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.