Explore Effort and providenceReviewed 2026-10-01
Sense: Verified- English translation
Those who keep seeking are the ones who find.
- Literal wording
The seeker is the finder.
- Meaning and lesson
Encourages active and persistent seeking rather than passive waiting; it does not guarantee success.
- When it is used
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 a 1921 Iranian proverb collection; historical باشد and expanded forms remain research variants.
- Register
- everyday encouraging proverb
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