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Iran's literature and poet It may be presumptuous of me that I decide to write about Farsi literature since it is not relevant to my major in university. Nevertheless, I want to do my best for several reasons. First, to try to help some of my friends who are learning Farsi and, as I know, are interested to learn more about Farsi poets. Moreover, it can serve me as an appropriate challenging writing practice since I have to convey more or less complicated meanings. I can learn more effectively by your kind help through elucidating remarks and suggestions to replace more general and pedestrian words with fastidiously chosen ones or proposing better sentence structures to make it a well wrought essay. This goal is unlikely to be achieved by writing some simple articles like introducing myself, describing an object or narrating a story. Any kind of remarks or suggestions to make this article better is fervently appreciated. I want to start with a poem by Rahi Moayyeri (رهی معیری). He passed away in 1968. Some literature critics called him "The Saadi of contemporary poets" since his poems imitate the poems of Saadi, the great Iranian poet lived in 13th century. This poem is known as "Sarv e simin". تا دامن از من کشیدی ای سرو سیمین تن من هر شب ز خونابه دل پر گل بود دامن من Let us start the meaning of this poem word by word. (تا): The word (تا) usually means "to", "till", "until". These words may do not have the same connotations in English, but (تا) is usually their translation in Farsi. For example the phrase "from Iran to US" must be translate to Farsi as (از ایران تا آمریکا). The phrase "from two hours ago til now" is translate as (از دو ساعت پیش تا حالا). The word (تا) sometimes is used to indicate "the end point of a span" in contemporary Farsi. In the phrase "from Iran to US", US is supposed to be the end point of the distance from Iran to US. In the phrase "from two hours ago til now", now is really the end point of the time span started two hours ago and is ended now. Nevertheless, in this poem, the word (تا) means "from that moment". The word (تا) has many different meanings and the only way to master it is practice. I think it is enough for today. Please let me know if it is helpful or if you have any suggestions.

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Iran's literature and poetry

It may be presumptuous of me that I decide to write about Farsi literature since it is not relevant to my major in at the university. Nevertheless, I want to do my best for several reasons. First, to try to help some of my friends who are learning Farsi and, as I know, are interested to in learning more about Farsi poets. Moreover, it can serve me as an appropriately challenging writing practice for me since I have to convey more or less complicated meanings. I can learn more effectively by your kind help through elucidating remarks and suggestions to replace more general and pedestrian words with fastidiously chosen ones or proposing better sentence structures to make it a well wrought essay. This goal is unlikely to be achieved by writing some simple articles like where/in which I introduce myself, describe an object or narrate a story. Any kind of remarks or suggestions to make this article better is would be fervently greatly appreciated.
I want to start with a poem by Rahi Moayyeri (رهی معیری). He passed away in 1968. Some literature critics called him "The Saadi of contemporary poets" since his poems imitate the poems of Saadi, the great Iranian poet who lived in 13th century. This poem is known as "Sarv e simin".
تا دامن از من کشیدی ای سرو سیمین تن من هر شب ز خونابه دل پر گل بود دامن من
Let us start by describing/going over/detailing the meaning of this poem word by word.
(تا):
The word (تا) usually means "to", "till", "until". These words may do not have the same connotations in English, but (تا) is usually their translation in Farsi. For example the phrase "from Iran to US" must be translate to Farsi as (از ایران تا آمریکا). The phrase "from two hours ago til now" is translate as (از دو ساعت پیش تا حالا). The word (تا) sometimes is used to indicate "the end point of a span" in contemporary Farsi. In the phrase "from Iran to US", US is supposed to be the end point of the distance from Iran to US. In the phrase "from two hours ago til now", now is really the end point of the time span started two hours ago and is ended now. Nevertheless, in this poem, the word (تا) means "from that moment". The word (تا) has many different meanings and the only way to master it is practice.
I think it is enough for today. Please let me know if it is helpful or if you have any suggestions.

 

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Sorry! I correct it, I'm FOND of Said!
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I have found it very difficult explaining Farsi poems in English. The writer must be patient to explain, and the reader should be avid to read. Some Farsi words are used in disparate meanings and explaining them can be frustrating. I believe that you've done a good job. Unfortunately, I do not know Rahi Moayeri that much, but I like the poem you brought up here. I am fund of Sadi, I couldn't write anything about his poems though! I hope I can do it one day.
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عالی بود کارت درسته Very Nice. God job.

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