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ای برادر من ترا از زندگی دادم نشانخواب را مرگ سبک دان مرگ را خواب گران
Of Life, O brother, I give thee a token to hold and keep; sleep is a lighter death, and Death a heavier sleep.
اے برادر ! میں تجھے زندگی کا راز بتاتا ہوں ؛ نیند کو سبک موت سمجھ اور موت کو خواب گراں۔
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 نکلسن — Published digital poem page (utheg72b.json); retrieved 2026-10-05.Translation by نکلسن; 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 (utheg72b.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