Laughter
This Rumi poem turns into a man laughing at the universe
گر چه من خود ز عدم دلخوش و خندان زادم
عشق آموخت مرا شکل دگر خندیدن
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I was already born with a good sense of humor
But love has taught me to laugh in a different way
Now, like dawn eager to embrace darkness, I laugh
Like a shell about to reveal its pearl, if you break me,
I laugh
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