{"id":1715,"date":"2015-03-02T01:29:15","date_gmt":"2015-03-02T06:29:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/?p=1715"},"modified":"2015-03-02T01:58:30","modified_gmt":"2015-03-02T06:58:30","slug":"hafez-and-basho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/2015\/03\/02\/hafez-and-basho\/","title":{"rendered":"Hafez and Basho"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1723\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/2015\/03\/02\/hafez-and-basho\/moon-crescent-red-sky-2798964-1920x1080\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2015\/02\/moon-crescent-red-sky-2798964-1920x1080.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"moon-crescent-red-sky-2798964-1920&amp;#215;1080\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2015\/02\/moon-crescent-red-sky-2798964-1920x1080.jpg?fit=584%2C329&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1723\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2015\/02\/moon-crescent-red-sky-2798964-1920x1080-1024x576.jpg?resize=584%2C328\" alt=\"moon-crescent-red-sky-2798964-1920x1080\" width=\"584\" height=\"328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2015\/02\/moon-crescent-red-sky-2798964-1920x1080.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2015\/02\/moon-crescent-red-sky-2798964-1920x1080.jpg?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2015\/02\/moon-crescent-red-sky-2798964-1920x1080.jpg?resize=500%2C281&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2015\/02\/moon-crescent-red-sky-2798964-1920x1080.jpg?resize=1920%2C1080&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2015\/02\/moon-crescent-red-sky-2798964-1920x1080.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2015\/02\/moon-crescent-red-sky-2798964-1920x1080.jpg?w=1752&amp;ssl=1 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Basho<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #663300\">A strange flower\u00a0<\/span><br style=\"color: #663300\" \/><span style=\"color: #663300\">for birds and butterflies<\/span><br style=\"color: #663300\" \/><span style=\"color: #663300\">the autumn sky<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6 class=\"n3\" style=\"color: #960000\">Glorious the moon . . .<\/h6>\n<h6 class=\"i\" style=\"color: #960000\">therefore our thanks<\/h6>\n<h6 class=\"i\" style=\"color: #960000\">dark clouds<\/h6>\n<h6 class=\"z\" style=\"color: #960000\">Come to rest our necks<\/h6>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1721\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/2015\/03\/02\/hafez-and-basho\/shoson-ohara-koson-pluvier-au-bord-de-la-mer-avec-un-croissant-de-lune\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2015\/02\/Shoson-Ohara-Koson-Pluvier-au-bord-de-la-Mer-avec-un-croissant-de-lune.jpg?fit=250%2C350&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"250,350\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Shoson Ohara Koson Pluvier au bord de la Mer avec un croissant de lune\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2015\/02\/Shoson-Ohara-Koson-Pluvier-au-bord-de-la-Mer-avec-un-croissant-de-lune.jpg?fit=250%2C350&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1721\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2015\/02\/Shoson-Ohara-Koson-Pluvier-au-bord-de-la-Mer-avec-un-croissant-de-lune.jpg?resize=250%2C350\" alt=\"Shoson Ohara Koson Pluvier au bord de la Mer avec un croissant de lune\" width=\"250\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2015\/02\/Shoson-Ohara-Koson-Pluvier-au-bord-de-la-Mer-avec-un-croissant-de-lune.jpg?w=250&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2015\/02\/Shoson-Ohara-Koson-Pluvier-au-bord-de-la-Mer-avec-un-croissant-de-lune.jpg?resize=214%2C300&amp;ssl=1 214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/p>\n<h6 class=\"n3\" style=\"color: #960000\">The first day of the year:<\/h6>\n<h6 class=\"z\" style=\"color: #960000\">thoughts come &#8211; and there is loneliness;<\/h6>\n<h6 class=\"z\" style=\"color: #960000\">the autumn dusk is here.<\/h6>\n<h6 class=\"z\" style=\"color: #960000\"><\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6>None is travelling<\/h6>\n<h6 class=\"z\">Here along this way but I,<\/h6>\n<h6 class=\"z\">This autumn evening.<\/h6>\n<h6 class=\"z\" style=\"color: #960000\"><\/h6>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1722\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/2015\/03\/02\/hafez-and-basho\/japancrescentmoon\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2015\/02\/japancrescentmoon.jpg?fit=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,800\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"japancrescentmoon\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2015\/02\/japancrescentmoon.jpg?fit=584%2C779&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1722\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2015\/02\/japancrescentmoon.jpg?resize=584%2C778\" alt=\"japancrescentmoon\" width=\"584\" height=\"778\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2015\/02\/japancrescentmoon.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2015\/02\/japancrescentmoon.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/p>\n<h6 class=\"n3\" style=\"color: #960000\">Dewdrop, let me cleanse<\/h6>\n<h6 class=\"i\" style=\"color: #960000\">in your brief<\/h6>\n<h6 class=\"i\" style=\"color: #960000\">sweet waters . . .<\/h6>\n<h6 class=\"z\" style=\"color: #960000\">These dark hands of life<\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6 class=\"n3\" style=\"color: #960000\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1725\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/2015\/03\/02\/hafez-and-basho\/crescentsunset\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2015\/02\/crescentsunset.jpg?fit=550%2C295&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"550,295\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"crescentsunset\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2015\/02\/crescentsunset.jpg?fit=550%2C295&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1725\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2015\/02\/crescentsunset.jpg?resize=550%2C295\" alt=\"crescentsunset\" width=\"550\" height=\"295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2015\/02\/crescentsunset.jpg?w=550&amp;ssl=1 550w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2015\/02\/crescentsunset.jpg?resize=300%2C160&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2015\/02\/crescentsunset.jpg?resize=500%2C268&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/h6>\n<h6 class=\"z\" style=\"color: #960000\"><\/h6>\n<h6 class=\"n3\">In the twilight rain<\/h6>\n<h6 class=\"i\">these brilliant-hued<\/h6>\n<h6 class=\"i\">hibiscus . . .<\/h6>\n<h6 class=\"z\">A lovely sunset<\/h6>\n<h6 class=\"z\"><\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6 class=\"z\" style=\"color: #960000\">Fever-felled half-way,<\/h6>\n<h6 class=\"i\" style=\"color: #960000\">my dreams arose<\/h6>\n<h6 class=\"z\" style=\"color: #960000\">To march again . . .<\/h6>\n<h6 class=\"z\" style=\"color: #960000\">Into a hollow land<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1724\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/2015\/03\/02\/hafez-and-basho\/lunar_crescent\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2015\/02\/lunar_crescent.jpg?fit=1000%2C658&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1000,658\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"lunar_crescent\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2015\/02\/lunar_crescent.jpg?fit=584%2C384&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1724\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2015\/02\/lunar_crescent.jpg?resize=584%2C384\" alt=\"lunar_crescent\" width=\"584\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2015\/02\/lunar_crescent.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2015\/02\/lunar_crescent.jpg?resize=300%2C197&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2015\/02\/lunar_crescent.jpg?resize=455%2C300&amp;ssl=1 455w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2015\/02\/Shoson-Ohara-Koson-Pluvier-au-bord-de-la-Mer-avec-un-croissant-de-lune.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2015\/02\/japancrescentmoon.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Hafez<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h6>Translation:<\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6>Wholesome is the ambergris-scented, fragrant breeze<\/h6>\n<h6>that arose, longing for you at dawn<\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6>O bird of good omen, be my guide<\/h6>\n<h6>My eye melted in yearning for the dust of that door<\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><em>To recall my ailing body, drowned in my heart&#8217;s blood<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><em>look at the crescent moon in the evening twilight<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6>It is I who breathe without you. What a shame!<\/h6>\n<h6>Unless you forgive me, I have no excuse for my sin<\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><em>The way of love, the\u00a0dawn learned from your lovers<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><em>to tear its black garment at daybreak<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6>When I am gone from this world with the love of your face<\/h6>\n<h6>Instead of grass, the red rose will bloom from my dust<\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6>Do not allow your sensitive heart to be hurt by me<\/h6>\n<h6>For your Hafez has just said &#8220;Bismill\u0101h.&#8221;<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Original:<\/p>\n<p>\u062e\u0646\u06a9 \u0646\u0633\u06cc\u0645 \u0645\u0639\u0646\u0628\u0631 \u0634\u0645\u0627\u0645\u0647\u200c\u0627\u06cc \u062f\u0644\u062e\u0648\u0627\u0647 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u06a9\u0647 \u062f\u0631 \u0647\u0648\u0627\u06cc \u062a\u0648 \u0628\u0631\u062e\u0627\u0633\u062a \u0628\u0627\u0645\u062f\u0627\u062f \u067e\u06af\u0627\u0647<br \/>\n\u062f\u0644\u06cc\u0644 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\u00a0 \u00a0 \u06a9\u0647 \u062d\u0627\u0641\u0638 \u062a\u0648 \u062e\u0648\u062f \u0627\u06cc\u0646 \u0644\u062d\u0638\u0647 \u06af\u0641\u062a \u0628\u0633\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2015\/03\/crescentcircle.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1732\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/2015\/03\/02\/hafez-and-basho\/crescentcircle\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2015\/03\/crescentcircle.jpg?fit=500%2C644&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,644\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"crescentcircle\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2015\/03\/crescentcircle.jpg?fit=500%2C644&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1732\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2015\/03\/crescentcircle.jpg?resize=500%2C644\" alt=\"crescentcircle\" width=\"500\" height=\"644\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2015\/03\/crescentcircle.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2015\/03\/crescentcircle.jpg?resize=232%2C300&amp;ssl=1 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f2wUnOKzxWw?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Translation:<\/p>\n<h6>O Saqi, brighten my cup with the light of wine<\/h6>\n<h6>Musician, sing, for the world is now as I wish<\/h6>\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n<h6><em>The sky&#8217;s green sea and the crescent moon&#8217;s cup<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><em>have been filled with the blessings of our Hajji Qav\u0101m<\/em><\/h6>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TaJ_9GgASpY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6>Original:<\/h6>\n<h6>\u0633\u0627\u0642\u06cc! \u0628\u0647 \u0646\u0648\u0631 \u0628\u0627\u062f\u0647 \u0628\u0631\u0627\u0641\u0631\u0648\u0632 \u062c\u0627\u0645 \u0645\u0627 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u0645\u0637\u0631\u0628\u060c \u0628\u06af\u0648 \u06a9\u0647 \u06a9\u0627\u0631 \u062c\u0647\u0627\u0646 \u0634\u062f \u0628\u0647 \u06a9\u0627\u0645 \u0645\u0627<br 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