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قدر نه نو دارد اینجا نه کهن، خواه اینجا هیچ کن خواهی مکن

Qadr na now dârad injâ na kohan, khâh injâ hich kon khâhi makon

Here, worth belongs neither to the new nor the old — whether you act here or not makes no difference.

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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