{"id":406,"date":"2018-02-11T17:52:18","date_gmt":"2018-02-11T17:52:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thehollyfest.org\/?page_id=406"},"modified":"2018-02-11T17:52:18","modified_gmt":"2018-02-11T17:52:18","slug":"sassan-tabatabai","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.thehollyfest.org\/index.php\/sassan-tabatabai\/","title":{"rendered":"Sassan Tabatabai"},"content":{"rendered":"

Qazal<\/h1>\n

When I look in the glass my shade stares back in Persian
\nI breathe\u2014walk\u2014sleep but my heart beats in Persian<\/p>\n

Persepolis<\/em> to you is Takht-e Jamshid<\/em> to me
\nAlexander<\/em> is still Eskandar<\/em> in Persian<\/p>\n

They say beauty lies in the beholder\u2019s eyes
\nThe beloved\u2019s ruby lips are sweetest in Persian<\/p>\n

The lover is tossed by thoughts of tactile pleas
\nThe beloved\u2019s tulip cheeks are softest in Persian<\/p>\n

The nightingale\u2019s song rings throughout the garden
\nThe lover\u2019s plaintive sighs are loudest in Persian<\/p>\n

The soul laments its distance from its maker
\nThe melancholy reed sings saddest in Persian<\/p>\n

Sassan<\/em> they asked what language do you dream in<\/em>
\nI dream in color<\/em> I said but I love in Persian<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Qazal When I look in the glass my shade stares back in Persian I breathe\u2014walk\u2014sleep but my heart beats in Persian Persepolis to you is Takht-e Jamshid to me Alexander is still Eskandar in Persian They say beauty lies in the beholder\u2019s eyes The beloved\u2019s ruby lips are sweetest in Persian The lover is tossed … <\/p>\n

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