{"id":2963,"date":"2018-08-26T14:07:57","date_gmt":"2018-08-26T19:07:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/?p=2963"},"modified":"2018-08-27T12:31:47","modified_gmt":"2018-08-27T17:31:47","slug":"she-walks-in-beauty-like-the-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/2018\/08\/26\/she-walks-in-beauty-like-the-night\/","title":{"rendered":"She walks in beauty like the night&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of my favorite English poems of all time is reminiscent of Sufi poetry about Layla, whose name means &#8220;night,&#8221; and who symbolizes the beloved Divine Essence\/Essence of the Self.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipfs.io\/ipfs\/QmXoypizjW3WknFiJnKLwHCnL72vedxjQkDDP1mXWo6uco\/I\/m\/Folio_from_a_Khamsa-c.jpg?w=584&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Lord Byron<\/strong><\/span><\/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\/I_zCOJOgd4U?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<div class=\"c-feature-bd\">\n<div class=\"o-poem isActive\">\n<div>She walks in beauty, like the night<\/div>\n<div>Of cloudless climes and starry skies;<\/div>\n<div>And all that\u2019s best of dark and bright<\/div>\n<div>Meet in her aspect and her eyes;<\/div>\n<div>Thus mellowed to that tender light<\/div>\n<div>Which heaven to gaudy day denies.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>One shade the more, one ray the less,<\/div>\n<div>Had half impaired the nameless grace<\/div>\n<div>Which waves in every raven tress,<\/div>\n<div>Or softly lightens o\u2019er her face;<\/div>\n<div>Where thoughts serenely sweet express,<\/div>\n<div>How pure, how dear their dwelling-place.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>And on that cheek, and o\u2019er that brow,<\/div>\n<div>So soft, so calm, yet eloquent,<\/div>\n<div>The smiles that win, the tints that glow,<\/div>\n<div>But tell of days in goodness spent,<\/div>\n<div>A mind at peace with all below,<\/div>\n<div>A heart whose love is innocent!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-feature-bd\">\n<div><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.pinimg.com\/originals\/98\/e7\/73\/98e773b58b81aafce4842ced6396d142.jpg?w=584&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Rumi<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Translation:<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0You look through my two eyes, you are closer to me than myself<\/div>\n<div>Your light shines brighter than the moon<\/div>\n<div>Come into the garden so that the glory of the rose garden is humbled<\/div>\n<div>that it may be more beautiful and blooming than a hundred gardens and rosebeds<\/div>\n<div>so that the cedar will hide its height in shame<\/div>\n<div>that the tongue of the lily will declare you more lily than itself<br \/>\nWhen you are kind, you are the candle of the soul, soft and pliable as wax<\/div>\n<div>When you are aloof, you are more iron than iron<br \/>\nDo no be wild because you will meet her face to face<br \/>\nher charm will make you as cool and pliant as the earth<br \/>\nThrow away your armor and bare your chest at the moment of battle<br \/>\nthere is no better protection nor armor than her.<br \/>\nThat&#8217;s why in every Sufi retreat, all the openings are are sealed shut<br \/>\nso that from your light the house becomes more illumined<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2018\/08\/persianmingardennight.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2972\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/2018\/08\/26\/she-walks-in-beauty-like-the-night\/add-18113-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2018\/08\/persianmingardennight.jpg?fit=532%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"532,720\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;16&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;The British Library Board&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;P45+&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1331739731&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;(C) The British Library Board&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;55&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.012499983421773&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Add. 18113&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Add. 18113\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2018\/08\/persianmingardennight.jpg?fit=532%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2972\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2018\/08\/persianmingardennight.jpg?resize=532%2C720\" alt=\"\" width=\"532\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2018\/08\/persianmingardennight.jpg?w=532&amp;ssl=1 532w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2018\/08\/persianmingardennight.jpg?resize=222%2C300&amp;ssl=1 222w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 532px) 100vw, 532px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>Orignal:<\/div>\n<div>\n<h6 class=\"spacer\"><\/h6>\n<h6 class=\"m1\">\u062f\u0631 \u062f\u0648 \u0686\u0634\u0645 \u0645\u0646 \u0646\u0634\u06cc\u0646 \u0627\u06cc \u0622\u0646 \u06a9\u0647 \u0627\u0632 \u0645\u0646 \u0645\u0646\u062a\u0631\u06cc<\/h6>\n<h6>\u062a\u0627 \u0642\u0645\u0631 \u0631\u0627 \u0648\u0627\u0646\u0645\u0627\u06cc\u0645 \u06a9\u0632 \u0642\u0645\u0631 \u0631\u0648\u0634\u0646\u062a\u0631\u06cc<\/h6>\n<h6>\u0627\u0646\u062f\u0631\u0622 \u062f\u0631 \u0628\u0627\u063a \u062a\u0627 \u0646\u0627\u0645\u0648\u0633 \u06af\u0644\u0634\u0646 \u0628\u0634\u06a9\u0646\u062f<\/h6>\n<h6>\u0632 \u0622\u0646\u06a9 \u0627\u0632 \u0635\u062f \u0628\u0627\u063a \u0648 \u06af\u0644\u0634\u0646 \u062e\u0648\u0634\u062a\u0631 \u0648 \u06af\u0644\u0634\u0646\u062a\u0631\u06cc<\/h6>\n<h6>\u062a\u0627 \u06a9\u0647 \u0633\u0631\u0648 \u0627\u0632 \u0634\u0631\u0645 \u0642\u062f\u062a \u0642\u062f \u062e\u0648\u062f \u067e\u0646\u0647\u0627\u0646 \u06a9\u0646\u062f<\/h6>\n<h6>\u062a\u0627 \u0632\u0628\u0627\u0646 \u0627\u0646\u062f\u0631\u06a9\u0634\u062f \u0633\u0648\u0633\u0646 \u06a9\u0647 \u062a\u0648 \u0633\u0648\u0633\u0646\u062a\u0631\u06cc<\/h6>\n<h6>\u0648\u0642\u062a \u0644\u0637\u0641 \u0627\u06cc \u0634\u0645\u0639 \u062c\u0627\u0646 \u0645\u0627\u0646\u0646\u062f \u0645\u0648\u0645\u06cc \u0646\u0631\u0645 \u0648 \u0631\u0627\u0645<\/h6>\n<h6>\u0648\u0642\u062a \u0646\u0627\u0632 \u0627\u0632 \u0622\u0647\u0646 \u067e\u0648\u0644\u0627\u062f \u062a\u0648 \u0622\u0647\u0646\u062a\u0631\u06cc<\/h6>\n<h6>\u0686\u0648\u0646 \u0641\u0644\u06a9 \u0633\u0631\u06a9\u0634 \u0645\u0628\u0627\u0634 \u0627\u06cc \u0646\u0627\u0632\u0646\u06cc\u0646 \u06a9\u0632 \u0646\u0627\u0632 \u0627\u0648<\/h6>\n<h6>\u0646\u0631\u0645 \u06af\u0631\u062f\u06cc \u0686\u0648\u0646 \u0632\u0645\u06cc\u0646 \u06af\u0631 \u0627\u0632 \u0641\u0644\u06a9 \u062a\u0648\u0633\u0646\u062a\u0631\u06cc<\/h6>\n<h6>\u0632\u0627\u0646 \u0628\u0631\u0648\u0646 \u0627\u0646\u062f\u0627\u062e\u062a \u062c\u0648\u0634\u0646 \u062d\u0645\u0632\u0647 \u0648\u0642\u062a \u06a9\u0627\u0631\u0632\u0627\u0631<\/h6>\n<h6>\u06a9\u0632 \u0647\u0632\u0627\u0631\u0627\u0646 \u062d\u0635\u0646 \u0648 \u062c\u0648\u0634\u0646 \u0631\u0648\u062d \u0631\u0627 \u062c\u0648\u0634\u0646\u062a\u0631\u06cc<\/h6>\n<h6>\u0632\u0627\u0646 \u0633\u0628\u0628 \u0647\u0631 \u062e\u0644\u0648\u062a\u06cc \u0633\u0648\u0631\u0627\u062e \u0631\u0648\u0632\u0646 \u0631\u0627 \u0628\u0628\u0633\u062a<\/h6>\n<h6 class=\"m2\">\u06a9\u0632 \u0628\u0631\u0627\u06cc \u0631\u0648\u0634\u0646\u06cc \u062a\u0648 \u062e\u0627\u0646\u0647 \u0631\u0627 \u0631\u0648\u0634\u0646\u062a\u0631\u06cc<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-feature-bd\">\n<h6 class=\"o-poem isActive\"><\/h6>\n<h6><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Ibn al-Farid<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<h6><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"281\" width=\"584\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peopleofar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/DP164641-88-738x355.jpg?resize=584%2C281&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>Translation:<\/div>\n<div>\n<h6>Every part of me kissed her veil<\/h6>\n<h6>With every mouth whose touch held every kiss<\/h6>\n<h6>If she dissolved my body, she would see in every atom<\/h6>\n<h6>each and every heart filled with each and every love<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Original:<\/p>\n<div>\n<h6>\u0648\u064a\u0644\u062b\u0645 \u0645\u0646\u064a \u0643\u0644\u0651 \u062c\u0632\u0621 \u0644\u062b\u0627\u0645\u0647\u0627<\/h6>\n<h6>\u0628\u0643\u0644\u0651 \u0641\u0645 \u0641\u0649 \u0644\u062b\u0645\u0647 \u0643\u0644\u0651 \u0642\u0628\u0644\u0629<\/h6>\n<h6>\u0641\u0644\u0648 \u0628\u0633\u0637\u062a \u062c\u0633\u0645\u064a \u0631\u0623\u062a \u0643\u0644\u0651 \u062c\u0648\u0647\u0631<\/h6>\n<h6>\u0628\u0647 \u0643\u0644\u0651 \u0642\u0644\u0628 \u0641\u064a\u0647 \u0643\u0644\u0651 \u0645\u062d\u0628\u0629<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/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\/fTxeFHLUxeU?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>If I sought consolation, who would be there to be my guide<\/h6>\n<h6 class=\"p1\">when in love, every leader follows my lead?<\/h6>\n<h6 class=\"p1\">In my every limb is every yearning for her<\/h6>\n<h6 class=\"p1\">and every longing tugs at my reins<\/h6>\n<h6 class=\"p1\">As she bends, I imagine every hip she moves<\/h6>\n<h6 class=\"p1\">to be a branch in a sand dune topped by the full moon<\/h6>\n<h6 class=\"p1\">Mine is every limb filled with every inner core<\/h6>\n<h6 class=\"p1\">wherein, when she glances, is embedded every arrow<\/h6>\n<h6 class=\"p1\">And if she dissolved my body she would find every atom<\/h6>\n<h6 class=\"p1\">every heart inhabited by every human love<\/h6>\n<h6 class=\"p1\">In union with her, a year to me is but an instant,<\/h6>\n<h6 class=\"p1\">an hour\u2019s separation like a year.<\/h6>\n<h6 class=\"p1\">When we met at nightfall, as the twin straight paths<\/h6>\n<h6 class=\"p1\">between her dwelling and my tents brought us together,<\/h6>\n<h6 class=\"p1\">We moved away a little from the tribe,<\/h6>\n<h6 class=\"p1\">avoiding spies and slanderers with their deceitful talk<\/h6>\n<h6 class=\"p1\">I spread my cheek upon the ground for her to walk upon<\/h6>\n<h6 class=\"p1\">and she said, \u201cGood news, now you may kiss my veil.\u201d<\/h6>\n<h6 class=\"p1\">But this my soul did not permit me, jealously<\/h6>\n<h6 class=\"p1\">shielding her from me, for higher is my purpose<\/h6>\n<h6 class=\"p1\">We passed the night in hope as my wish decreed<\/h6>\n<h6 class=\"p1\">and I saw the world my kingdom and time itself my slave.<\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6>Translation modified from Stefan Sperl\u2019s in Stefan Sperl, C. Shackle,\u00a0<i>Qasida Poetry in Islamic Asia and Africa<\/i><\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/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\/mvHL7rzzi6Q?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<div><\/div>\n<div>Original:<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u0628\u0645\u0646\u0652 \u0623\u0647\u062a\u064e\u062f\u064a \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0628\u0651\u0650 \u0644\u0648 \u0631\u064f\u0645\u0652\u062a\u064f \u0633\u064e\u0644\u0648\u064e\u0629\u064b<br \/>\n\u0648\u0628\u064a \u064a\u0642\u062a\u064e\u062f\u064a \u060c \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0628\u0651\u0650 \u060c \u0643\u0644\u0651\u064f \u0625\u0645\u0627\u0645\u0650<\/p>\n<p>\u0648\u0641\u064a \u0643\u0644\u0651\u0650 \u0639\u064f\u0636\u0648\u064d \u0641\u064a\u0651\u064e \u0643\u0644\u0651\u064f \u0635\u0628\u0627\u0628\u064e\u0629\u064d<br \/>\n\u0625\u0644\u064a\u0647\u0627 \u060c \u0648\u0634\u064e\u0648\u0652\u0642\u064d \u062c\u064e\u0627\u0630\u0650\u0628\u064d \u0628\u0650\u0632\u0650\u0645\u064e\u0627\u0645\u064a<\/p>\n<p>\u062a\u064e\u062b\u064e\u0646\u0651\u064e\u062a\u0652 \u060c \u0641\u064e\u062e\u0650\u0644\u0652\u0646\u0627 \u0643\u0644\u0651\u064e \u0639\u0650\u0637\u0652\u0641\u064d \u062a\u0647\u064f\u0632\u0651\u064f\u0647\u064f<br \/>\n\u0642\u064e\u0636\u064a\u0628\u064e \u0646\u0642\u0627\u064b \u060c \u064a\u064e\u0639\u0652\u0644\u064f\u0648\u0647\u064f \u0628\u064e\u062f\u0652\u0631\u064f \u062a\u064e\u0645\u0627\u0645\u0650<\/p>\n<p>\u0648\u0644\u064a \u0643\u0644\u0651\u064f \u0639\u064f\u0636\u0648\u064d \u060c \u0641\u064a\u0647\u0650 \u0643\u0644\u0651\u064f 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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;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"mazarsharifwoman\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2018\/08\/mazarsharifwoman.jpg?fit=500%2C750&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2966\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2018\/08\/mazarsharifwoman.jpg?resize=500%2C750\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2018\/08\/mazarsharifwoman.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2018\/08\/mazarsharifwoman.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Shushtari<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\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\/WHN5exdl08s?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<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Translation:<\/p>\n<h6>You seek Layla, but she reveals herself within you<\/h6>\n<h6>You think she\u2019s other, but\u00a0she\u2019s not other than you<\/h6>\n<h6>And that\u2019s a madness\u00a0that is apparent to the cult of lovers<\/h6>\n<h6>So be careful, for otherness is the essence of\u00a0being cut off<\/h6>\n<h6>Don\u2019t you see how her beauty envelops you?<\/h6>\n<h6>She disappears only when you reject part of yourself<\/h6>\n<h6>\u201cCome close to me,\u201d you say to she who is your All<\/h6>\n<h6>And when she loves you, she leads you to yourself<\/h6>\n<h6>Meeting her is bliss beyond description<\/h6>\n<h6>and none reach her, save those who see meaning without forms<\/h6>\n<h6>I was so in love with her that I would have vanished in her love<\/h6>\n<h6>had she not sworn that I only obey her<br \/>\nI concealed her from people with fantasy<\/h6>\n<h6>After having revealed her, truly, inside\u00a0my cloak.<br \/>\nI hid her from myself, with the robe of my worlds,<br \/>\nAnd\u00a0from my envy,\u00a0out of the severity of my jealousy<br \/>\nO Dazzling beauty! Should the light of your face<\/h6>\n<h6>Touch the eyes of a blind man, he would see\u00a0every atom<br \/>\nShe is adorned with each and every charm and grace of beauty<br \/>\nAnd wherever she appears, she is desired by those who love.<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/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\/lrwHsdoDNcU?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>Original:<\/p>\n<p>\u0623\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0637\u0644\u064f\u0628\u064f \u0644\u064e\u064a\u0644\u0649 \u0648\u064e\u0647\u064a\u064e \u0641\u064a\u0643\u064e 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