English
Number 18
Grief, if you set it not on the heart but on a mountain,
would crush the mountain, worn down by the weight of sorrow.
When the sweet soul itself is suffering pain,
how can the poor body ever be at ease?
Number 18
Original · Persian
شمارهٔ ۱۸
غم نه بر دل که گر نهی بر کوه
کوه گردد ز بار غصه ستوه
جان شیرین که رنج کش باشد
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