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Published English translations cover only part of this poem.
سخنگو طفلک و برنا و پیر استسخن را سالی و ماهی نباشد
The poet is child, youth and old man all in one; distinctions of age are unknown to poetry.
بچہ، جوان اور بوڑھا سب بات کرتے ہیں ؛ سخن کے لیے مہ و سال (عمر) کی کوئی قید نہیں۔
Sources and translator credits
- Original Persian transcription: ) — Pinned Ganjoor data commit a64968e78425b2e8c7904fbdf5289fba8251a757; the underlying printed edition is not identified by the export.Verified against this pinned digital transcription file; not checked against a print edition.Source
- payam-e-mashriq: published English translation by کیرنن — Published digital poem page (zpn45ylz.json); retrieved 2026-10-05.Translation by کیرنن; Published English translation credited on the Zinderood digital poem page; the exact source unit is recorded with each imported passage.Source
- payam-e-mashriq: published Urdu translation by میاں عبدالرشید — Published digital poem page (zpn45ylz.json); retrieved 2026-10-05.Translation by میاں عبدالرشید; Published Urdu translation credited on the Zinderood digital poem page; the exact source unit is recorded with each imported passage.Source