Number 18

RubāʿīIraqi style
English

Number 18

The world is only a veil over the face of my beloved; on the sea of his being, the world is a single bubble. In the eyes of those who thirst for the water of existence, the world is a mirage in the desert of their longing.
Explanation: The bubble on the sea is a classic image for the fleeting, insubstantial nature of the world against the vastness of true being. The mirage conveys how the world deceives those searching for real substance.

Original · Persian

شمارهٔ ۱۸

بر چهره یار ما نقابست  جهان بر بحر وجود او حباب است جهان
در دیده تشنگان آب هستی در بادیه طلب سراب است جهان