ja vāb ash tal |  kho pen dā ri |she kar zi re | za bā dā rad

 gho lā me ān| sa bok ru ham| ke sar bar man|  ge rān dā rad

  S  L  L  L   |  S  L  L  L   |  S  L  L  L  |  S  L  L  L   

 S   L  L  L   | S  L  L  L   |  S  L  L  L  |  S  L  L  L  

his/her  answers are bitter but  he/she  has sweet counsels under the tongue

 I am the slave of that light/free-spirited one who keeps [his/her]  head heavy/lowered [when talking] with  me

 be naqd an dar| be hesh  tas  tān| ke yā ri del| se tān dā rad

 ma rā gar du| SO ti bā u| be du zakh mi| ba rad shā yad

  S   L  L  L   | S  L  L  L   |  S  L  L  L  |  S  L  L  L     

  S   L  L  L   | S  L  L  L   |  S  L  L  L  |  S  L  L  L  

for now (in this world)  he/she is  in paradise who has a heart-snatching friend

 it would be fitting if  friendship with him/her  leads  me to hell

 mo rā daz bakh| to haz zaz `om| ro maq su daz| ja hān dā rad

 ka si rā kekh |ti yā ri has| to mah bu bi| o mash ru bi

  S   L  L  L   | S  L  L  L   |  S  L  L  L  |  S  L  L  L     

  S   L  L  L   | S  L  L  L   |  S  L  L  L  |  S  L  L  L  

he/she has the fulfilled wish of fortune and pleasure from his/her life and  his/her goal

 the one who has free will and a beloved and drunkenness

 be jā nān zen| da gā ni kon|  ba hā yem ni| ZO jān dā rad

 bo ru naz khor| da no khof tan| ha yā ti has| TO mar dom rā

  S   L  L  L   | S  L  L  L   |  S  L  L  L  |  S  L  L  L     

  S   L  L  L   | S  L  L  L   |  S  L  L  L  |  S  L  L  L  

live with the beloved, [for] even [any old] beast  has a heart/soul/life

 outside of eating and sleeping man has a life

 cho bul bul kaz| na shā te gol| fa rā ghaz ā| shi ān dā rad

 ma hab bat ba| ka si dā ram| kaz u bā  khod| ne mi ā yam

  S   L  L  L   | S  L  L  L   |  S  L  L  L  |  S  L  L  L     

  S   L  L  L   | S  L  L  L   |  S  L  L  L  |  S  L  L  L  

just as the nightingale who because of the joy of the rose has disengagement from [containment of] the nest (=it forgets the nest)

I have [such] a love with someone that because of him/her  I don't come to [containment of] myself (=I forget myself)

do hul rā kān|  da run  bā dā| STO zān gosh ti| fa ghān dā rad

 na mar dam gar| be sham shi raz| ja fā e dus| TO bar gar dam

  S   L  L  L   | S  L  L  L   |  S  L  L  L  |  S  L  L  L     

  S   L  L  L   | S  L  L  L   |  S  L  L  L  |  S  L  L  L  

the drum which is [just] air inside from the [touch of ] finger has [makes] a loud cry

 I'm not a man if I return from the oppression of the friend with a sword

mo heb baz khā| KO bar khi zad| ma hab bat ham| cho nān dā rad

 be tash vi she| qi ā mat dar| ke yā raz yā| RO bog ri zad

  S   L  L  L   | S  L  L  L   |  S  L  L  L  |  S  L  L  L     

  S   L  L  L   | S  L  L  L   |  S  L  L  L  |  S  L  L  L  

the lover will rise from the dust (live on) [for] it has such a love

have worry for the Day of Judgment for friend from friend will flee

be bu ye du| se tān mā nad| na bu ye bu| se tān dā rad

ko shā mad bā| de naw ru zi| be sob haz bā| ghe pi ru zi

  S   L  L  L   | S  L  L  L   |  S  L  L  L  |  S  L  L  L     

  S   L  L  L   | S  L  L  L   |  S  L  L  L  |  S  L  L  L  

it resembles the scent of the friends  it doesn't have the scent of the garden

happily came the breeze of new days in the morning from the garden of victory

che ghamm dā rad| ze mes ki ni| ke sar bar ā| se tān dā rad

ye ki sar bar| ke nā re yā| RO khā be sob| HO mos taw li

  S   L  L  L   | S  L  L  L   |  S  L  L  L  |  S  L  L  L     

  S   L  L  L   | S  L  L  L   |  S  L  L  L  |  S  L  L  L  

what sorrow does he have for the poor one   for he has his head on the Threshold

he/she who has  head on the side of the friend and [is in] sleep of the morning ensconced

be tan hā mol| KO mi rā nad| ke man zu ri| ne hā dā rad

cho sa` di `esh| QO tan hā bā| zu rā hat bi|NO ā sā esh

  S   L  L  L   | S  L  L  L   |  S  L  L  L  |  S  L  L  L     

  S   L  L  L   | S  L  L  L   |  S  L  L  L  |  S  L  L  L  

he who has a hidden intention runs the kingdom by himself

like Sa`di experience love alone and be  someone who is seeks ease and repose

Listen to this poem read in two different styles:

#1  The way it's supposed to be read.

 Hope you'll enjoy and try to imitate...

Notice it is not necessary to pause between feet or stichs and the emphasis  is on word stress rather than syllable length.

 #2  Read according to the meter.

 This style is provided only to show you the "behind-the-scenes" mechanics.  Poetry is never actually recited this way so don't try this in public! The trick is to always be conscious of the meter  but  make it look like you're not!  Listen to this style many, many times until it's in your blood, then throw it in the garbage and try to emulate the correct style to your left (#1)

 Listen

Listen

Pattern of meter :

--> Short Long Long Long |  Short Long Long Long | Short Long Long Long |  Short Long Long Long

L(ong) is a long syllable, S(hort) is a short syllable and E(xtra)L(ong) is a syllable, usually restricted to the last foot, containing a consonant cluster. A long syllable may contain a consonant + short vowel + consonant OR consonant + long vowel. A short syllable contains a consonant + short vowel.  In the older stages of the Persian language, long vowels really were pronounced with a longer duration and short vowels a little shorter, however, this distinction has been lost in the modern language. Today, only a master poetry reader can produce this effect.

References:

Yaghmai (page 178, #221)

Izadparast (page 233, #165)