- Literal translation
The seeker is the finder.
- Natural translation
Those who keep seeking are the ones who find.
- Functional meaning
Encourages active and persistent seeking rather than passive waiting; it does not guarantee success.
- Usage context
Advice to look for information, contact the relevant people, pursue an opportunity, or continue a search after an initial obstacle.
- Community
- Iranian Persian speakers
- Region
- Iran
- Historical period
- The exact است form is attested in Amirgholi Amini's 1921 Iranian proverb collection; historical باشد and expanded forms remain research variants.
- Register
- everyday encouraging proverb
What supports this meaning
Functional meaning
Locator: Scan page 34, printed p. 27, letter ج
The seeker-and-finder pairing supports the core meaning; persistence, modern examples, and the non-guarantee qualification are original AI editorial interpretation.
Claim: VerifiedExpert review evidenceAI publication-readiness reviewer, 2026-08-23Restricted, compatible with this use. Only the two short proverb strings and bibliographic/locator metadata; attribute the work and link the source; do not reproduce scan pages or surrounding text.
Period
Locator: First printing 1299 SH (1921), scan page 34, printed p. 27
Establishes that the exact است form was collected in a printed Iranian proverb work in 1921; it does not establish first origin.
Claim: VerifiedHistorical or primary sourceAI data-completeness reviewer, 2026-08-23Restricted, compatible with this use. Only the two short proverb strings and bibliographic/locator metadata; attribute the work and link the source; do not reproduce scan pages or surrounding text.
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Report an issue with this meaning: Those who keep seeking are the ones who find.