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Afsoos o dareegh o aah o faryaad
A poem in the heat of the revolution
February 11, 2002
The Iranian
My father, Ali Moayed Sabety, was a member of the Majlis (parliament) from
Khorasan and later a senator for many years from the same province. This is a poem
he wrote two month before the fall of the Shah.
He held no government office since 1960s when he was prevented from running
for the Senate by the Shah. His property was confiscated as a result of a ruling
issued by Ayatollah Sadegh Khalkhali. He lived in exile from 1978 until his passing
away a year and a half ago at the age of ninety-eight. (See "Under
the shade")
His poem reflects well the general feelings at the time of the revolution.
My father wrote many more poems in exile, critical of the theocratic regime. Like
most Iranians, he disliked the Shah and the mollas. I present you this poem not because
it is one of his best but for its historic value and as a reminder of how and why
we made the revolution.
Note: The poem's pages are numbered from 3 to 9. The first two pages are my
father's related notes which have not been included here.
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Longing for liberty
Then AND now
By Setareh Sabety
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