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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
jahān bee khāké eshgh ābee nadārad	without the soil of love the earth has no seas	جَهان بی‌ خاکِ عِشق آبی نَدارَد	sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Intro
jahān eshgh-ast ō deegar zargh-sāzee	the world IS love; all else, a deceptive charade	جَهان عِشقَست و دیگَر زَرق‌سازی	sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Intro
jāmee	a cup, a chalice	جامی	aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 6
jān	life	جان	rooz ō shab: Rumi's rooz ō shab Part 4
jān	soul	جان	barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 5
jān	dear	جان	How to Talk About Love and Friendship
jān	essence, life-force, soul	جان	sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 4
jān	life, soul	جان	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 6
jān	life; also used as a term of endearment-- dear	جان	deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 5
jānam	my dear	جانَم	How to Talk About Love and Friendship
jānam-ee	you are my dear	جانَمی	How to Talk About Love and Friendship
jānān	the dearest	جانان	deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 5
jāné ālam	essence of the world	جانِ عالَم	sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 4
jān ō del	life and heart, heart and soul	جان و دِل	rooz ō shab: Rumi's rooz ō shab Part 4
jān ō del-rā meekhāstand	they were requesting the heart and soul	جان و دِل را می‌خواستَند	rooz ō shab: Rumi's rooz ō shab Part 4
jān ō del-rā meekhāstand az āsheghān	in the path of Love, a Lover is asked to give away his heart and his soul	جان و دِل را می‌خواستَند اَز عاشِقان	rooz ō shab: Rumi's rooz ō shab Part 4
jān ō del-rā meekhāstand az āsheghān	in the path of Love, a Lover is asked to give away his heart and his soul	جان و دِل را می‌خواستَند اَز عاشِقان	rooz ō shab: Rumi's rooz ō shab Intro
jān ō del-rā meesepāram	I surrender my heart and soul	جان و دِل را می‌سِپارَم	rooz ō shab: Rumi's rooz ō shab Part 4
jān ō del-rā meesepāram rooz ō shab	I offer my heart and soul night and day	جان و دِل را می‌سِپارَم روز و شَب	rooz ō shab: Rumi's rooz ō shab Intro
jān ō del-rā meesepāram rooz ō shab	I offer my heart and soul night and day	جان و دِل را می‌سِپارَم روز و شَب	rooz ō shab: Rumi's rooz ō shab Part 4

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