Iranian of the Day

Bright future

These bright youth are going to transform Iran in the near future. Iran belongs to these people, not a bunch of gibon and antar and fossiles like Antarinjad and Ali yedasti and Janati.

Wow...

She is so good looking that I did not hear what she was reading / saying...

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I like the way she recited her poem. She had a great stage presence! It is very touching and compassionate. It is from her heart! This is the best poetry recitation I ever heard in my life! No wonder she got a standing ovation! I hope someone will translate the poem into English and post it on you-tube, so I can add this poem to my collection.

Great job! Thank you!

Delaram Banafsheh (Yolanda)

"Cactus in the Desert"

Such beautiful Poem by Hilla

who performed it beautifully with her beautiful, loving voice & beauty.

Payandeh IRAN & IRANIANS 

I'm glad this poem got featured. I think higher

editorial standards should honor it. It deserves to be read and heard as it is a great poem. I had put the posting site's full link in respect to copy rights so the Adamak site's work is respected. Somehow only the video appears here, or in my blog of hours before your featuring. The correct link is //www.mardomak.biz/videos/47453/

Also, 'murdered students' dedication in the title is not accurate representation. While it can be inferred in broader context of the poem, it is a presumption in your title. The context and depth of the poem is wider and deeper and parallels 'yare dabestani' in essense and more emphatically covers the personal honor and existential question on meaning of 'love of nation'. At core this is a revolutionary poem of very high caliber.

هنوزم عشق میهن در سرت هست؟

هوا بارانی است و فصل پاییز / گلوی آسمان از بغض لبریز
به سجده آمده ابری كه انگار / شده از داغ تابستانه سرریز
هوای مدرسه ، بوی الفبا / صدای زنگ اول محكم وتیز
جزای خنده های بی مجوز / و شادیها و تفریحات نا چیز
برای نوجوانی های ما بود / فرود خشم و تهمت های یكریز
رسیده اول مهر و درونم / پُر است ازلحظه های خاطرانگیز
كلاس درس خالی مانده از تو / من و گلهای پژمرده سر میز

هوا پاییزی و بارانی ام من / درون خشم خود زندانی ام من
چه فردای خوشی راخواب دیدیم !/ تمام نقشه ها بر آب دیدیم !
چه دورانی چه رویای عبوری !/ چه جستن ها به دنبال ظهوری !
من و تو نسل بی پرواز بودیم / اسیر پنجه های باز بودیم
همان بازی كه با تیغ سرانگشت / به پیش چشمهای من ترا كشت

تمام آرزوها را فنا کرد / دو دست دوستی امان را جدا کرد
تو جام شوكران را سر كشیدی / به ناگه از كنارم پر كشیدی
به دانه دانه اشك مادرانه / به آن اندیشه های جاودانه
به قطره قطره خون عشق سوگند / به سوز سینه های مانده در بند
دلم صد پاره شد بر خاك افتاد / به قلبم از غمت صد چاك افتاد

بگو، بگو آنجا كه رفتی شاد هستی ؟‌ / در آن سوی حیات آزاد هستی ؟
هوای نوجوانی خاطرت هست ؟‌ / هنوزم عشق میهن در سرت هست ؟
بگو آنجا كه رفتی هرزه ای نیست؟ / تبر، تقدیر سرو و سبزه ای نیست ؟‌
كسی دزد شعورت نیست آنجا ؟‌ / تجاوز به غرورت نیست آنجا ؟
خبر از گورهای بی نشان هست ؟‌ / صدای ضجه های مادران هست ؟‌

بخوان همدرد من، همنسل و همراه / بخوان شعر مرا با حسرت و آه
دوباره اول مهر است و پاییز / گلوی آسمان از بغض لبریز
من و میزی كه خالی مانده از تو / و گلهایی كه پژمرده سر میز

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Fantastic!

Well done, Hilla khanom!

Really nice poem!

About Khatami

I don't agree that Khatami did not do enough. I believe that Mr. Khatami brought an environment that encouraged self reliant for people based leadership. His emphasis was based on denying "one" individual as a solution and relying on people for fighting for their rights.

Based on what Khatami believed, he stood strong from the beginning to the end . If people expected more, the problem is not Khatami.

His greatest gift to Iranians were the roots of democratic mind set, against the traditional Iranian trait of "bot-parasti". He took his pictures off the walls and let all know that he doesn't agree with "bot Parasti". He encouraged all to follow Law and fight to make Law apply to all equally. I agree with that philosophy. Laws, good or bad, once are applied equally can help society toward civility. Khatami is the master of the civility in our society and internationally respected also.

I believe history will judge him well.

Excellent work from Hilla Sedighi, this poem will stay with us

This is one of the best poems I have read in a while."Hilla Sedighi" 's poetry reminds me of poems I grew up with such as works of Forough Farrokhzad, Siavash Kasraii, and Akhavan-Sales.  I will look forward to reading and hearing more of her gorgeous poetry.

Very powerful

Incredible. Persian is a powerful language. She performs the poem perfectly. Is there an script available?

Thanks for the post.

Future

People like this build the future of Iran... young people with passion, intelligence and empathy. I see a very bright future.

Very moving! 

Khatami source of all miseries

former prez. khatami had a golden opportunity after his election to take the country in any which way he wanted.  however, he was extremely gutless( compare to karroubi).  he continued to cave in, he was more worried about which robe color to wear.  he was articulate and well spoken yet short on substance.  even in post election demonstrations, he continues to shy away from true confrontation. 

I will never forget khatami's mishandling of people's votes.  he is responsible for the current situation.  he gave the sepah and baseej enough time to organize and consolidate their powers.  he should have taken on the hardliners when he h hiad the opportunity, when they were weak.

he was more concerned about winning the nobel prize than anything truly meaningful.   and he got neither. 

right after his election, khamenie was in such a weak position that i remeber khamenie stating in two friday prayers that he supported the pres. even though he wanted nateq nouri to win.

moreover, he was so confused.  he was proposing the dialogue of civilizations at a time when Iran was the only country in the world refusing to talk to another nation, mainly US. 

Time and time again, the hardliners blocked the reformers, kept them weak, kept them away from Parliament yet pres khatami was so weak.  he could not come out and say that Khamenie was responsible.

In hindsight, Montazeri was right.  He wrote a letter to Khatami 6 months after his election saying if they are blocking your agenda, then resign.  he should have listened!  now the radicals are well organized and have bribed the country-side people to be on their side with the windfall from oil revenues in the past 6 years.

thanks khatami for nothing and stop smiling...

چه معنا داره که شیطان - شعری دیگر در همین ارتباط

خدایا من نمیدانم

چه معنا داره که شیطان

رود در قالب انسان

و در یک مرکز دانش

نماز آتش دوزخ به پا دارد

دهد دستور

در زندان کهریزک

وضو گیرند و قبل از هر تجاوز یا شکنجه

سجده بگذارند

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Another reason why IRI opponents still misguided

Ok, so the reason you should be supporting change in Iran is because people are thirsty for freedom.  Obviously by posting the vid up in the top left corner, disllusioned enemies of IRI still re-enforce the suspiscion that they really are after exposing and letting loose Iranian hotties and not necessarily after freedom of thought and press. 

Enough Said

Very Powerful !

Beautiful !

She also looks like actress Golshifteh Farahani !

DOWN WITH THE IRI !

I'm speechless

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