Quatrain No. 7

RubāʿīIraqi style
English

Quatrain No. 7

Tonight it was just me, a harp player, and a lively lover; we gave ourselves to pleasure and swore a firm vow together. The cupbearer poured pure wine from crystal onto the ground: red agate spilled out, and fresh pearls sprang up in its place.
Explanation: The wine's red color is likened to agate, and its bubbles or sparkle to pearls, a common image in Persian poetry.

Original · Persian

رباعی شمارهٔ ۷

امشب من و چنگیی و معشوقهٔ چست بودیم به عیش و عهد کردیم درست
ساقی ز بلور ناب بر روی زمین میکشت عقیق و لؤلؤتر میرست