Abolqasem Ferdowsi Quotes

#1. Such is the passing that you must leave,
All men must die, and it is vain to grieve.

Abolqasem Ferdowsi

#2. Our lives pass from us like the wind, and why
Should wise men grieve to know that they must die?
The Judas blossom fades, the lovely face
Of light is dimmed, and darkness takes its place.

Abolqasem Ferdowsi

#3. I've reached the end of this great history
And all the land will fill with talk of me
I shall not die, these seeds I've sown will save
My name and reputation from the grave,
And men of sense and wisdom will proclaim,
When I have gone, my praises and my fame.

Abolqasem Ferdowsi

#4. I am deathless, I am the eternal Lord For I have spread the seed of the Word.

Abolqasem Ferdowsi

#5. I turn to right and left, in all the earth I see no signs of justice, sense or worth: A man does evil deeds, and all his days Are filled with luck and universal praise; Another's good in all he does - he dies A wretched, broken man whom all despise.

Abolqasem Ferdowsi

#6. But all this world is like a tale we hear - Men's evil, and their glory, disappear.

Abolqasem Ferdowsi

#7. From moment then to moment their desire Gained strength, and wisdom fled before love's fire; Passion engulfed them, and these lovers lay Entwined together till the break of day.

Abolqasem Ferdowsi