Quatrain 5

RubāʿīIraqi style
English

Quatrain 5

A lifetime without wine and the one who pours it is just filler; without the murmur of the Iraqi reed-flute, it is empty. However closely I study the sum total of this world, the only thing that stands out is joy; the rest is filler.
Explanation: The 'Iraqi reed-flute' points to a musical mode (maqam-e Araq) associated with feasting and pleasure. 'Fazalek' is an accounting term for a final sum, used here for the world's grand total.

Original · Persian

رباعی شمارهٔ ۵

دوران بقا بی‌می و ساقی حشو است بی زمزمهٔ نای عراقی حشو است
چندانکه فذالکِ جهان می‌نگرم بارز همه عشرتست و باقی حشو است