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نیافتم چو رخت ای پری گلیخوشبو بیاد وصل تو هرچند در چمن گشتم
na-yāftam čū ruxat ay parī gulēxwašbō ba-yād-i wasl-i tō harčand dar čaman gaštam
I did not find a rose asfragrant as your cheeks, o fairy, Though I went to the meadow in memory of my reunion with you.
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