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- Classical Persian · calque ofاِین نِیز بُگْذَرَد
- English todaythis too shall pass
Calque of Classical Persian اِین نِیز بُگْذَرَد (īn nīz bugzarad). Compare Latin sic transit gloria mundi.
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this too shall pass
Today it means: Nothing, good or bad, lasts forever; all circumstances are temporary. Full definition →
Classical Persian اِین نِیز بُگْذَرَد