Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Persian (Farsi) term or phrase:
گدایی شریعت شعر است.
English translation:
pauperism is the canon of
Persian (Farsi) term
Iran
گدایی شریعت شعر است.
Sep 5, 2010 16:21: Mohammad Reza Razaghi changed "Language pair" from "English to Persian (Farsi)" to "Persian (Farsi) to English"
Sep 5, 2010 16:22: Mohammad Reza Razaghi changed "Language pair" from "Persian (Farsi) to English" to "English to Persian (Farsi)"
Sep 5, 2010 16:23: Mohammad Reza Razaghi changed "Language pair" from "English to Persian (Farsi)" to "Persian (Farsi) to English"
Proposed translations
Iran
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Native in: Persian (Farsi) 
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English
pauperism is the canon of
I think this is the same as "شریعت" that means a set of rule regarding to a particular subject.
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Note added at 4 hrs (2010-09-05 15:14:11 GMT)
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sorry"pauperism is the canon of verse
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Note added at 4 hrs (2010-09-05 15:14:45 GMT)
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sorry"pauperism is the canon of verse"
Iran
Integrity and Fidelity Talk!
Native in: Persian (Farsi)
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English, Persian (Farsi)
looking forward is the essence of a poem
Cert. Translator, Experienced, On-time
Native in: Persian (Farsi)
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English, Persian (Farsi), and 2 more.
Mendicity is the law of poetry.
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Note added at 3 hrs (2010-09-05 14:13:45 GMT)
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گاه شاعردر مدح ،تقاضای خود را نیزبیان می گردد ؛ تقاضایی که به آن استعطاف می گفته اند .
این تقاضاها سبب می شد تا برخی شاعران ؛ شغل خود را چون گدایی بدانند :
« بدیندقیقه که راندم گمان کدیه مبر – به بنده ، گرچه گدایی شریعت شعر است . »
احوال مبرمی و گدایی شاعران – دانند همگنان که نه شعر و نه شاعری
http://neveshtar-ir.blogfa.com/8807.aspx
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Note added at 3 hrs (2010-09-05 14:16:32 GMT)
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Just another option:
beggary is the law of poem.
Canada
Quality talks!
Native in: Persian (Farsi) 
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English
Discussion
Here, what Hossein says is right. This گدايي is mundane type of simple beggary and not the high definition of it in your mind. It was simple asking for ordinary matters which poets pose in their poems.
Definitely, this گدایی here is the ordinary, earthly, and money-based type. You will see for yourself if you take a look at the context in which this sentence appears:
http://neveshtar-ir.blogfa.com/8807.aspx
what makes a poem alive and dynamic is searching through history and borrowing.
What do u think?