#persian

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In this poem, Shaykh Bahāʾ al‐Dīn laments that unworthy people, never having endured any hardship, have the finest means and a luxurious lifestyle, complete with slaves at their service, while unworthy of being even a servant.

Rumi poem spotted on a Tehran house:

[Rumi to Shams:] “You’re the drop, you’re the sea, you’re kindness, you’re harshness,

you’re sugar, you’re poison, don’t torment me anymore!”

Persian poets often ‘reply’ to other poets by re-mixing their verses, either as a nod to the poet or as a rebuttal.

In this case, Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II (died 1481) is re-mixing a famous Hafiz (died 1390) line, which we have translated (see below).

Samarqand and Bukhara: Two central Asian cities, now in Uzbekistan.

“You are what you seek.” -Rumi, Spotted in the Tehran Bazar

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mino-lingual:

yay then I’m your person! this is only to get you started, so there’s not a lot here

this will be farsi-resource heavy, but as a dari learner i’ve included some things for tajiki and dari + classical

resources

grammar:
-my google drive full of persian books (farsi, dari, tajiki, old)
-an introduction to persian (dari, grammar heavy, slightly confusing + spelling errors, good overall)
-persiandee(a goldmine, i use this)
- my personal grammar notes (messy, don’t use as a primary source, only as revision)
- persian verbs
- my persian verb cheat sheet (+ practice charts + 65 most common verbs with present stems)
-prepositions

misc + vocab:
-AFZA books (1 and 2 are for beginners, VERY good for vocab + practicing)
-my 600 word farsi memrise course (does not completely have audio)
-list of 600 most common farsi words + transcription
- clozemaster (the website)
-some flashcards ranging from B1 (intermediate) to C2 (native), don’t recommend unless for cultural exposure
-persian foundation

media:
- i’m working on a full post for movies and shit 
-my persian spotify playlist

good luck in learning persian!
[updated 22.07.18]

Some recent hand drawings for Persian Wind tower research for Advanced Design 2. (click photos to see detail)

Graphite and coloured pencil on A2 paper.

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