“There is no happiness in this world greater than meeting with a dear friend; there is no bitterness more bitter upon the heart than separation from a dear friend.”
Verse traditionally said to be inscribed above the entrance to Rudaki's mausoleum in Panjrud, Tajikistan — friendship named as life's greatest joy, and its loss as its deepest sorrow.
— Traditional Tajikistan Wisdom, Tajikistan
Source: Rudaki (c. 858-941 CE), verse traditionally inscribed at his mausoleum gate in Panjrud, Tajikistan; English translation as reproduced across Persian-poetry literary sources (e.g. profarsi.com Rudaki collection; Rudaki Mausoleum, Panjakent, Tajikistan tourism/heritage references)
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