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About Mojtaba Parsa
Expertise
As you may know, Persian culture is one of the most ancient cultures in the world. This enormous volume of antiquity has always been affected by different cultures through the passage of history: National beliefs, language, religion, borders, etc. I can answer you about Persian culture before and after Islam - which is known as a milestone in Iranian history, and also about the various languages spoken by Iranians, and give you translations in today's Iran's official language, Farsi (Persian). Podemos compartir los textos de español y persa y traducirlos para otra cada, también. Mojtaba

Experience
I am an Iranian and have studied general history about Iran. I am absolutely familiar with the culture and language of my own country.

Education/Credentials
My education is strengthened about civil engineering.

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Expert: Mojtaba Parsa - 10/24/2009

Question
QUESTION: Dear Mojtaba,

Can you please translate this video to English? If it is too much can you please translate a few sentences?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_I4-edQA9w

Thank you,

Ju

ANSWER: Hi Ju,

Very bad accent, really difficult to understand!

... بر نی سر پرخون حسینت بینی. خواهرم صبر نما ظلم فنا خواهد شد، خواهر من. اهل بیتم همه در مرگ پدر می‌گریند‌، ام کلثوم در آن دم به نوا خواهد شد، خواهر من. گر تو را مضطر و نالان و پریشان بینند، شاد و خندان دو لب دشمن ما خواهد شد، خواهر من.

لشکر خصم شما را به اسیری گیرند، شام غم مسکن و ماوای شما خواهد شد، خواهر من. این زمان نوبت شمشیر زبان می‌آید، تیز و برنده چو خون شهدا خواهد شد، خواهر من

Translation:

...you see the bloody head of Hussain on the lance. O my sister, be patient injustice will be ruined, o my sister. My household inmates cry due to the father's death, Ommo Kolsüm stressfully will cry out sorrowfully, o my sister. If they see you as you are worried, stressful and crying out, both lips of our enemy will get into the shape of smiling and happiness, o my sister.

The army of anger will get you as hostage prisoners and the sorrowful Sham will be your place to live, o my sister. Now is when it is the turn of the sword of the tongue. It will be as sharp as the martyrs' blood, o my sister.

BTW I became curious to know why you wanted to know what this guy says!

Anyway hope this helps.
With Best Regards, Mojtaba Parsa

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QUESTION: Dear Mojtaba,

Thank you very much for your help. I like to learn about different religions. Can you please tell me the meaning of 'Ommo Kolsüm' and 'Sham'?

Also can you please tell me is there any special name for this kind of matam and does it occur only on special days such as the Day of Ashura or throughout the year? Is this a mosque in Iran?

Thank you

Ju

Answer
Hi Ju,

Though these themes have something to do with the religion, they have actually become pertaining to the culture more than to the religion.

'Ommo Kolsum' was Hussain's sister (Ali's daughter).
'Sham' has several meanings: 1. What people eat as dinner (nights); 2. Start of the night, after-evening; 3. What today we call 'Syria', formerly was called 'Sham'.
It seems that 'Sham' refers to this place in the poem. So I indicated it by capital S.

Several titles for such a ceremoney are used.
عزاداری، مرثیه، نوحه، مراسم سینه زنی، لحن الحزین،...

Pronunciations:
azä däri, marsie, nohe, maräsem e sine zani, lahn ol hazin

There are many days during the year in which Iranian people go mourn, like anniversary of martyrdom or death of Shia leaders (the Imams), Mohamad, Zahra (Ali's wife), Ayatollah Khomeyni (leader of Islamic Revolution), etc. Some are performed more intense than some other. For example, mourning on Ashura is absolutely more severe than on Islam's prophet's anniversary.

Also during the first 10 days of the month 'Moharram' (10 days before Ashura Day), people constantly keep on performing lamentations days and nights - at the mosques or streets.

And this might be whether a mosque or a 'Hoseynie'. The Hoseynies usually are greater than mosques and fewer in amount.

Hope this helps.
With Best Regards, Mojtaba Parsa

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