This world is not our home, not a place to settle down.
For the wise, it's better to live here ruined and drunk.
Pour a little wine on the fire of your grief,
before you go down into the dust with empty hands.
Explanation: 'Wind in the hands' is a Persian idiom for coming away with nothing; here it points to leaving life empty-handed.
Original · Persian
رباعی شمارهٔ ۶
دنیا نه مقام ماست نه جای نشست
فرزانه در او خراب اولیتر و مست
بر آتش غم ز باده آبی میزن
زان پیش که در خاک روی باد بدست