Number 10

MasnaviIraqi style
English

Number 10

A good name never dies, even when its bearer does, for among his people someone always rises to take his place. Just as when a gathering has a lamp: if one candle goes out, the room stays lit all the same.
Explanation: The candle and the lamp stand for a person and their lasting reputation: the individual may pass, but the light of their good name endures.

Original · Persian

شمارهٔ ۱۰

نمیرد گر بمیرد نیکنامی که در خیلش بود قائم مقامی
چو در مجلس چراغی هست اگر شمع بمیرد، همچنان روشن بود جمع