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“تکلف” in the Masnavi

1 couplet in the Masnavi

Reflections, ayahs and hadiths on this topic
کل شی‌‌ء قاله غیر المفیق
إن تکلف أو تصلف لا یلیق‌‌

'Every word spoken by one who is intoxicated with love and is not sober, whether spoken with self-constraint or boastful pretence, is unbecoming.'

Couplet 129 · The Story of the King and the Handmaiden