When entering a cold room, rubbing one's hands together is a common instinct to create warmth.

At the sight of the sale signs, one rubbed one's hands together, imagining all the bargains to be found.

In the cold winter camp, we warmed ourselves with a steaming bowl of rubaboo cooked over the fire.

The poet composed a ruba'i that captured the fleeting beauty of spring.

At the festival, the musician captivated the crowd with a haunting melody played on his rubab.

The museum's exhibit featured rare rubabs from the 19th century, their carved soundboards gleaming under the lights.

At the literary salon, she recited several ruba'is that moved the audience to tears.

The historian praised the ruba'iyat for their plain language and profound emotion.