Need help with checking translation of a single sentence

Ali Sharifi wrote:

Hello Daria,
I would suggest the following:
احترام به فرد ورای خواسته دل
which literally says"respecting individual goes beyond heart desire".
Best of luck,
Ali

Ahmad Hosseinzadeh wrote:

Hi Daria,

Ali has correctly rendered your phrase into Farsi. However, when I was reading your explanations about "respect for other people, over my feelings", it somehow reminded me of a short famous poem by the 13th century Iranian poet, Sa'adi, which you could find its full story here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bani_Adam

I specifically mean the last two lines which says:
تو کز محنت دیگران بی‌غمی
نشاید که نامت نهند آدمی
(You, who are indifferent to the sufferings of others,
it is not fitting that they should call you a human being.)

Best,
Ahmad

Edward Plaisance Jr wrote:

I would change one word in Ali's suggestion which was
احترام به فرد ورای خواسته دل which literally says"respecting individual goes beyond heart desire".
...to me this suggests respect towards others is more important than your own heart's desire, which is not what Daria is looking for
...and suggest
احترام به خود ورای خواسته دل
which pretty literally say "respect to self (goes) beyond heart's desire"

Comments?

Daria Bontch-Osmolovskaia wrote:



Hi Edward, thank you for your input, and you are right in understanding my meaning!
A friend suggested this line... Says it's from some poem? What does it back translate to?

"عزت نفس فراتر از تمنای دل"

Thank you
Daria