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گوهرم باید که گردد آشکار، مرد بی‌گوهر کجا آید به کار؟

Gowharam bâyad ke gardad âshkâr, mard-e bi-gowhar kojâ âyad be kâr?

My inner worth must be made manifest — of what use can a man without inner worth ever be?

Attar · Manteq al-Tayr

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چون دل تو پاک گردد از صفات، تافتن گیرد ز حضرت نور ذات

When your heart is cleansed of worldly attributes, the light of the Divine Essence begins to shine within it.

هر که شور من بدید، از دست شد، گر چه بس هشیار آمد، مست شد

Whoever witnessed my rapture lost himself — however sober he came, he left intoxicated.

گل اگر چه هست بس صاحب‌جمال، حسن او در هفته‌ای گیرد زوال

Though the rose is possessed of great beauty, its beauty fades within a week.

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