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In the land of the blind
pa [rl]ando ke da yawi stirgee khaawand paadsha dee. -pashto da shaari koora, yak-chishma paadshaast. -colloquial farsi (afghanistan) (in the land of the blind, the one-eyed is king.)… more →
Hamesha
in the land of the blind
safrang wrote 3 months ago: pa [rl]ando ke da yawi stirgee khaawand paadsha dee. -pashto da shaari koora, yak-chishma paadshaast … more →
don't worry if you don't get it
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safrang wrote 7 months ago: like somebody said- it takes one year to understand this country, and two years to understand that y … more →
violent, poetic, nostalgic
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safrang wrote 7 months ago: “a generally unruly lot given to violence, poetry, and not infrequent fits of nostalgia. … more →
in the long run
safrang wrote 1 year ago: حریفا اندر آتش صبر می کن که آتش آب می گردد به ایام مولانای روم- گویند سنگ لعل شود در مقام صبر آری شو … more →
this pleasant, gentle sway
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safrang wrote 1 year ago: yes, i’m in iran and having the time of my life. i can say i would enjoy living in this countr … more →
the wise and the fortunate
safrang wrote 1 year ago: .عاقلان د بختوَرُو غلامان دی * Âqilân da bakhtawaro ghulâmân dee. * The learned are the slaves of th … more →
Watch
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safrang wrote 1 year ago: Watch, originally uploaded by From Afghanistan With Loveّ. i have so often wanted to snap some shots … more →
اقتربت الساعه + birthday
safrang wrote 1 year ago: ساعتی بیرون شو از ساعت دلا تا ز چونی وارهی و از چرا ساعت از بی ساعتی آگاه نیست زانکه آنسو جز تخیر را … more →
Angry Skies above the Bosphorus
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safrang wrote 1 year ago: Angry Skies above the Bosphorus, originally uploaded by From Afghanistan With Loveّ. The mood of the … more →
tirade
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safrang wrote 1 year ago: i have a small favor to ask of my ‘expat’ colleagues here in afghanistan. and let me for … more →
zorba
safrang wrote 1 year ago: it’s friday. which means it is the weekend here. a much-needed day off. which means i don … more →
غریو را تصویر کن
safrang wrote 1 year ago: غریو را !تصویر کن شاملو- * what an invitation to life – the most poignant i have read, period. … more →
welcome to the jungle
safrang wrote 1 year ago: به کوه خواهد زد به غار خواهد رفت بشر دوباره به جنگل پناه خواهد برد فریدون مشیری- * didn’t freu … more →
...که زمین چرکین است
safrang wrote 1 year ago: i look and all i see is the dull dustiness of all around. * some afternoons when i go to those hills … more →
green in farsi, short fiction, and the case of the one-eyed dog
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safrang wrote 1 year ago: so yesterday i was contemplating the many meanings and usages of the word سبز -sabz- in farsi litera … more →
نازی
safrang wrote 1 year ago: because the picture that akram osman drew of naazi will forever remain etched in his readers’ … more →
I am Shiva, the god of death
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safrang wrote 1 year ago: Another wonderfully ominous quote in the series of wonderfully ominous quotes, this time from the mo … more →
پشت دریا ها شهریست، قایقی باید ساخت
safrang wrote 1 year ago: پشت دریاها شهریست قایقی باید ساخت سهراب سپهری- * beyond the seas there’s a place, ought to bui … more →
a play in three acts
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safrang wrote 1 year ago: * take-i bratislava! bratislava! the sun is high in the sky, and the shadows are at their smallest w … more →
