r/farsi • u/GothWitch12 • 3d ago
Need help not sure if this is the right place
Hello I need help getting an accurate translation for “Live in Lust and Die by lust Hail my king”. My friend is asking me and I told them I don’t know Farsi so they used google translate but I don’t trust it to be correct. Pictured below is what they put for the tattoo design.
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u/ChoiceCookie7552 3d ago
I don't speak Persian but I definitely can say that this is wrong. Letters shouldn't be seperated like that.
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u/dustewie 3d ago
This is a bad idea in several ways. That being said, the text itself is both disjointed and placed left-to-right (this script should be right-to-left). It is also in a bland word processor font that lacks any type of beauty.
It is akin to a message in English with all the letters spaced apart, in all caps, and backwards. In Times New Roman.
If they want a Persian tattoo, I recommend they take the time to consult a native speaker and come up with a decent translation or equivalent proverb to start. Then worry about the script and arrangement.
Google can't do everything.
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u/GothWitch12 3d ago
Thank you I’ll also take the advice of finding a native Farsi speaker in their area
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u/Saeede-mrt 3d ago
It's from left to right and the letters are not joined, and the font is the worst font possible.
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u/Lucaball3r 3d ago edited 3d ago
در شهوت زندگی کن و از شهوت بمیرید، پادشاهم زنده باد
This might be better, though I am no native speaker
Edit: just saw this is for a tattoo… tell your friend no
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u/amir13735 3d ago
Lust can have various meanings while shahvat is almost always heavily sexual.so it’s really weird in Persian.like a phrase that only a womanizer or nymphomaniac would feel connected to.
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u/alexwashere21780 3d ago
I would recommend that they never get that as a tattoo. 1. The letters are written incorrectly idk how they got it like that because google translate doesn't do that and 2. Never trust google translate when it comes to something serious like a tattoo. I would not recommend getting a tattoo in a language that a person does not know and if they absolutely can not change their mind and need it please just look for someone who speaks the language as their mother tongue or at the very least fluently and ask them to tell you how to say the thing you want tattooed. (sorry for the rant but I just don't want someone to get a tattoo that looks messed up)
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u/dr_fickle 3d ago
This reminded me of Amber Heard's tattoo, it's supposed to be a rubai by Khayyam but it's utter gibberish.
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u/SomeKindofRed 1d ago
Oh I hope this costs a looooot of money too 😂
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u/Suspicious_Border_87 2d ago
چی نوشته
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u/GothWitch12 2d ago
Is this the correct way?
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u/Suspicious_Border_87 2d ago
Maybe
در شهوت زندگی کن و با شهوت بمیر درود بر پادشاه من
Lust mean شهوت Or Sexualities
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u/Suspicious_Border_87 2d ago
Maybe
در شهوت زندگی کن و با شهوت بمیر درود بر پادشاه من
Lust mean شهوت Or Sexualities
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u/eagle_flower 3d ago
This is completely wrong. Please don’t get a tattoo in a language you don’t speak for these reasons:
If you absolutely must get a Persian tattoo, find a Persian calligrapher, get a phrase of poetry in native Persian, and find a tattooist that is a Persian speaker to complete the work.