Number 18

RubāʿīIraqi style
English

Number 18

I give my heart to you, in spite of those who wish us ill; their quarrel will never pull me away from you. And even if I should die of longing for you, I will leave my love for you as an inheritance to my kin.
Explanation: The poet frames love as something so lasting it can be passed down like an inheritance to future generations.

Original · Persian

شمارهٔ ۱۸

دل بر تو نهم رغم بد اندیشان را وز تو نبرم ستیزۀ ایشان را
ور من بمثل بمیرم اندر غم تو عشق تو بمیراث دهم خویشان را