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| Persian (phonetic) | English | Script | Appears In |
|---|---|---|---|
| chō bosad lab ō rokh hamān-and khoon | his lips and face are (red) just like coral and blood | چُو بُسَّد لَب و رُخ هَمانَند خون | Shahnameh, Part 5 |
| chō dānā tavānā bod ō dādgar | (but/since) the wise one was powerful and just | چُو دانا تَوانا بُد و دادگَر | Shahnameh, On the Creation of the World, Part 5 |
| chō daryā vō chon kooh ō chon dasht ō rāgh | as the seas, mountains, plains, and meadows (appeared) | چُو دَریا وُ چُون کوه و چُون دَشت و راغ | Shahnameh, On the Creation of the World, Part 3 |
| chō een chār gohar bé jāy āmadand | as these four elements took their place | چُو این چار گُوهَر بِه جای آمَدَند | Shahnameh, On the Creation of the World, Part 2 |
| chō gol | like a flower | چو گُل | payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 3 |
| chō hastee | because you are | چو هَستی | khosh bāsh: Omar Khayyam's khosh bāsh Part 3 |
| chō man nāmvar takhté shāhee nadeed | the royal throne has never seen anyone as noteworthy as me | چُو مَن ناموَر تَختِ شاهی نَدید | |
| chon | as, like; because, since; when | چُون | yoosofé gom gashté: Hafez's yoosofé gom gashté Part 4 |
| chon | because | چون | deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 5 |
| chon | because | چون | khosh bāsh: Omar Khayyam's khosh bāsh Part 3, beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 2 |
| chon | like | چون | deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 4 |
| chon āghebaté kāré jahān | the conclusion of the work of the world | چون عاقِبَتِ کارِ جَهان | khosh bāsh: Omar Khayyam's khosh bāsh Part 3 |
| chon āghebaté kāré jahān neestee hast | Since the end of the affairs of the world is nothingness | چون عاقبت کار جهان نیستی است | khosh bāsh: Omar Khayyam's khosh bāsh Intro |
| chon āghebaté kāré jahān neestee hast | Since the end of the affairs of the world is nothingness | چون عاقِبَتِ کارِ جَهان نیستی اَست | khosh bāsh: Omar Khayyam's khosh bāsh Part 3 |
| chonān-ast geetee kojā khāstam | the world is as I had demanded it to be | چُنان است گیتی کُجا خواستَم | |
| chonān bee gonah baché-rā befganee | for throwing away such a sinless child | چُنان بی گُنَه بَچِّه را بِفگَنی | Shahnameh, Part 3 |
| chonān bod ké eblees roozee pegāh | it was such that the devil one day at dawn | چُنان بُد کِه اِبلیس روزی پِگاه | |
| chonān chon befarmood sogand khard | to such an extent that he swore an oath | چُنان چُون بِفَرمود سُوگَند خوَرد | |
| choneen bood bakhshé tō, ay nāmjooy!" | o ambitious one, such was your lot!" | چُنین بود بَخشِ تُو اِی نامجوی | Shahnameh, Part 1 |
| choneen dād pāsokh ké "gar takht ō gāh | he gave a reply as follows: | چُنین داد پاسُخ کِه گَر تَخت و گاه | Shahnameh, Part 4 |