Quatrain 15

RubāʿīIraqi style
English

Quatrain 15

A thought that flows through a fluent mind is explained by more than rhetoric and meaning. Why isn't your poetry delicate and sweet? After all, doesn't it pass across those lips and that mouth?
Explanation: The poet suggests that verse born from a beloved's lips should carry their sweetness.

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رباعی شمارهٔ ۱۵

فکری که بر آن طبع روان می‌گذرد شرحش ز معانی و بیان می‌گذرد
شعر تو چرا نازک و شیرین نبود آخر نه بدان لب و دهان می‌گذرد