<P> The translations above are attempts to preserve the rhyme scheme of the original while translating into English, but may distort the meaning . Moreover, Richard Jeffrey Newman's translation is based on an erroneous reading of the last two words of the first hemistich; that is, reading یک پیکرند as یکدیگرند . What follows is an attempt at a more literal translation of the original Persian: </P> <P> "Humans (lit.,' children of Adam') are the limbs of one / the same body, and are from the same essence in their creation . When the conditions of the time hurt one of these parts, other parts will suffer from discomfort / restlessness, as well . If you are indifferent about the misery of others, it is not deserving to call you a human being ." </P> <P> Secretary - General Ban Ki - moon said in Tehran: "(...) At the entrance of the United Nations there is a magnificent carpet--I think the largest carpet the United Nations has--that adorns the wall of the United Nations, a gift from the people of Iran . Alongside it are the wonderful words of that great Persian poet, Sa'adi": </P> <P> "All human beings are members of one frame, Since all, at first, from the same essence came . When time afflicts a limb with pain The other limbs at rest cannot remain . If thou feel not for other's misery A human being is no name for thee ." (...) </P>

All human beings are members of one frame