Gordafarid's parting wisdom was to recite a poem from Hafez for me. Here it is!
گرت چو نوح نبی صبر هست در غم طوفان
بلا بـگردد و کام هـــــزار ســــاله بـر آیــد
If, like Noah, you are patient in anticipation of the storm
The calamity will pass and your wishes of a thousand years will come true
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