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