Number 13

RubāʿīIraqi style
English

Number 13

From the spring of union my only share was tears; the rouge that colors my face is nothing but tears. Like the sky with its sun and stars, night and day I have one eye and a thousand drops of tears.
Explanation: The 'rouge' image reworks the idea that instead of the flush of joy, weeping is what colors the poet's face.

Original · Persian

شمارهٔ ۱۳

زابشخور وصل بهره اشکست مرا گلگونۀ رنگ چهره اشکست مرا
چون چرخ ز خورشید و ستاره شب و روز چشمی و هزار قطره اشکست مرا