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Persian literature (Persian: ادبیات فارسی) is one of the world's oldest literatures. It spans two-and-a-half millennia, though much of the pre-Islamic material has been lost. Its sources have been within Greater Iran including present-day Iran, Iraq, the Caucasus, and Turkey, as well as regions of Central Asia where the Persian language has historically been the national language. For instance, Rumi, one of Iran's best-loved poets, born in Balkh or Vakhsh (in what is now Afghanistan), wrote in Persian, and lived in Konya, then the capital of the Seljuks. The Ghaznavids conquered large territories in Central and South Asia and adopted Persian as their court language. There is thus Persian literature from Iran, Mesopotamia, Azerbaijan, the wider Caucasus, Turkey, western parts of Pakistan, Tajikistan and other parts of Central Asia. Not all this literature is written in Persian, as some consider works written by ethnic Persians in other languages, such as Greek and Arabic, to be included. At the same time, not all literature written in Persian is written by ethnic Persians or Iranians. Particularly, Turkic, Caucasian, and Indic poets and writers have also used the Persian language in the environment of Persianate cultures.
A breathtaking poem by Rumi about life and death and our true nature; with other-worldly music of Lévon Minassian & Armand Amar. The original video is by Chris Kole on which I have added a voice-over with the Persian recitation of Rumi's original poem. به روز مرگ چو تابوت من روان باشد گمان مبر که مرا درد این جهان باشد برای من مگری و مگو دریغ دریغ به دوغ دیو درافتی دریغ آن باشد جنازهام چو ببینی مگو فراق فراق مرا وصال و ملاقات آن زمان باشد مرا به گور سپاری مگو وداع وداع که گور پرده جمعیت جنان باشد فروشدن چو بدیدی برآمدن بنگر غروب شمس و قمر را چرا زبان باشد تو را غروب نماید ولی شروق بود لحد چو حبس نماید خلاص جان باشد کدام دانه فرورفت در زمین که نرست چرا به دانه انسانت این گمان باشد کدام دلو فرورفت و پر برون نامد ز چاه یوسف جان را چرا فغان باشد دهان چو بستی از این سوی آن طرف بگشا که های هوی ...
This is a beautiful poem by Molavi from Diwane Shams. Jalāl ad-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī (جلالالدین محمد رومی), (known to the English-speaking world simply as Rumi) (30 September 1207 17 December 1273), was a 13th-century Persian poet, Islamic jurist, theologian, and mystic Sufi of high order. Rumi was born in Balkh, Bactria, in contemporary Afghanistan, which at that time was part of the Persian Empire. He lived most of his life under the Sultanate of Rum, where he produced his great works and died in 1273 CE. He was buried in Konya, current day Turkey. Following his death, his followers and his son Sultan Walad founded the Mawlawīyah Sufi Order, also known as the Order of the Whirling Dervishes.
"Rumi and Hafez have been the guiding light, Rumi especially, of American poetry for the last five or ten years. But also it seems to me that if we're ...criticizing the Muslim world so much, we should be able to give thanks for the genius that is there...So, this is Persian poetry-14th century. "The foods turned out by the factors of time and space are not all that great. Bring some wine because good things of this world are not all that great." Robert Bly, American poet
Sharing things I love with you makes me really, really happy. Today I share a poem from A Year With Hafiz: Daily Contemplations, trans. by Daniel Ladinsky. ;) Eleithea.com
Dr. Lloyd Miller demonstrates and explains Persian metric poetry to his University class in 2009 and explains the Persian alphabet to grade school students. Dr. Miller also demonstrates and instructs Persian rug weaving to Navajo children in the Four Corners area. After just 10 minutes explanation, the University students were able to scan lines of Persian poetry, the grade school students immediately absorbed the Persian alphabet and the Navajo children quickly learned Persian rug weaving. Miller's inductive teaching method made learning immediate, enjoyable and completely painless.
This Video is a grand introduction to the poet Rumi a man of God. An inspiration to mankind. The video includes many of Rumi famous poetry. Rumi's importance is considered to transcend national and ethnic borders. His poems have been widely translated into many of the world's languages and transposed into various formats.
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Dr Dehghani, talks about how Iranian poets faced with sad aspect of the world reality. From Shahid Balkhi considering happy life as impossible for thinkers to Roodaki thinking happiness as the only human weapon against world difficulties. Dehghani talks on Naserkhosrows' condemn and Hafez's invitation to being happy and it lasts until Rumi, who invites to happiness; a pure and free form of it. Mohammad Dehghani was born in 1965. He received his B.A. degree in Persian Language and Literature from Chamran University of Ahwaz, in 1988. He accomplished his M.A. of Persian Literature at Ferdowsi University of Mashad in 1994; In 1999, he achieved his Ph.D of Persian Language and Literature from the University of Tehran. He has been the writer of seven books, more than 50 reviews and articles...
Ali Asghar Khebrehzadeh's Lecture on Modern Persian Poetry at University of Texas, Austin, October 1994
Hafez Literature Club Persian Poetry in Motion Organizers: Masoud Esmailzadeh: President of Hafez literature Club Hamid Vafadar: Sponsors Patrons Coordinator Bahman Esmailzadeh: Experience Director Salomeh Honarmand: Fund Development Coordinator Tara Hashemi: Vice president of Hafez literature Club Mahdiyar Biazi: Art Director Multimedia Designer Banafsheh Esmailzadeh: Member of Hospitality Committee Negar Mojtahedi: Emcee Camera: Majid Mahichi, Reza Mafiha, Mehdi Hosseini Sunday, January 24,2016 Kay Meek Centre, West Vancouver Parvaz TV Production Winter 2016
The 'Religion of Love' in Classical Persian Poetry, with Special Reference to the Divans of Sa'di and Hafiz This conference hopes to reveal, through the works of Hafiz, the historical, aesthetic, rhetorical, philosophical and theological bases of his love lyrics in the culture and civilization devoted to the School of Love in mediaeval Persia. Rea more here: http://river-valley.tv/the-religion-of-love-in-classical-persian-poetry/ 30 March -- 1 April, 2007 University of Exeter, Exeter
LA & OC Persian Community Presents. For more information about future and past events please visit the following links: ocpersiancommunity.org facebook.com/groups/ocpersiancommunity facebook.com/groups/lapersiancommunity facebook.com/OCPersianCommunity
A talk by Professor Tajalli Keshavarz and Dr Jila Dana-Haeri London – 28 October 2016