The Crooked Mirror

RubāʿīIraqi style
English

The Crooked Mirror

For the one who sees his own mistake as right, don't bother laying out the truth; to him it looks like error. He only sees the face that lives in his own nature; a crooked mirror never shows beauty straight.
Explanation: The mirror image means a flawed inner character distorts whatever truth it reflects, just as a warped mirror bends a fair face.

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رباعی شمارهٔ ۳

آن کس که خطای خویش بیند که رواست تقریر مکن صواب نزدش که خطاست
آن روی نمایدش که در طینت اوست آیینهٔ کج جمال ننماید راست