Number 7

RubāʿīIraqi style
English

Number 7

Even though in these times there is no true confidant, and the foundation of friendship stands on shaky ground, in every state, we stay glad with her sorrow; since the sorrow is safe and well, there is no more grief.
Explanation: The second couplet plays on the idea that as long as the beloved's sorrow itself remains 'safe and well,' the poet welcomes it, so no real grief exists.

Original · Persian

شمارهٔ ۷

هرچند که در زمانه یک محرم نیست بنیاد اساس دوستی محکم نیست
ما در همه حال با غمش دلشادیم چون غم به سلامتست، دیگر غم نیست