Poetry | Rumi's beshnō een nay Intro
Learn Persian with Chai and Conversation
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🗓️ 9 June 2021
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
In this lesson, we go over one of Rumi's most famous poems, beshnō een nay, which means ‘listen to the reed flute,' with our friend Muhammad Ali of Persian Poetics. We go over the essence and meaning behind the poem, and analyze it line by line using Muhammad Ali's English translation. Beshnō een nay is the first poem in Rumi's Masnavi, and is a common poem for Iranians to have memorized. The major theme of the poem is that of separation, either from a specific place or from the divine, and the return to the ‘self,' whatever that may be.
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| 0:00.0 | Learn Persian with Chying Conversation, Lesson 91. |
| 0:04.0 | Hello and welcome to lesson 91 of Chaiang Conversation. |
| 0:28.3 | In this lesson, we'll be going over the poem Bechno Azne by Rumi, actually one of his absolute most famous poems. |
| 0:36.8 | In this lesson, we're going to go over the whole poem with our friend Mohamed Ali, |
| 0:41.5 | better known as Persian Poetics. |
| 0:44.1 | We'll discuss the meaning behind the poem and get a good introduction to Rumi as a poet. |
| 0:49.0 | Please remember that this lesson is only one part of our learning system. |
| 0:52.8 | We'll be going over the vocabulary and phrases |
| 0:55.4 | learn in this poem in this lesson, but I'll be going over those in more detail in subsequent |
| 1:01.7 | lessons. So be sure to look out for those. In addition, this lesson is absolutely free, |
| 1:07.6 | but to get the most out of these lessons, you can sign up for a free 30-day trial of |
| 1:11.8 | membership to Chying Conversation on our website at tryingconversation.com with choice, |
| 1:17.2 | spelled C-H-A-I. |
| 1:19.3 | With a membership, you'll get the full transcript of these lessons. |
| 1:23.3 | You'll be able to hear the poem line by line, word by by word so you can really understand it and master it. |
| 1:29.3 | And you'll also get a full PDF guide to this lesson and get access to all the learning materials we've ever made. |
| 1:34.8 | So be sure to check that out on our website at chai and conversation.com. |
| 1:40.3 | We'll talk more about this after the lesson, but for now, let's get right into the discussion with Mohamed Ali of Persian Poetics. |
| 1:49.0 | Okay, so we're back with Mohamed Ali. |
| 1:51.6 | Mohamed Ali, thank you for joining. |
| 1:53.8 | Thank you for having me. |
| 1:54.7 | It's my pleasure. |
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