای چرخ فلک خرابی از کینهٔ توست

بی‌دادگری شیوهٔ دیرینهٔ توست

O earth, if they were to open your breast wide

What precious gems in your heart would they find inside

ای خاک اگر سینهٔ تو بشکافند

بس گوهر قیمتی که در سینهٔ توست