Human Beings by Sa’adi /sædi/, a great poet in 13th century All human beings are different parts of the same body, who Have inherited the same essence in creation No part will rest in peace If one is suffering pain You will not deserve the name of human If you are indifferent about others’ pains […]
People BY: Forough F. I am escaping from these people who Smiled at me like a sweet-smelling flower Whenever they listened to my poems Yet called me a stupid dissolute During their own solitude Lesson 33 Lesson 33 Let’s Write 33 Useful Drills 33
Gift by Forough F. I am talking about the heart of the night I am talking about the heart of darkness And the heart of the night Bring me a light whenever you come to my house And a window through which I can watch the crowd of The lucky streets Lesson 32 Lesson 32 […]
You, Always Good! by Moshiri An everlasting thirsty fish am I In your endless pure affection The waves of your kind eyes Take me along with your temptation Under the feathers of your birdly smile Under the sun of your hot kisses O my limpid purity I drink you sip after sip To get my […]
A Poem Which Is Life by Ahmad Shamlu The theme of former poets Was not about life In the arid sky of his dreams He would talk But only with wine and his imaginary beloved He was in his own dreams night and day Chained in his beloved’s funny hair While others With the cup […]
In This Deadlock by Ahmad Shamlu They smell your mouth Lest you have said, “I love you” They smell your heart Strange time, my dearest! They lash Love Under the lamp posts of streets We must hide love In the back closet of the house In this deadlock of the cruel cold They keep fire […]
The Inner-blinded by Rumi A child, walking ahead of his father’s coffin, Talked crying O dad, where are they taking you? They are putting you under the dark soil They are taking you into a narrow room With no carpets and no rugs in it With no lights at night Nor a piece of bread […]
Tears in Water by Emran Selahi The meaning of water is deep and clear Water means expansion Purity and love Water means Brightness Overflowing ness Awake ness And free from vessels Water means Whisper Movement Storm Revolution Water means ‘to be’ I want to be a lotus To sit with the fish in the evening […]
Will the Globe Change? by ? Each and every word Through out this writing Smells sadness Sad as the red sunset of an autumn day Sad as my depressing silence Sad as the silent steps of the rain When it pours on gloomy streets of our destiny Maybe, there is a reason for the red […]