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درونِ سینهٔ ما سوزِ آرزو ز کجاست؟
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درونِ سینهٔ ما سوزِ آرزو ز کجاست؟
سبو ز ماست ولی باده در سبو ز کجاست؟

The ardent longing in our hearts – where does it come from? Ours is the tumbler, but the wine within – where does it come from?

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گرفتم اینکه جهان خاک و ما کفِ خاکیم
به ذره ذرهٔ ما دردِ جستجو ز کجاست؟

I know that this world is mere dust, and that we, too, are a handful of dust. But this pain of quest that runs through our being – where does it come from?

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نگاهِ ما به گریبانِ کهکشان اُفتد
جنونِ ما ز کجا، شورِ های و هو ز کجاست؟

Our glances reach the neckline of the Galaxy; this obsession of ours, this tumult and clamor – where does it come from?

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Persian text source: Ganjoor

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