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با این که سخن به لطف آب است / کم گفتن هر سخن صواب است
Bâ in ke sokhan be lotf-e âb ast, kam goftan-e har sokhan savâb ast
Though speech has the grace of water, it is right to say little of every word.
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جنبش اول که قلم برگرفت / حرف نخستین ز سخن درگرفت
The first stirring the pen made caught its first letter from speech itself.
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کم گوی و گزیده گوی چون در / تا ز اندک تو جهان شود پر
Speak little, and speak choicely, like a pearl — so that with your few words the world may be filled.
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مملکت از عدل شود پایدار / کار تو از عدل تو گیرد قرار
A kingdom stands firm through justice; your affairs find their footing through your own justice.
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