The cypress took the measure of its height from your stature;
the sea took its glowing pearls from your mouth.
Wherever I see a violet, I say:
'The wind has carried a strand of your hair out to the open field.'
Explanation: The dark violet is a classic Persian image for the beloved's dark curls. Pearls stand for the beauty and words of the beloved's mouth.
Original · Persian
رباعی شمارهٔ ۱۳
سرو از قدت اندازهٔ بالا بُردست
بحر از دهنت لؤلؤ لالا بُردست
هر جا که بنفشهای ببینم گویم
«مویی ز سرت باد به صحرا بُردست»