Number 4

Literary Return
English

Number 4

People torment me with separation; who in this city matches my beloved's cruelty?
Explanation: The verse plays the harshness of others against the even greater heartlessness of the beloved.

Original · Persian

شمارهٔ ۴

مردم از هجر و همان در پی آزار منست که درین شهر به بی‌رحمی دلدار منست؟