Love

===Persian===
{{citation needed section|date=January 2012}}
{{quote box|author=[[Saadi (poet)|Sa'di]]|salign=right|source=''[[Gulistan (book)|Gulistan]]''{{space|3}}
|quote=<poem>The children of Adam are limbs of one body
Having been created of one essence.
When the calamity of time afflicts one limb
The other limbs cannot remain at rest.
If you have no sympathy for the troubles of others
You are not worthy to be called by the name of "man".</poem>}}

[[Rumi]], [[Hafiz Shirazi|Hafiz]], and [[Saadi (poet)|Sa'di]] are icons of the passion and love that the [[Culture of Iran|Persian culture]] and language present. The Persian word for love is {{transliteration|fa|[[Ishq]]}}, which is derived from [[Arabic]]; however, it is considered by most to be too stalwart a term for interpersonal love and is more commonly substituted with "{{transliteration|fa|doost dashtan}}" ("liking"). In the Persian culture, everything is encompassed by love and all is for love, starting from loving friends and family, husbands and wives, and eventually reaching the divine love that is the ultimate goal in life.