English
Quatrain 19
Not everyone who can crush another
gets to keep charging ahead as boldly as he likes.
It is clear how long such commands and prohibitions can last:
in the end, time will surely collect what it is owed.
Quatrain 19
Original · Persian
رباعی شمارهٔ ۱۹
نه هر که ستم بر دگری بتواند
بیباک چنانکه میرود میراند
پیداست که امر و نهی تا کی ماند
ناچار زمانه داد خود بستاند