Abolqasem Ferdowsi Quotes

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

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• 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
  • Light
  • Wise
  • Wind