Wisdom No. 57: A generous man who eats and gives is better than a worshiper who fasts...
حکمت شماره ۵۷: جوانمرد که بخورد و بدهد، به از عابدی که روزه دارد ...
A generous person who eats and gives is better than a worshipper who fasts and hoards. Whoever abandons worldly desires for the sake of people's approval has fallen from a lawful desire into an unlawful one.
جوانمرد که بخورد و بدهد، به از عابدی که روزه دارد و بنهد. هر که ترک شهوات از بهر قبول خلق داده است، از شهوتی حلال در شهوتی حرام افتاده است.
A worshipper who does not seclude himself for God,
What will that unfortunate one see in a dark mirror?
عابد که نه از بهر خدا گوشه نشیند
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Wisdom No. 57: A generous man who eats and gives is better than a worshiper who fasts...
Book: Gulistan