Number 4

RubāʿīIndian/Isfahani style
English

Number 4

You who comfort a soul raised on sorrow, come. You who polish a heart covered in dust, come. You know nothing of the ache in these weary hearts. We are dying from your absence, you who feel no pain: come.
Explanation: Polishing the heart of dust is a Persian image for restoring clarity and peace to a grieving mind.

Original · Persian

شمارهٔ ۴

ای راحت جان غصّه پرورد بیا وی صیقل خاطر پر از گرد بیا
از درد دل خسته‌دلان بی‌خبری مردیم ز دوری تو بیدرد، بیا