Number 9

RubāʿīIndian/Isfahani style
English

Number 9

Though the heart brims with the light of God, still, what is a single drop next to the sea? Anyone with eyes that truly see the truth knows this: if a mirror claims 'I am the original,' it lies.
Explanation: The second couplet plays on the idea of reflection: the heart is only a mirror of God, never the source. The phrase echoes mystical claims of union while warning against confusing the image with the real.

Original · Persian

شمارهٔ ۹

هر چند که دل لبالب از نور خداست لیکن به مثل قطره کجا بحر کجاست؟
داند نظری کو به حقیقت بیناست کابینه اناالعکس اگر گفت؟ خطاست