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Is this Farsi...?

Posted: 2019-11-18, 16:46
by 342
Hi, can anyone tell me if the text in these images is Farsi? What do they say?

Thanks!

Re: Is this Farsi...?

Posted: 2019-11-21, 16:20
by eskandar
Yes, this is Persian. It's a couple of lines from Nizami's Khamsa.

به چشم خویش دیدم در گذرگاه
که زد بر جان موری مرغکی راه
هنوز از صید منقارش نپرداخت
که مرغی دیگر آمد کار او ساخت

(albeit the images are out of order).

Re: Is this Farsi...?

Posted: 2019-11-22, 16:52
by 342
This is fantastic, thank you. Is there a published translation of the Khamsa online?
Or could you let me know the meaning?

Thanks!

Re: Is this Farsi...?

Posted: 2019-11-24, 3:26
by eskandar
This part is from the story of Khosrow and Shirin in the Khamsa. You can read it in English here.

Re: Is this Farsi...?

Posted: 2019-12-31, 8:41
by 342
Thank you for your help with this. Please could you help me to translate the lines -- or to identify the section in the translation where it can be found...?

Many thanks again.

Re: Is this Farsi...?

Posted: 2020-01-29, 15:30
by 342
Is anyone able to help me with this?
Many thanks