“An enemy to whom you show kindness becomes your friend, excepting lust, the indulgence of which increases its enmity.” LifeGodSpiritualReligionFriendshipsIranian Poet Author:سعدی
“Hey you, feasting at the table on the shore,with bread on your plate, clothes on your body. Someone from the water beckons you, beating the heavy tide with his exhausted hands... --translated by Kayvan Tahmasebian and Rebecca Ruth Gould” HumanityPoetry QuotesPoemsHumanity And SocietyPersianPersian PoetryIranian LiteratureIranian PoetryIranian Poet Book:مجموعه آثار نيما يوشيج، دفتر اول شعر Source: مجموعه آثار نيما يوشيج، دفتر اول شعر
“Listen Mr. Namaki, you're a king to me You're a symbol of what we should strive to be In this modern day and age, you're an alchemist So let me join you, sing your song up the hills” HillsSymbolicAlchemistBlue CollarIranian PoetryIranian PoetNamakiShahrivarSoroosh Shahrivar Book:Letter 19 Source: Letter 19
“Sanctions levied Sanctions heavy Break my back But you will not end me Many have assailed Many have failed Pack after pack Blood shed but to no avail Had my share of years Had my share of tears SAVAK to crack A century of polluted atmosphere This is my land This is my clan Turn the clock back I'm as old as the history of man Gone are the golden days Gone are the golden ways Stopped in my tracks Time will lead me out of this maze Keep my people in pain Keep my people in chains Wrapped in my flag The end welcomes tyranny's campaign Levy your sanctions Heavy my reaction From The Burnt City to Ganzak I, Simurgh, will rise from the ashes History will go round History will go down Evil, domestic and foreign Will burn to the ground Time bears witness Time bears justice Our mystic misfortune A lingering dark nimbus Rise up my wings Rise up my kings This majestic sovereign Will be reborn once again” IranSanctionsPhoenixPersianPersiaPersian PoetryIranian PoetryIranian PoetSimorgh Book:Letter 19 Source: Letter 19