This is an analysis of Rubaiyat 32 by Shams al-Din Hafiz Shirazi.

When there is wine, no need to cry;
Army of sorrows, no need to defy.…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aaXa
  • Stanza lengths: 4,
  • Metre: 11011101 1001011001 11111101 1010110111
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 4