Nothing Compares to Her

RubāʿīIraqi style
English

Nothing Compares to Her

The rose is left ashamed before her face; only its sweet fragrance faintly resembles her. When the full moon rises on the fourteenth night, it is not her, yet it comes close to looking like her.
Explanation: The fourteenth night of the lunar month is when the moon is full, the traditional image of perfect beauty. Galia is a costly perfume, standing here for the rose's scent.

Original · Persian

رباعی شمارهٔ ۱۰

گل کز رخ او خجل فرو می‌ماند چیزیش بدان غالیه‌بو می‌ماند
ماه شب چهارده چو بر می‌آید او نیست ولی نیک بدو می‌ماند