Ruba'i No. 3: I said your lips, and they replied, 'My lips are the water of life.'

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Ruba'i No. 3: I said your lips, and they replied, 'My lips are the water of life.'

رباعی شماره ۳: گفتم که لبت، گفت لبم آب حیات

Ruba'i No. 2: Take the joyous wine and come. Ruba'i No. 4: The moon whose stature resembles the upright cypress.

I said: 'Your lips,' she said: 'My lips are the water of life.'

I said: 'Your mouth,' she said: 'What a delightful candy!'

گفتم که لبت، گفت لبم آب حیات

گفتم دهنت، گفت زهی حب نبات

I said: 'Your words,' she said: 'Hafez said:'

Blessings upon the joy of all witty speakers.

گفتم سخن تو، گفت حافظ گفتا

شادی همه لطیفه گویان صلوات

Ruba'i No. 3: I said your lips, and they replied, 'My lips are the water of life.'

Book: Divan of Hafez

Author: Khājeh Shams-od-Dīn Moḥammad Ḥāfeẓ-e Shīrāzī

Ruba'i No. 2: Take the joyous wine and come. Ruba'i No. 4: The moon whose stature resembles the upright cypress.