Quatrain 7

RubāʿīIraqi style
English

Quatrain 7

A hundred times I told the servants at your gate not to leave a mirror in front of you again. I'm afraid you'll see your own moon-like face, and then no one else will ever catch your eye.
Explanation: The 'moon-like face' is a classic Persian image for extraordinary beauty; the joke is that the beloved is so lovely they might fall for their own reflection.

Original · Persian

رباعی شمارهٔ ۷

صد بار بگفتم به غلامان درت تا آینه دیگر نگذارند برت
ترسم که ببینی رخ همچون قمرت کس باز نیاید دگر اندر نظرت