Learn Persian with Chai and Conversation31 Mai 2018

Poetry | Rumi's rooz o shab Intro

In this lesson, we learn Rumi's poem Rooz ō shab. In this poem, the words rooz, day and shab, night, are repeated like a mantra. Even though Rumi was a 13th century Persian poet, his poems remain extremely relevant and relatable today. So, don't be intimidated by the unfamiliar sounding language. Over the next few weeks, we will dissect the words and phrases used in this poem until it sounds like ordinary language to you. This poem is so beautiful, it might make you fall out of your chair.Unfortunately, there's not an easy version of Lotfi's interpretation of this poem to link to- however, if you check out this video at minute 19:00, you can hear it in all its glory. He starts by singing the poem, and eventually gets lost in the zekr, rooz ō shab, rooz ō shab, rooz ō shab.

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Poetry | Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 2

This lesson covers a section of the poem Conquest of the Garden, or Fathé Bāgh, by Forough Farrokhzad. This portion of the poem is:همه میترسندهمه میترسند، اما من و توبه چراغ و آب و آینه پیوستیمو نترسی...

20 Sep 201812min

Poetry | Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Intro

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26 Aug 201836min

Poetry | Rumi's rooz o shab Part 4

10 Jul 20189min

Poetry | Rumi's rooz o shab Part 3

27 Jun 201812min

Poetry | Rumi's rooz o shab Part 2

In the first part of our detailed study of Rumi's poem Rooz ō shab, we cover the first two lines, which are:dar havāyat bee gharāram rooz ō shabsar ze pāyat bar nadāram rooz ō shabWe go over the vocab...

13 Jun 201815min

Poetry | Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 4

In this final part of our Sohrab Sepehri dar golestāné series we cover the rest of the vocabulary covered in the poem. After this lesson, you will be able to understand the entirety of the selection o...

15 Mai 201815min