January 21

0 comments

DAY 21: #31DayAspiringPolyglot Challenge – Learning Persian (Fārsī)

بنی آدم اعضای یک پیکرند  
که در آفرينش ز یک گوهرند  
چوعضوى به درد آورد روزگار  
دگرعضوها را نماند قرار  
تو کز محنت دیگران بی غمی  
نشاید که نامت نهند آدمی 

Bani âdam aazayé yek paykarand
Keh dar âfarinesh ze yek goharand
Cho ozvi be dard âvarad roozegâr
Degar ozvhârâ namânad gharâr
To kaz mehnaté degâran beghamé 
Nâshâyad ke nâmat Nahand âdamé.


Human beings are members of a whole,
in creation of one essence and soul.
If one member is afflicted with pain,
other members uneasy will remain.
If you have no sympathy for human pain,
The name of human you cannot retain.

Sa'di

Fun Facts About the Persian Language

Persian is one of the oldest languages that is still spoken today. The oldest? Tamil.

Bani Adam by Persian poet Sa'di, is inscribed in the halls of the United Nations.

The Persian language has not changed much in the last 1,000 years.

Persian (Fārsī) uses a modified Arabic script which is written right to left except for numbers. You can read more about it here.

Lastly, President Obama quoted one of Sa'di's poems during a 2016 message to celebrate Nowruz.

President Obama's 2016 Nowruz Message


My Day 21 Worksheet

AE - DAY 21 - WORKSHEET - 31 DAY ASPIRING POLYGLOT CHALLENGE
The #1 Writing Tool

*Hey, this page contains affiliate links. There’s no extra cost to you, but I receive a small commission when you decide to use them. They help me keep this party going.


PIN ME!

ALLEZ ELIZABETH - DAY 21  PROGRESS - 31 DAY ASPIRING POLYGLOT

CATEGORIES language learning

You may also like

language learning

DAY 17: #31DayAspiringPolyglot Challenge – Learning Persian (Fārsī)

بخند تا دنیا به رویت بخندد bexand tā donyā be ruyat bexandad“Laugh and the world laughs with you.”Literally, “Smile, so the world smiles (back) onto your Read More

DAY 17: #31DayAspiringPolyglot Challenge – Learning Persian (Fārsī)

language learning

DAY 4: #31DayAspiringPolyglot Challenge – Learning Persian (Fārsī)

“Love is simply creation's greatest joy.”  – Hafez Learning Numbers in Persian (Fārsī) I needed this module! It was a nice needed break after writing Read More

DAY 4: #31DayAspiringPolyglot Challenge – Learning Persian (Fārsī)

language learning

Start Learning French Grammar With These Four Verbs

Take chances, make mistakes. That's how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave. Mary Tyler Moore Are Read More

Start Learning French Grammar With These Four Verbs
{"email":"Email address invalid","url":"Website address invalid","required":"Required field missing"}
>
Success message!
Warning message!
Error message!