Dhammapada · Verse 58

Garahadinnavatthu

Pali

Yathā saṅkāradhānasmiṁ,
ujjhitasmiṁ mahāpathe;
Padumaṁ tattha jāyetha,
sucigandhaṁ manoramaṁ.

English

From a heap of trash
discarded on the highway,
a lotus might blossom,
fragrant and delightful.

License: English CC0 (Bhikkhu Sujato); Pali public domain. Source: SuttaCentral (sc-data).