Number 10

RubāʿīIraqi style
English

Number 10

If my beloved takes on the ways of the drunk and plays a thousand tricks on those who love him, don't lose hope in him, for in the end he will make everything easy for you.
Explanation: The 'ways of the drunk' evokes the beloved's careless, teasing coquetry, a common image in Persian love poetry.

Original · Persian

شمارهٔ ۱۰

گر دلبر من شیوه مستان گیرد بر عاشقان خود هزار دستان گیرد
نومید مشو ازو،که در آخر کار هم عاقبت کار تو آسان گیرد