Bystanders

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A Rubái (quatrain) in Persian and English translation

Bystanders quatrain

Today, as a silent bystander, with no grief, no fear,
I bid my ears the burning cries of blood not to hear;
Tomorrow, when the shining face of Truth will appear,
In mourning for yesterday’s broken, black I will wear.

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