
Poetry | Baba Taher's khoshā emshō, Introduction with Yara Elmjouie
In this shabé shehr episode, we go over the poem khoshā emshō by the poet Baba Taher with special guest Yara Elmjouie. This poem is about enjoying the night, and the company of the night- it's short, simple and sweet, and reminds you to take pleasure in the joy of living.
27 Maj 202415min

Speak Lesson 73 | A Separation, Part 2
In this lesson, we watch a clip of a conversation between Nader and Razieh, who he is hoping to convince to come work for him. We are joined in the lesson by Yara Elmjouie.
20 Maj 202426min

Speak Lesson 72 | A Separation, Part 1
In this new series, we watch clips chosen by Yara Elmjouie from the movie A Separation. To WATCH this lesson (highly recommended!), check it out on our website.
13 Maj 202433min

Poetry | Hafez's payāmé naseem, Part 6
In this lesson, we go over the last lines of the poem payāmé naseem by Hafez: میای دارم چو جان صافی و صوفی میکند عیبش may-ee dāram chō jān sāfee ō soofee meekonad aybashخدایا هیچ عاقل را مبادا بخت بد روزیkhodāyā heech āghel rā mabādā bakht bad roozee
29 Apr 202411min

Poetry | Hafez's payāmé naseem, Part 5
In this lesson, we go over the following lines of the poem payāmé naseem by Hafez: جدا شد یار شیرینت کنون تنها نشین ای شمعjodā shod yāré sheereenat konoon tanhā nesheen ay sha'am که حکم آسمان این است اگر سازی و گر سوزیké hokmé āsemān een ast agar sāzee ō gar soozee
22 Apr 20249min

Poetry | Hafez's payāmé naseem, Part 4
In this lesson, we go over the following lines of the poem payāmé naseem by Hafez: به صحرا رو که از دامن غبار غم بیفشانیbé sahrā rō ké az dāman ghobāré gham beafshāneeبه گلزار آی کز بلبل غزل گفتن بیاموزیbé golzār āy k’az bolbol ghazal goftan beāmoozee
15 Apr 202410min

Poetry | Hafez's payāmé naseem, Part 3
In part 3 of our discussion of Hafez's poem payāmé naseem, we go over the 3rd and 4th lines of the poem: چو گُل گَر خُردِهای داری خُدا را صَرفِ عِشرَت کُنکِه قارون را غَلَطها داد سُودایِ زَراَندوزیchō gol gar khordeyee dāree khodā rā sarfé eshrat konké ghāroon rā ghalat-hā dād sodāyé zarandoozee
8 Apr 202411min

Poetry | Hafez's payāmé naseem, Part 2
In this part 2 episode of Hafez's beautiful poem payāmé naseem, we look at the individual words and phrases in the first two lines of the poem, and learn how to use the words and phrases in current Persian conversation.
1 Apr 202416min