We Are One
Text by Sa’di (c.1213–c.1291); Translation from the original Farsi by Behzad Ranjbaran and Daniel Dorff

Ba-ni â-dam a-zâ-ye yek pey-ka-rand
Human beings are all members of one family.

keh dar â-fa-ri-nesh ze yek go-ha-rand
Created with one common essence and soul

Cho oz-vi be-dard â-va-rad rooz-gâr
If any of us suffers or bears pain,

de-gar ozv-hâ râ na-mâ-nad gha-râr
We all know and share the suffering together.

Tô kaz meh-na-teh di-ga-rân bi-gha-mi
To not feel sympathy for human suffering,

na-shâ-yad keh nâ-mat na-hand â-da-mi
Is to be less than human