If you had fairness and we had contentment, the custom of begging woul — Saadi | Persian Listing

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SAADI

اگر شما را انصاف بودی و ما را قناعت، رسم سؤال از جهان برخاستی

Agar shomâ râ ensâf budi o mâ râ qanâ'at, rasm-e so'âl az jahân bar-khâsti

If you had fairness and we had contentment, the custom of begging would vanish from the world.

Saadi · Golestan

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بنی آدم اعضای یکدیگرند که در آفرینش ز یک گوهرند

The children of Adam are limbs of one another, formed in creation from a single essence.

چو عضوی به درد آورد روزگار، دگر عضوها را نماند قرار

When one limb is afflicted with pain, the other limbs cannot rest easy.

تو کز محنت دیگران بی‌غمی، نشاید که نامت نهند آدمی

You who feel no sorrow for others' suffering do not deserve to be called human.

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