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Couplet 6

Amir Khusro

Farsi Couplet:
Peeri-o-shaahid parasti naakhush ast,
Khusrova taaki pareshaani hunooz.
English Translation:
Old age and lovemaking do not go together;
But O Khusrau, you still remain a proof against this reasoning.




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