Probably you need to thank Ferdowsi!

Nah. Farsi is only powerful because of its massive influx of Arabic words that adds depth to the language. Farsi poetry is not possible without it. All major Farsi poets used heavily Arabized words. There were no poets of the Sassanid Era.

@@xtremeownage2 Damn. Are you always this receationary? To other people's taking pride in their language, culture and history. And also where did you get that "There were no poets of the Sassanid Era" other than the fact of. Source: trust me bro! More to that, maybe it's that the more well known Sassanid poet's works didn't survive, because people like Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas who durning the conquests wouldn't stop the large scale book burning 📖 🔥. 🤔 hmm I wonder... Source: Tarikh al-Tabari. You're welcome ;)

@@kolohaksja2260 There virtually no written literature in old Persian or Pahalvi . Persian poetry thrived after the introduction of Arabic , Islamic conquest and the Arabic script. See A Literary History of Persia by Edward G. Briwne (four vols.) After the Safavids, who forced Shi’ism on Iran, virtually no great Persian poet appeared. Firdousi was writing about Central Asia much after the Islamization of Iran and Central Asia.

@@saliksayyar9793 There are many stone scripts, and Manichean religious scriptures and old gnostic scriptures in Old Persian. There are also many business documents between Persia and India-China. All old literature were discouraged by religious fanatics. During Ferdowsi's time much of central Asia was still following Nestorian Christianity and Buddhism.

The love of Allah, God, karma, universe, nature or whatever just gives me peace in a way I will never be able to explain. May love overcome your being and may you find the path of love of humanity.

Alhamdulilla, may God guide you toward the straight path, my friend.

Does anyone have a link to the full audiobook.

Could you kindly share some with us, thanks. Salaam

@@judbakilam یک شبی پروانگان جمع آمدند در مضیفی طالب شمع آمدند جمله می‌گفتند می‌باید یکی کو خبر آرد ز مطلوب اندکی شد یکی پروانه تا قصری ز دور در فضاء قصر یافت از شمع نور بازگشت و دفتر خود بازکرد وصف او بر قدر فهم آغاز کرد ناقدی کو داشت در جمع مهی گفت او را نیست از شمع آگهی شد یکی دیگر گذشت از نور در خویش را بر شمع زد از دور در پر زنان در پرتو مطلوب شد شمع غالب گشت و او مغلوب شد بازگشت او نیز و مشتی راز گفت از وصال شمع شرحی باز گفت ناقدش گفت این نشان نیست ای عزیز همچو آن یک کی نشان دادی تو نیز دیگری برخاست می‌شد مست مست پای کوبان بر سر آتش نشست دست درکش کرد با آتش به هم خویشتن گم کرد با او خوش به هم چون گرفت آتش ز سر تا پای او سرخ شد چون آتشی اعضای او ناقد ایشان چو دید او را ز دور شمع با خود کرده هم رنگش ز نور گفت این پروانه در کارست و بس کس چه داند، این خبر دارست و بس آنک شد هم بی‌خبر هم بی‌اثر از میان جمله او دارد خبر تا نگردی بی‌خبر از جسم و جان کی خبر یابی ز جانان یک زمان هرکه از مویی نشانت باز داد صد خط اندر خون جانت باز داد نیست محرم نفس کس این جایگاه در نگنجد هیچ کس این جایگاه

But he was a Sunni who praised Umar, Usman and Abu Bakr, whom Iranians (and Shias in general), curse all the time!

How wonderful!

You have a great memory mate 😂👍🏼

Farsi; perhaps the most beautiful language in humanity. It far outweights Parisian French, in my humble opinion anyway, in eloquence.

Well, without Arabic words , Farsi language won’t be exited today .

@@hashimalzarooni9179 You're replying with this none sense under every single comment. Yes modern Persian has some Arabic loan words which was the result of the brutal Islamic conquest of Persia and the campaign to eradicate the language. Still, Persian culture far predates the Arabs. Cyrus the Great was laying down the first charter of human rights far before the lizard eating, camel piss drinking Arab bedouins came to prominence. Even the Arabic language is itself beholden to Persians considering that the foundational book for its grammar was written by Sibawayh who was a Persian grammarian. Without Persians, modern day Arabic wouldn't be what it is today.

That’s right ! Simorgh ( 30 birds ) سیمرغ

Yeah, maybe I shouldn't assume people already know that

@@LetsTalkReligion 😂

@@aemiliadelroba4022 i had a good chortle upon learning of the 30birds.

@@LetsTalkReligion My mother used to read this to us as children and I always understood the Simorgh to be God within us. I enjoyed this comment and of course, I enjoyed your video. Thank you.

Is there a particular translation you might suggest for english readers?

@@afnanbogey Choose the Darbandi and Davis translation.

@@catherinemoore9534 maybe you haven't read the famous DIVAN E SHAMS of Rumi because a great scholar of Persian who knows A to Z of Persian poetry says to him everything in Persian poetry feels like child's when compared to Rumi's Divan e SHAMS..

@@zaharabanoo6338 You must not have read the poetry of Hafez if you think that

Well, without Arabic words , Farsi language won’t be exited today

​@@hashimalzarooni9179 You're replying with this none sense under every single comment. Yes modern Persian has some Arabic loan words which was the result of the brutal Islamic conquest of Persia and the campaign to eradicate the language. They burned any Persian book they got their hands on and oppressed the Ajams for centuries. Still, Persian culture far predates the Arabs. Cyrus the Great was laying down the first charter of human rights far before the lizard eating, camel piss drinking Arab bedouins came to prominence. Even the Arabic language is itself beholden to Persians considering that the foundational book for its grammar was written by Sibawayh who was a Persian grammarian. So in a sense without Persians, modern day Arabic wouldn't be what it is today.

@@hashimalzarooni9179 how is that related to what they said💀 And yes it would still exist without the Arabic script lmao just look at how they are writing in Tajikistan

خط عربی از خط پارسی که در انتهی دوران ساسانی ساخته شده بود تازه ساخته شده بود گرفته شد که همان خط فارسی امروزی هست برای همین است که پارسی ۴حرف از عربی بیشتر دارد​@@hashimalzarooni9179

@@hashimalzarooni9179Only one Arabic word عشق in that quote if you ignore that عطار’s name is Arabic…

The correct word is Iranian I don’t know why people keep on repeating Persian this perisn that

@@Claxiux because whatever you see as Iran today has been unified people since the great Cyrus and Persian empire, the Achaemenid, and after 25 centuries the core is still there. the common language of Iran is sometimes called Farsi which is Arabic form of Parsi which is Persian in western language.

@@amirb3083 No you f.. Idoit! the word Irie(Aryan) Exist before Cyrus the Median Empire call themselves Aryan the word exist in the oldest writing of Persian language(AVESTA)! even Darus the Greate call himself Aryan!!! Sassanian Call themesves King of IranShar!!

@@noshadb.e3111 If you believe you are talking factual, Talk like a civilized person. don't call the person you are talking to F.. Idiot, leave these kind of adjectives for your parents who raised you up like animal.

​@@amirb3083only 58% Iranian people are Persians rest are other ethnicities which is part of Iranian society and culture. Like every indian is not aryan 😊😊😊😊

:))) literally

Lol. This sums it up! :))))))))))

Yeah I really like it! It probably has to take some creative freedoms, but I think it's worth it in order to capture the poetic aspect of the original.

A sign that you should take the journey and testify

@@alfonso201 well you could be right. I actually see true Islam as a universal religion.

@@jasontravis3568 sounds about right

@@jasontravis3568 if you understand that true religion is the progressive revelation of the reality.

@Cru6ix indeed. I'm actually saying that in other words.

Well, without Arabic words , Farsi language won’t be exited today

@@hashimalzarooni9179 in fact, when the Arabs attacked Iran, they tried really hard to completely eliminate the ancient Persian language. They burned all the books and killed all the poets and scholars. One of them got away, the legendary Ferdowsi, who had spent 30 years writing “Shahnameh” in the original Persian language. That is basically the only work that remains. So to respond to your comment, Arabic got mixed into Persian when the Arabs attacked and forced it upon the nation. It didn’t help it survive.

​@@8mahan8No, arabic didn't do sht

Well, without Arabic words , Farsi language won’t be exited today

@@hashimalzarooni9179 You're replying with this none sense under every single comment. Yes modern Persian has some Arabic loan words which was the result of the brutal Islamic conquest of Persia and the campaign to eradicate the language. Still, Persian culture far predates the Arabs. Cyrus the Great was laying down the first charter of human rights far before the lizard eating, camel piss drinking Arab bedouins came to prominence. Even the Arabic language is itself beholden to Persians considering that the foundational book for its grammar was written by Sibawayh who was a Persian grammarian. Without Persians, modern day Arabic wouldn't be what it is today.

I love that quote! I've also heard it attributed to Ibn 'Arabi. And thank you so much for the generous Super Thanks!

@@LetsTalkReligion Yeah, it's a great one. I think an even more accurate translation may be, "Here comes the sea, followed by the Ocean." Thank you for your beautiful work

Iranian*

Persian?

@@ThisUnifiedField The 'persian' mystics will feel offended by you tagging them as Persian instead of islamic because what they were was not because of ethnicity but because of faith and religion and in Islam they are called auliyaAllah (friends of Allah) all of these mystics use the word auliyaAllah while referring to other mystics that is why you will find Sufis all over the world from Africa to china and from Russia to Indonesia even india is dotted with innumerable Sufi shrines..

Well, without Arabic words , Farsi language won’t be exited today

@@hashimalzarooni9179 You're replying with this none sense under every single comment. Yes modern Persian has some Arabic loan words which was the result of the brutal Islamic conquest of Persia and the campaign to eradicate the language. Still, Persian culture far predates the Arabs. Cyrus the Great was laying down the first charter of human rights far before the lizard eating, camel piss drinking Arab bedouins came to prominence. Even the Arabic language is itself beholden to Persians considering that the foundational book for its grammar was written by Sibawayh who was a Persian grammarian. Without Persians, modern day Arabic wouldn't be what it is today.

I don’t know what it means when you say we Persians. Persian is a language. Attar’s lesson is lost on you as you hold on to your being Persian.

He was Sunni

You have lost everything these auliyaAllah aka Sufis stood for you are today nothing but wannabe European copycats who reject Allah and worship ethnicity, nation and Europe..lol

@@saliksayyar9793 Your are right, Persian is a language, but a person who speaks Persian language is also called Persian. Most people in Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan speak in Persian language and are called Persian.

@@saliksayyar9793 what are you talkig about? each time we read his work! he is alive with us through his word?

Wow that's really interesting

Chaucer was indeed influenced by Attar. Love Chaucer, too. 😊

Chaucer lifted the concept from Attar, plain and simple.

@@bridgetwadane4392 It's neither plain nor simple. Chaucer would have known Attar's work in Latin translation from the Arabic into which it was translated from the original Persian. He would have had to make numerous extremely deft leaps and tumbles to put the poem in the context of the England of his day, with English places, people, laws, religion, mores and customs of the time and so on. And achieve a masterly work which stands the test of Time. It's a beautiful example of cultural shift, or perhaps what in these days is called 'foreign aid' that is, when more advanced and wealthier nations help poorer ones to progress ...

Thank you Conor!

Place, time, people...

@@Concurr Right time, right place, right people equals success. Wrong time, wrong place, wrong people equals most of the real human history. Idries Shah, Reflections

@@muhd7144 who decides who is right/wrong???

Our heart should bee our moral compass

The journey of the birds takes them through the 7 valleys of the quest Love Understanding Independence Detachment Unity Astonishment Poverty Nothingness