Quatrain 8

RubāʿīIraqi style
English

Quatrain 8

The one who broke our pledge of love was leaving, and I clung to the hem of her robe, holding on. She said, 'From now on, you'll only see me in your dreams.' As if, once she was gone, I could ever sleep at all.
Explanation: The closing line turns her taunt against her: sleep, and therefore dreams, becomes impossible for the abandoned lover.

Original · Persian

رباعی شمارهٔ ۸

آن یار که عهدِ دوستاری بشکست می‌رفت و منش گرفته دامان در دست
می‌گفت «دگر باره به خوابم بینی» پنداشت که بعد از آن مرا خوابی هست