Be content with what you are given and live justly; do not bind yourse — Rudaki | Persian Listing

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با داده قناعت کن و با داد بزی در بند تکلف مشو، آزاد بزی

Bā dāde ghanā'at kon o bā dād bezi / Dar band-e takalof mashow, āzād bezi

Be content with what you are given and live justly; do not bind yourself in pretense, live free.

Rudaki · رباعیات (رباعی شمارهٔ ۳۷)

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مردی نبود فتاده را پای زدن گر دست فتاده‌ای بگیری، مردی

It is not manhood to kick one who has fallen; if you lift up a fallen one's hand, that is manhood.

واجب نبود به کس بر، افضال و کرم واجب باشد هر آینه شکر نعم تقصیر نکرد خواجه در ناواجب من در واجب چگونه تقصیر کنم؟

Favor and generosity are owed to no one, yet giving thanks for blessings is always owed; if the master did not fail in what was not required of him, how could I fail in what is required of me?

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