Number 11

Iraqi style
English

Number 11

Even if the gatekeepers and officers drive you from the king's court, that is better than being seated beside some worthless nobody.
Explanation: The poet argues that honorable rejection is better than being placed next to someone who does not value you.

Original · Persian

شمارهٔ ۱۱

اگر بَوّاب و سرهنگان هم از درگه برانندت، از آن بهتر که در پهلوی مجهولی نشانندت!