He wounded the hearts of enemy and friend so often
that, as punishment, it's as if his very skin was transformed.
Once, the grief he caused weighed on every heart;
now all the sorrows of the world weigh on his.
Explanation: The image of the skin being transformed refers to the idea of metamorphosis as divine punishment for wrongdoing.
Original · Persian
رباعی شمارهٔ ۲۰
از بس که بیازرد دل دشمن و دوست
گویی به گناه مسخ کردندش پوست
وقتی غم او بر همه دلها بودی
اکنون همه غمهای جهان بر دل اوست