btw 'Layli and Manjun' is by an Arab poet thus the characters and setting are Arabic but since the story was popularized by an Iranian poet and heavily adopted into Persian culture/lit, I am adding it to the list

Currently I'm reading Haleh Liza Gafori's translation of Rumi who writes "some of the poems have not previously been translated into English; others that have, warranted a new look. Ghazal 2144 has been translated by both A. J. Arberry and Coleman Barks. Arberry translates the opening line as Whatever comes of the world’s affairs, how does that affect your business? Barks, whose translation is based on Arberry’s, arrives at What happens in the world, what business is that of yours? My translation reads: Whatever the ways of the world, what fruits do you bring?" This is followed by a clear explanation of her very different choices. I like her acknowledging "translation, especially of poetry, is always a form of interpretation" - something a reader of in translation works understands quite intrinsically, even more so if they have read multiple translations of a work. "The languages of Farsi and English possess quite different poetic resources and habits." This is of course true for any language with their own demands and individual characteristics. I thought maybe you'd like to take that in consideration should you choose to read 'Mansavi', or any of Rumi's works. I am introduced to his visions in 'Gold' through a translator of Persian descent who thus far has no blind spots.