Quotes from Layla and Majnun

“لیلی بودم، ولیک اکنون
مجنون ترم از هزار مجنون”
― Nizami Ganjavi, quote from Layla and Majnun

“جهان عشق است و دیگر زرق سازی
همه بازی ست الا عشق بازی

فلک جز عشق محرابی ندارد
جهان بی خاک عشق آبی ندارد

غلام عشق شو اندیشه این است
همه صاحبدلان را پیشه این است

دلی کز عشق خالی شد فسرده ست
گرش صد جان بُوَد بی عشق مرده ست

مبین در عقل کان سلطان جان است
قدم در عشق نه کان جان ِ جان است

ز سوز عشق خوش تر در جهان نیست
که بی او گل نخندید، ابر نگریست

طبایع جز کشش کاری ندارند
حکیمان این کشش را عشق خوانند

گر اندیشه کنی از راه بینش
به عشق است ایستاده آفرینش

چو من بی عشق خود را جان ندیدم
دلی بفروختم، جانی خریدم

کمر بستم به عشق این داستان را
صلای عشق در دادم جهان را”
― Nizami Ganjavi, quote from Layla and Majnun

“He who searches for his beloved is not afraid of the world.”
― Nizami Ganjavi, quote from Layla and Majnun

“از آدمیان دیو زاده
دیوانگی اش خلاص داده”
― Nizami Ganjavi, quote from Layla and Majnun

“پرسیدم از اوستاد دانا
از حالت عاشق توانا
کاو را به مراد خویش ره بود
مهلت دادن چه کارگه بود؟
کامی که بر آمدش در آن حال
ناکام چرا گذاشت سی سال؟
گفتا که به یک مراد، حالی
کشتی تنش از نشاط خالی
زان کام نجست از آن پریزاد
تا خانه ی عشق ماند آباد
از کام گرفتنی چنان سست
سی سال نشاط خویشتن جست”
― Nizami Ganjavi, quote from Layla and Majnun

“Fill this cup to that love that never changes, never! Fill this cup to the love that goes on living forever! To the love that has been purified by earthly woes and at last with everlasting bliss... divinely glows!”
― Nizami Ganjavi, quote from Layla and Majnun

“Para contemplar la belleza de Layla hay que tener los ojos de Majnún.”
― Nizami Ganjavi, quote from Layla and Majnun

“ხელს ნურასოდეს ჩაიქნევ-
შვებით მოილხენ ამოთი.
მარცვალს მიწაში მარხავენ
ის კი ჯეჯილად ამოდის.
საწუთრო განა კაცის შვილს
აგრე ადვილად იმეტებს.
უიმედიბოს ლოდინში
ბევრჯერ შევყრივართ იმდებს”
― Nizami Ganjavi, quote from Layla and Majnun

“თავშია მწარე მოთმენა,
თორემ ბოლოში ამოა,
ვინც ითმენს, მარგალიტები
ზღვიდან იმ მყვინთავს ამოაქვს”
― Nizami Ganjavi, quote from Layla and Majnun

“მე თავი ჩემი სიყვარულს
თვითონ მივუგდე ძალათი.
ის არის ჩემი იმედი,
თქვენ კი გგონიათ ჯალათი.
სუყველა მირჩევს: სიყვარულს
მოდი, გაუსხლტი ხელითო,
თორემ გაგთელავს, იცოდე,
ცრემლით გატირებს ცხელითო!
ტრფიალი არის,ღონის და
ძალის მომცემი თუ არის,
ჯერ სიცოცხლეზე უნდა ვთქვა,
მერე ტრფიალზე უარი.”
― Nizami Ganjavi, quote from Layla and Majnun

“ვის რაში უნდა სიკეთე,
სულმუდამ თვალში თუ ეცა.
კარგი ის არის, რომ ეძებ
და შეგეყრება უეცრად.”
― Nizami Ganjavi, quote from Layla and Majnun

“სანამ იტყოდე, ქვეყანას
ჩემი არსებით ვავსებო,
მანამ დაფიქრდი, საერთოდ
ჰგიებ კი მართლა არსებობ?
ფრთხილად,სხვის ლუკმას ძაღლივით
ნუ უცქერ კუდის ქიცინით,
ნურმც მისი ციცა იქნები!
და სხვის სუფრაზე იცინი!
კაცნი ვართ, უნდა ჩრაქვს ვგავდეთ
და ვენთოთ უნდა ჩრაქვებად,
ჩრაქვი თავს იწვავს, ხოლო სხვებს
ნათელს ჰფენს სანამ ცაქრება.”
― Nizami Ganjavi, quote from Layla and Majnun

“U onome što danas izgleda kao brava, koja te odvaja od tvoga cilja, sutra možeš prepoznati ključ.”
― Nizami Ganjavi, quote from Layla and Majnun

“ჰქენი სიკეთე, სიავის
გულში კარები იკეტე.
ჰქენი სიკეთე და ნაცვლად
გზად შემოგხვდება სიკეთე!”
― Nizami Ganjavi, quote from Layla and Majnun

“მე კაცმა ისე მიმუხთლა,
მერჩვნა, ბარემ ვეკალი,
ისე გამწირა, ზედ გულზე
ისე დამასო ეკალი,
ის ეკლის წვერი გულიდან
ახლაც ისევე მომიჩანს,
მოყვასისაგან დაჭრილი
გული ვერაფრით მომირჩა.”
― Nizami Ganjavi, quote from Layla and Majnun

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