This Caravan of Life
Omar Khayyamخیام
این قافله عمر عجب می‌گذرد
This caravan of life passes strangely by;
دریاب دمی که با طرب می‌گذرد
seize the breath that passes in delight.
ساقی غم فردای حریفان چه خوری
Cupbearer, why grieve over our companions’ tomorrow?
پیش آر پیاله را که شب می‌گذرد
Bring the cup, for the night is passing.
A note for readers
The rubai is a four-line poem, usually rhyming on the first, second and fourth lines. Omar Khayyam was celebrated in his lifetime as a mathematician and astronomer, and the quatrains attributed to him became world-famous through Edward FitzGerald’s Victorian versions. Scholars debate how many of the quatrains are really his, so this one is best read as belonging to the Khayyam tradition.
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بلبلی برگ گلی خوش رنگ در منقار داشت
و اندر آن برگ و نوا خوش ناله‌های زار داشت
A nightingale held in its beak a rose petal of lovely colour,
and with that petal and its song it made sweet, piteous laments.
A nightingale held a rose petal
ستاره ای بدرخشید و ماه مجلس شد
دل رمیده ما را رفیق و مونس شد
A star shone out and became the moon of the gathering,
became friend and companion to our startled heart.
A star shone out
سحر بلبل حکایت با صبا کرد
که عشق روی گل با ما چه‌ها کرد
At dawn the nightingale told its tale to the east wind:
"See what love for the rose's face has done to us!"