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My New Persian Setar Coffee Mug - Translate?

John Erlich - 3-1-2017 at 05:10 PM

Salam Fellow Udis,

I am posting a photo of a coffee mug I bought yesterday at the local Persian market. It has a setar and quote of some Sufi-esque (?) saying. The store owner couldn't really translate it. Does anyone want to try to translate to English?

Mamnoon,
"Udi" John

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abc123xyz - 3-2-2017 at 11:20 PM

It's a ghazal by Sa'eb Tabrizi, but I know of no English translation for it, nor am I competent to translate 17th-century Persian myself, I'm afraid.

David

JawadDub - 3-3-2017 at 02:50 AM

Hi John

This is the best translation my wife could do :) ,( that wood who became an ax wasn't from us Whoever break us, we become music instrument)

I hope this helps

Regards,
Jawad

John Erlich - 3-4-2017 at 09:25 PM

Quote: Originally posted by JawadDub  
Hi John

This is the best translation my wife could do :) ,( that wood who became an ax wasn't from us Whoever break us, we become music instrument)

I hope this helps

Regards,
Jawad

Mamnoon. I get the idea.
-JE