Quatrain 19

RubāʿīIraqi style
English

Quatrain 19

That fickle one, the hard-hearted love of mine, is a warm light for others but a fire that burns everything I own. You who are at peace with everyone yet at odds only with me: the fault is not yours; the blame lies with my luck.
Explanation: The image of the beloved as a candle giving others gentle light while scorching the poet plays on the double role of fire as both warmth and destruction.

Original · Persian

رباعی شمارهٔ ۱۹

آن سست وفا که یار دل‌سخت من است شمع دگران و آتشِ رخت من است
ای با همه کس به صلح و با ما به خلاف جرم از تو نباشد گنه از بخت من است