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 "Jal men basī kamudinī chandā basī ākās. Jo jan jā ke man basī so jan tā ke pās."

No. 64. "The Nymphæa dwells in the water, and the moon in the sky, (but) he that resides in the heart of another is always present with him."

The Nymphæa expands its flowers in the night, and thence is feigned to be in love with the moon.

"Himmat-i-mardān hārhā dārad."

65. "Resolution overcomes great difficulties."

"Har-kirā sabr nīst hikmat nīst."

66. "He who has not patience, possesses not philosophy."

"Ki gumbad har chi goyī goyad-at bāz."

67. "Whatever you say to a dome, it says to you again."

"Kab mue kab kire pare."

68. "When he died and when the worms ate him (I know not)."

"Ab bhī merā murdah tere zinde par bhārē hai."

69. "My dead are better than your living."

"Har ki dil pesh-i-dilbarē dārad, Rīsh dar dast-i-dīgare dārad."

70. "Whoever hath given his heart to a beloved object, hath put his beard into the hands of another."

"Bī-tāb-i-îshk har-chi kunad hakk ba dast-i-o ast."

71. "Whatever a man does who is afflicted with love, he must be excused for it."

"Laili ko Majnūn ke ankhon se dekhnā."

72. "One must behold Laīlī with the eyes of Majnūn."

"Dah darwesh dar kalīme bi-khuspand Do pādshāh dar iklīme na ganjand."

73. "Ten derveshes may sleep under the same blanket, but two kings cannot exist in one kingdom."

"Hūr bhī saugan koden se burī."

74. "A contemporary wife, although a hūri, is worse than a she-devil."