Without love, joy and mirth cannot increase,
And life cannot blush with beauty and grace.
A hundred clouds may rain upon the sea,
But by pain alone is drop by pearl encased.
Note: According to poetic tradition, pearls
are formed by oysters rising to the surface
of the sea at the full moon and receiving a
drop of rain.
بی عشق نشاط و طرب افزون نشود
بی عشق وجود خوب و موزون نشود
صد قطره ز ابر اگر بدریا بارد
بی جنبش عشق در مکنون نشود
