Farsi Couplet:

Gar jamaal-e yaar nabuad baa khayalash hum khusham,

Khaana-e darvesh ra sham’ee ba az mehtaab neest.

English Translation:

If I cannot see her, at least I can think of her, and so be happy;

To light the beggar’s hut no candle is better than moonlight.