Quatrain 25

RubāʿīIraqi style
English

Quatrain 25

From sheer poverty and the grip of hardship, in our tent you'll find no sleep and no food. In our pan and platter, our bowl and jug, there's nothing rich, nothing sweet, nothing warm, nothing cold.
Explanation: A wry lament on destitution: even the cookware sits empty of anything worth having.

Original · Persian

رباعی شمارهٔ ۲۵

از شدت دست تنگی و محنت برد در خیمه ما نه خواب یابی و نه خورد
در تابه و صحن و کاسه و کوزهٔ ما نه چرب و نه شیرین و نه گرم است و نه سرد