We are those whose very lack of substance is our substance; we are our — Iraqi | Persian Listing

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ماییم که بی‌مایی ما مایهٔ ماست خود طفل خودیم و عشق ما دایهٔ ماست

Māyim ke bimāyi-ye mā māye-ye mā-st / Khod tefl-e khodim o eshq-e mā dāye-ye mā-st

We are those whose very lack of substance is our substance; we are our own child, and our love is our own nurse.

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دل در طلب دنیی دون هیچ منه بر دل غم او کم و فزون هیچ منه خواهی که به بارگاه شاهی برسی از کوی طلب پای برون هیچ منه

Set no heart at all on seeking this lowly world; place no grief over it, be it little or great, upon your heart. If you wish to reach the court of the King, never set foot outside the path of true seeking.

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