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The Bustān of Sadi

Note 15 — Chapter II · CONCERNING BENEVOLENCE

A. Hart Edwards translation

It is impossible to convey the beauty of this line in English. The Persian words here used to express “food” and “kiss” are written alike, except for one diacritical mark, and the word “change” literally means “making an error in writing and changing the diacritical points.”

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