TIME IS SO CLOSE TO EMBRACE YOU - ZAMANE DAR AUGHOOSH GEREFTANE TO NAZDIK AST
FOR SO MANY YEARS I HAVE KNOWN YOU - MODDATHAUYE ZIAUDI AST KE MISHENAUSAMAT
FOR SO MANY YEARS I HAVE LOVED YOU - MODDATHAUYE ZIAUDI AST KE AUSHEGHET HASTAM
LIKE ONLY A SON CAN LOVE - MAUNANDE PESARI KE ESHGH MIVARZAD
I DID NOT KNOW THEN BUT I DO NOW - MAN IN RA GHABLAN NEMIDAUNESTAM, VALI HAULA MIDAUNAM
AS MY HEART CRIED OUT FOR YOU : - HAMAUNTOR KE GHALBAM BARAUYATFARYAUDMIKESHADVA GERYEH MIKONAD:
MY SOUL SAW YOUR BEAUTIFUL GARDENS - EY JAUNE MAN BAUGHHAUYE ZIBAUYATRA DIDAM
MY SOUL SAW YOUR MAJESTIC MOUNTAINS -EY ROOHE KOOHESTAUNHAUYEPOR SHOKOOHAT RAU DIDAM
MY SOUL DRANK FROM YOUR MANY RIVERS - JAUNE MAN AZ ROUDHAUYE ZIAUDI KE DAURI NOOSHIDAM
MY SOUL RESTED IN YOUR GREEN PASTURES - JAUNE MAN DAR CHAMANZAURHAUYAT ESTERAHAT KARDAM
MY SOUL NEVER FORGOT ! EY JAUNE MAN HARFEZ FARAUMOOSHET NARKARDAM !
MY HEART WAS YOURS FROM THE BEGINNING - GHALBE MAN AZ HAMAUN EBTEDAU BARAUYE TO BOOD !
DEEP DOWN INSIDE THE SEED WOULD GROW - DAR OMGHE DAUNEYIKE ROSHD KHAUHAD KART
AND NEVER CALMED MY LONGING HEART - VA HICH VAGHT IN ESHTIAUGHAM KHAUMOOSH NAKHAUHAD SHOD
BUT NOW I AM CLOSE LIKE NEVER BEFORE - AMMAU ALAUN MAN AUNGHADR BE TO NAZDIKAM KE GHABLAN HICH VAGHT INGOONEE NABOODEH AM
NOW MY EXCITMENT AND JOY KNOWS NO LIMIT - HAM AKNOON SHOOR VA HAYAJAUNE MAN NAUHMAHDOOD AST
HOW HAPPY I AM ! NY BEING REJOICES - CHEGHADR KOSHHAULAMIN AUGHAUZE KHOSHIYE MAN AST
HOI MOTHER IRAN , HOW BEAUTIFUL YOU ARE - EY MAUDAR IRAN, CHEGADRTO ZIBAUYI
HOW BRIGHT AND BLUE THY SKIES - CHEGHADR AUSEMAUNAT ROSHAN VA AUBI AST
HOW RICH THY SOIL - CHEGOONEH BE SARZANINAM BERESAM
I AM AT THE GATE, NOW LET THY SON COME HOME ! - MAN JOLOYE DAR HASTAM , BEGOZAUR PESARI BE KHAUNEH ASH BARGARDAD !
KHALIL - BA'HAM - 25.6.1997
