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From The Desk Of The Editor ISSUE No. 1851
JAVANAN
Amir from Toronto, Canada friends, I decided to marry her; Especial-
Lost in the crowd ly since her laugh was just like Sheyda’s.

ISSUE No. 1850 Our marriage happened very quickly.
JAVANAN About forty family members and mutual
و تدﻮﺧ ىاﺮﺑ ،مدز ﻮﺘﺑ ار ﻢﻓﺮﺣ ﻪﮐ ﻦﻣ !ﺮﺴﭘ ﺖﻔﮔ مارآ ﻰﻠﯿﺧ ﻪﮐ ،مﺪﯿﻨﺷ ار شرﺪﭘ ىاﺪﺻ friends were present at the ceremony.
ﻖﺷﺎﻋ ﻦﻣﺆﻣ و ﺪﻨﻤﺗوﺮﺛ سﺪﻨﻬﻣ ىﺎﻗآ ﮏﯾ ،هﺪﺷ ﺪﻘﻋ اﺪﯿﺷ ،ﻦﮑﻧ ﺖﺳرد ﺮﺳدرد تا هداﻮﻧﺎﺧ
Our life came to a dead end after six
ﻞﻫﺎﺘﻣ نز ﮏﯾ ﺎﺑ ﻰﻫاﻮﺧ ﻰﻤﻧ ﻪﮐ ﻮﺗ دﻮﺸﯿﻣ راﺰﮔﺮﺑ نﺎﺷ ﻰﺳوﺮﻋ ﻢﺳاﺮﻣ ىدوﺰﺑ و هﺪــﺷ شا
؟ﻰﺷﺎﺑ ﻪﺘﺷاد ﻪﻄﺑار
نﮋﯿﺑ ﻪﺑ ﺐﺷ نﺎﻤﻫ ،ﺖﺴﮑﺷ ﻰﻠﯿﺧ ﻢﻟد .مﺪﺷ رود و ﻪﺘﺧاﺪﻧاﺮﯾز ار مﺮﺳ و مدﺰﻧ ﻰﻓﺮﺣ ﭻﯿﻫ behind me. months. She felt that I was all focused
on Sheyda and memories of the past.
ﻰﺳوﺮﻋ ﻢﻫ ىدوﺰﺑ ،ﺪﻧدﺮﮐ شﺪﻘﻋ ﻪﻠﺑ ﺖﻔﮔ ؟دراد ﺖﺤﺻ اﺪﯿﺷ جاودزا مﺪﯿﺳﺮﭘ و مدز ﮓﻧز
I even mistakenly called her Sheyda a
ﺖﻔﻟﺎﺨﻣ ﺪﻧاﻮﺗ ﻰﻤﻧ اﺪﯿﺷ ﺖﻔﮔ ؟داد ﺖﯾﺎﺿر اﺪﯿﺷ ﻰﮔدﺎﺳ ﻦﯿﻤﻫ ﻪﺑ ﻢﺘﻔﮔ .دﻮﺸﯿﻣ راﺰﮔﺮﺑ نﺎﺷ
few times! This made me so ashamed.
ﻦﯿﯿﻌﺗ ار وا ﺖﺷﻮﻧﺮﺳ شرﺪﭘ ﻰﻟو دراد ﺖــﺳود ار ﻮﺗ ﻪﮐ ﻢﻧاد ﻰﻣ ،ﻦﮐ شﻮﻣاﺮﻓ ار وا .ﺪﻨﮐ
“Boy! I told you my de-
.ﺖﺳا هدﺮﮐ
but we will remain friends; Which indeed
ﻞﺘﻫ ﮏﯾ رد ﻪﯿﮐﺮﺗ رد ،مﺪﻣآ نوﺮﯿﺑ ناﺮﯾا زا ،دﻮﺑ ﻰﻘﯾﺮﻃ ﺮﻫ ﻪﺑ ،مدﻮﺑ نادﺮﮔﺮﺳ هﺎﻣ 3 ﺎﺗ ﻦﻣ ادﺎﻧﺎﮐ ﻮﺘﻧرﻮﺗ زا ﺮﯿﻣا cision.” He said softly. Mahtab decided that we will separate,
“Don’t cause trouble for
happened. We stayed together as close
ادﺎﻧﺎﮐ ﻪﺑ و هﺪﺷ ﻪﺘﻓﺮﯾﺬﭘ ﻰﺘﺳود ﻰﯾﺎﻤﻨﻫار ﺎﺑ ﻪﻧﺎﺘﺨﺒﺷﻮﺧو ﻢﺘﻓر ﻰﮔﺪﻨﻫﺎﻨﭘ لﺎﺒﻧﺪﺑ و ﻢﺘﻓﺮﮔ ﻰﻗﺎﺗا
yourself and your fam-
زا ﺪﻌﺑ ،مدﺮﮐ لﺎﺒﻧد ار ﻰﺘﻌﻨﺻ قﺮﺑ ﻪﺘﺷر ،ﻢﺘﺧادﺮﭘ ﻢﻫ ﻞﯿﺼﺤﺗ ﻪﺑ رﺎﮐ ﻦﻤﺿ ﻮﺘﻧرﻮﺗرد ،مﺪﻣآ
friends and helped each other in many
ily. Sheyda is married.
ﺎﺟ ﻪﻤﻫ ﻰﻟو .مﺪﺷ لﻮﻐﺸﻣ رﺎﮑﺑ ىﻮﺴﻧاﺮﻓ ﻰﯾادﺎﻧﺎﮐ گرﺰﺑ ﻰﻧﺎﭙﻤﮐ ﮏﯾ رد تﻼﯿﺼﺤﺗ نﺎﯾﺎﭘ
stages of life.
I
A rich and religious en-
وﺮﺘﻣ ورﺎﻄﻗ نورد ،ﺎﻬﻧارﻮﺘﺳر و ﺎﻫﺎﻤﻨﯿﺳ رد و ﺎﻬﻫﺎﮕﺷوﺮﻓ و مدﺮﻣ نﺎﯿﻣ رد هﺎﮔ مدﻮﺑ اﺪﯿﺷ لﺎﺒﻧﺪﺑ
One day, I was browsing social media,
was 20 years old, I had finished high
ﻪﮐ مﻮﻨﺸﺑ ار اﺪﯿﺷ ىاﺪﺻ ﺪﯾﺎﺷ ﻪﮐ ،دﻮﺑ ﺰﯿﺗ ﻢﺷﻮﮔ .مدﺮﮐ ﻰﻣ ﻮﺠﺘﺴﺟ اروا ﺎﺟ ﻪﻤﻫ ﻪﺻﻼﺧ و
gineer fell in love with
especially Facebook, and was looking for
school and I was preparing to take the
her and their wedding
ﮏﯾ ﻰﯾﺎﻨﺷآ ﺮﯿﺴﻣ رد ﻢﻧﺎﺘﺳود ﻖﯾﻮﺸﺗ ﻪﺑ ؟ىﺪﻣآﺮﯾد اﺮﭼ ؟ﻰﯾﺎﺠﮐ !نﺎﺟﺮﯿﻣا ﺪﻧز ﻰﻣ اﺪﺻ اﺮﻣ
ﺖﯿﻌﻤﺟ ﻞﯿﺳ نﺎﯿﻣ رد ىا هﺪﺸﻤﮔ
نﺎﻤﻫ .دﻮﺑ رﻮﺒﺻ و هﺪﯿﻤﻬﻓ ،نﺎﺑﺮﻬﻣ بﺎﺘﻬﻣ ،ﻢﺘﻓﺮﮔ راﺮﻗ بﺎﺘﻬﻣ مﺎﻨﺑ ﻦﻃﻮﻤﻫ هدﺮﮑﻠﯿﺼﺤﺗ ﺮﺘﺧد
university entrance exam when I met
nians around the world; In other words, I
لد ﺎﺑ ،ﻢﻤﻬﻓ ﻰﻣ ار ﻮﺗ ﺖﻔﮔ ناواﺮﻓ ﺮﻬﻣ ﺎﺑ ،ﻢﺘﻔﮔ ﺶﯾاﺮﺑ ار دﻮﺧ ﻰﮔﺪﻧز ﻪﺼﻗ لوا ىﺎــﻫزور
Sheyda by chance; A girl with big brown
soon. Do you want to
was looking for Sheyda.
ﺎﺑ ﻪﻧﺎﺘﺨﺒﺷﻮﺧ ﻪﮐ ،ﻢﺘﺷاد ﻰﯾاﺮﺟﺎﻣ ﻦﯿﻨﭼ ﻢﯿﮔﺪﻧز زا هرود ﮏﯾ ﻢﻫ ﻦﻣ ،ﻢﺘﺴﻫ هاﺮﻤﻫ تا ﻪﺘﺴﮑﺷ
have a relationship
eyes, attractive face and pleasant voice,
نﺎﻤﻫرد ﻪﮐ ،ﻦﯿﺸﻨﻟد ﻰﻣﻼﮐ ،ﺎﺒﯾز ﻰﺗرﻮﺻ ،ىا هﻮﻬﻗ ﺖﺷرد نﺎﻤــﺸﭼ ﺎﺑ ىﺮﺘﺧد .مﺪﺷ ﺎﻨﺷآ
.ما هدﺮﮐ صﻼﺧ ار مدﻮﺧ زوﺮﻣا ﻰﻟو مﺪﺷ رﺎﻤﯿﺑ ﺎﻬﺗﺪﻣ ،دﺮﻣ نآ ﻰﻌﻗاو هﺮﻬﭼ نﺪﺷ ور
“Maybe one day you’ll find her again.”
who made me fall in love with her at the
with a married wom-
،دﻮﺑ نﮋﯿﺑ ﻦﻣ ﻰﻤﯾﺪﻗ ﺖﺳود ىﻮﻤﻋﺮﺘﺧد اﺪﯿﺷ ﻊﻗاورد .ﺖﺧﺎﺳ دﻮﺧ ﻪﺘﻔﯿﺷ اﺮﻣ ،لوا ﻪــﺴﻠﺟ
Mahtab said. “Maybe she is also looking
روﺮﻣ ﻪﺑ و دﺮﮐ ﻰﻣ ﻰﯾاﺮﯾﺬﭘ ﻦﻣ زا ،ﺖﺨﭘ ﻰﻣ اﺬﻏ ﻢﯾاﺮﺑ دﻮﺧ ﮏﭼﻮﮐ نﺎﻤﺗرﺎﭘآرد بﺎﺘﻬﻣ اﺪﯿﺷ ﺎﺑ قﺎﻔﺗا ﺮﺛاﺮﺑ ،مدﻮﺑ رﻮﮑﻨﮐ رد ﺖﮐﺮﺷ هدﺎﻣآ و هدﺮﮐ مﺎﻤﺗ ار نﺎﺘﺳﺮﯿﺑد ،مدﻮﺑ ﻪﻟﺎﺳ 20 ceremony will be held a familiar face among the protesting Ira-
،دراد ﻰﺒﻫﺬﻣ و ﮏﺸﺧ رﺎﯿﺴﺑ هداﻮﻧﺎﺧ ،ﺪﻨﺒﻧ اﺪﯿﺷ ﻪﺑ لد ﻪﮐ داد راﺪﺸﻫ ﻦﻣ ﻪﺑ زور نﺎﻤﻫ نﮋﯿﺑ
an?
first glance. Actually, Sheyda was the
و مﺪﺷ شا ﻰﮔدﺎﺳ و قﻼﺧا و ﺶﻨﻣ ﻪﺘﻔﯿﺷ ﻰﻟو ،مﺪﺸﻧ شا ﻖﺷﺎﻋ ﺶﺘﺳار ،مدﺮﮐ تدﺎﻋ وا ﻪﺑ
for you.”
cousin of my old friend, Bijan.
هداﻮﻧﺎﺧ ﻪﻤﻫ ﺖﻬﺟ ﻦﯿﻤﻬﺑ ،ﺖــﺳاﺪﯿﺷ ،دوﺮﯿﻤﻧ ﺎﻫ ﺖﯾدوﺪﺤﻣ رﺎﺑ ﺮﯾز ﻪﮐ هداﻮﻧﺎﺧ ﻮﻀﻋ ﺎﻬﻨﺗ
I didn’t say anything. I
.دﻮﺑ اﺪﯿﺷ ﻪﯿﺒﺷ ﺶﯾﺎﻫ هﺪﻨﺧ ﻪﮐ ﺎﺻﻮﺼﺧ ،ﻢﻨﮐ جاودزا وا ﺎﺑ ﻢﺘﻓﺮﮔ ﻢﯿﻤﺼﺗ ﻢﻧﺎﺘﺳود ﻖﯾﻮﺸﺗ ﺎﺑ
Until one night, in an image of people
Bijan warned me from the first day not to
ﻢﺳاﺮﻣ رد ﻢﻫ كﺮﺘﺸﻣ نﺎﺘﺳود و ﻞﯿﻣﺎﻓ زا ﺮﻔﻧ 40 دوﺪﺣ ،ﺪﺷ مﺎﺠﻧا ﻊﯾﺮــﺳ ﻰﻠﯿﺧ ﺎﻣ جاودزا
lowered my head and
ﺐﻠﻃ ار ىﺮﻫﻮﺷ ﻪﭼ ﻢﺘﻔﮔ !دﻮﺑ هرﺎﺒﻧز و رﺎﻬﻗ راﻮﺨﺑوﺮﺸﻣ ﻼﺒﻗ ﻢﯾﻮﻤﻋ دﻮﺧ ﻪﻧﺮﮔو ،ﺪﻧا هﺪــﺷ
.ﺪﻨﺘﺷاد رﻮﻀﺣ
fall in love with Sheyda. “Her family is
ﻦﺘﻓر ﻞﻫا ﻰﺘﺣ ﺪﺷﺎﺑ ﺖﻋﺎﻤﺟ زﺎﻤﻧ و ﺪﺠﺴﻣ ﻞﻫا ،ﺪﺷﺎﺑ ﻰﺒﻫﺬﻣ نﺎﺷدﻮﺧ ﻞﺜﻣ ﺖﻔﮔ ؟ﺪﻨﻨﮐ ﻰﻣ
I suddenly saw a familiar face. It was
very strict and religious.” He said. “The
ﻪﻤﻫ ﻰﻠﮑﺑ ﻦﻣ دﺮﮐ سﺎﺴﺣا وا نﻮﭼ ،ﺪﯿﺳر ﺖﺴﺑ ﻦﺑ ﻪﺑ هﺎﻣ 6 زا ﺪﻌﺑ بﺎﺘﻬﻣ و ﻦﻣ ﻰﮔﺪﻧز ﻰﺒﻫﺬﻣ بﻼﻘﻧا زا ﺪﻌﺑ ﻢﯾﻮﻤﻋ هداﻮﻧﺎﺧ ﻪﺘﺒﻟا .ﺪﻨﻫﺪﺑ ﺮﻫﻮﺷ ﺮﺗدوز ﻪﭼﺮﻫ ار وا ،ﺪﻧا هﺪﺷ ﺞﯿــﺴﺑ walked away. I was marching in the streets of Los Angeles,
heartbroken.
very
.ﺪﺷﺎﺑ ﻪﻬﺒﺟ ﻪﺑ
Sheyda. I froze in place. I blinked sev-
!مدز اﺪﺻ اﺪﯿﺷ مﺎﻨﺑ ار وا رﺎﺑ ﻪﺳ ود ﻰﺘﺣ ،ﺖﺳا ﻪﺘﺷﺬﮔ تﺎﻈﺤﻟ نآ و اﺪﯿﺷ ﻪﺟﻮﺘﻣ ﻢــﺳاﻮﺣ
only member of the family who doesn’t
That night, I called
ﻪﮑﯿﻟﺎﺣ رد ،ﺖﺷاد ﻰﻃﺎﯿﺧ گرﺰﺑ هﺎﮔرﺎﮐ ﮏﯾ ،ﻢﺘﻓر نﮋﯿﺑ ىﻮﻤﻋ راﺪﯾد ﻪﺑ ﺪﻌﺑ ﻪﺘﻔﻫ ﮏﯾ ﻦﻣ
ﻰﻣ ﺖﺳود ﻢﻫ ﺎﺑ ﻰﻟو ،ﻢﯾﻮﺷ ﻰﻣ اﺪﺟ ﻢﻫ زا ﺖﻔﮔ بﺎﺘﻬﻣ ،ﺪﺷ ﻦﻣ ﻰﮔﺪﻨﻣﺮــﺷ ﺚﻋﺎﺑ ﻦﯿﻤﻫ
eral times and stared at the picture for a
obey their strict restrictions is Sheyda.
Bijan and asked if
ﻰﻠﯿﺧ رد ،ﻢﯾﺪﻧﺎﻣ ﻢﻫ رﺎﻨﮐ ﻰﻤﯿﻤﺻ و نﺎﺑﺮﻬﻣ ﺖﺳود ود نﻮﭼ ﺎﻣ .ﺪﺷ ﻦﯿﻨﭼ ﻰﺘﺳاﺮﺑ ﻪﮐ ،ﻢﯿﻧﺎﻣ
while. She was my Sheyda. Her face was
That’s why the whole family tries to get
ﻪﮐ ﺎﺻﻮﺼﺧ ،مﺪﯾد دﻮﺧ هﺪﻨﯾآ ىاﺮﺑ ﺮﺴﻤﻫ ﻦﯾﺮﺗ ﺐﺳﺎﻨﻣ وا ،ما هﺪﯾد رود زا ار ﺎﻤــﺷ ﺮﺘﺧد
.ﻢﯾدﻮﺑ ﻢﻫ سردﺎﯾﺮﻓ ﻰﮔﺪﻧز دراﻮﻣ زا
روﺪﺑ ﻢﻟﺎﺳ ﻰﮔﺪﻧز ﮏﯾ ﻢﻫاﻮﺧ ﻰﻣ ﻦﻣ ،ﺖﺳا ﺐﻫﺬﻣ و ﻦﯾد ﻞﻫا و ﺐﯿﺠﻧ ﺮﺘﺧد مدﺮﮐ سﺎﺴﺣا
was true.
her to marry someone as soon as possible.
مدﻮﺧ ﺖﯾاور ﻪﺑ و مدﻮﺑ هﺪﻧﺎﻣ هﺮﯿﺧ ﺎﯾﺪﯿﻣ لﺎﯿﺷﻮﺳ ﻻﻮﺻا و كﻮﺑ ﺲﯿﻓ ىور ﻦﻣ ﻪﮐ زوﺮﮑﯾ ﻦﻣ ﻢﺘﻔﮔ و ﻢﺘﺴﺸﻧ ﺶﯾوﺮﺑور ،مﺪﻧاﻮﺧ ﻰﻣ ﺎﻋد ﺐﻟ ﺮﯾز و ﻢﺘﺷاد ﺖﺳد رد ﻰﺤﯿﺒــﺴﺗ اﺮﻫﺎﻇ Sheyda’s marriage as beautiful as in the distant years. A little
girl was also running after her. I called
ﺎﺗ ﺮﺤﺳ زا ﺪﻫاﻮﺨﯿﻣ ﻢﻟد .ﻢﻨﮐ عوﺮﺷ ،ﺪﻧراﺪﻧ روﺎﺑ دﺎﯾز ﺮﺒﻣﺎﯿﭘ و اﺪﺧ ﻪﺑ ﻪﮐ ،مدﻮﺧ هداﻮﻧﺎﺧ زا
“Yes, they’re mar-
Of course, my uncle’s family became re-
ﻰﻣ اﺪﯿﺷ لﺎﺒﻧﺪﺑ و ﺎﻨﺷآ هﺮﻬﭼ ﮏﯾ لﺎﺒﻧﺪﺑ ،نﺎﻬﺟ ﺮﺳاﺮﺳ رد ضﺮﺘﻌﻣ نﺎﯿﻧاﺮﯾا ﺖﯿﻌﻤﺟ نﺎﯿﻣ رد
Mahtab and told her the story. She told
.مزﺎﺴﺑ ﻢﯾﺎﻫ ﻪﭽﺑ و ﺮﺴﻤﻫ ىاﺮﺑ ار ﻰﺘﺣار ﻰﮔﺪﻧز و ﻢﻨﮐ رﺎﮐ بوﺮﻏ
.ددﺮﮕﯿﻣ ﻮﺗ لﺎﺒﻧﺪﺑ ﻢﻫ وا ﺪﯾﺎﺷ و ﻰﻨﮐ اﺪﯿﭘ هرﺎﺑود ار وا ىزور ﺪﯾﺎﺷ ﺖﻔﮔ بﺎﺘﻬﻣ ،ﻢﺘﺸﮔ
ligious after the Revolution. Before that,
He
said.
ried.”
my uncle used to be a heavy drinker and
،مﺪﯾد ﺎﻨﺷآ هﺮﻬﭼ ﮏﯾ ،ﺲﻠﺠﻧآ ﺲﻟ ىﺎﻬﻧﺎﺑﺎﯿﺧ رد مدﺮﻣ ﻞﯿﺳ نﺎﯿﻣ رد نﺎﻬﮔﺎﻧ ﻦﻣ ﺐﺷ ﮏﯾ ﺎﻋد و زﺎﻤﻧ و ﺮﺒﻣﺎﯿﭘ و اﺪﺧ ﻞﻫا ﻰﻨﺌﻤﻄﻣ ﻮﺗ ﺖﻔﮔ و هدﺮﮐ ﻦﻣ ىﺎﭘﺎﺗﺮﺳ ﻪﺑ ﻰﻫﺎﮕﻧ اﺪﯿﺷ رﺪﭘ “Their wedding me to send her the photo so that she can
ﺖﺣار لﺎﯿﺧ ﺎﺑ ﻪﮐ ،مدﺮﮔ ﻰﻣ ﻮﺗ نﻮﭼ ىدﺎﻣاد لﺎﺒﻧﺪﺑ ﻦﻣ ﺖﻔﮔ ؟ﺪﺻ رد ﺪﺻ ﻢﺘﻔﮔ ؟ﻰﺘــﺴﻫ
at least see her face.
.دﻮﺑ شدﻮﺧ مدﺮﮐ روﺮﻣ ار ﺮﯾﻮﺼﺗ ﻦﯾا ﺎﻫرﺎﺑو ﺎﻫرﺎﺑ ،مﺪــﺷ ﮏﺸﺧ ىﺎﺟﺮﺑ ،دﻮﺑ اﺪﯿﺷ دﻮﺧ
had relationships with different women!”
will be held soon.”
ﻢﻟد ﺎﻌﻗاو نﻮﭼ ،مرﺎﭙﺴﺑ ﺎﻬﻧآ ﻪﺑ ﻢﻫ ار هﺎﮔرﺎﮐ هرادا ﻦﻤﺿ رد و مرﺎﭙﺴﺑ ﺶﺘــﺳد ﻪﺑ ار مﺮﺘﺧد
ﻪﺑ ،ﺪﯾود ﻰﻣ وا لﺎﺒﻧﺪﺑ ﻢﻫ ﻪﭽﺑﺮﺘﺧد ﮏﯾ ،رود ىﺎﻬﻟﺎﺳ ﻰﯾﺎﺒﯾز نﺎﻤﻫ ﻪﺑ ﺶﺗرﻮﺻ ،ﻦﻣ ىاﺪﯿﺷ
Since that night, I had no peace at all.
o f
“What kind of husband do they want for
“Just like that? Did Sheyda agree to
.ﻢﺷﺎﺑ ﻢﻧﺎﺑﺮﻬﻣ ىاﺪﺧ ىﻮﮔﺎﻋد و موﺮﺑ ترﺎﯾز ﻪﺑ ار مﺮﻤﻋ ﻪﯿﻘﺑ ﻪﮑﻨﯾاو ﺪﻫاﻮﺧ ﻰﻣ ﺖﺣاﺮﺘﺳا
.ﻢﻨﯿﺒﺑ ار شا هﺮﻬﭼ ﻼﻗا ،ﻦﮐ دراورﻮﻓ ﻢﯾاﺮﺑ ﺖﻔﮔ ،ﻢﺘﻔﮔ ار اﺮﺟﺎﻣ ،مدﺮﮐ ﻦﻔﻠﺗ بﺎﺘﻬﻣ
me!”
her?” I asked.
زا و ﻪﺘﺷادﺮﺑ ار وا ،مﺪﯿﺳر اﺪﯿﺷ ﻪﺑ ىزور ﺮﮔا ﻢﺘﻔﮔ مدﻮﺧ ﺎﺑ ﻰﻟو ،دﻮﺑ ﻪﺘﻓﺮﮔ ما هﺪﻨﺧ ﻢﻟد ﻪﺗ
داد ﺮﺒﺧ ﺎﺗ ،دﺰﻧ ﻰﻓﺮﺣ ﻢﻫ بﺎﺘﻬﻣ ،مداد ﺖــﺳد زا ار دﻮﺧ راﺮﻗ و مارآ ﻦﻣ ﺐــﺷ نآ زا My body started shaking. But I said to this?” Mahtab didn’t speak about the matter
anymore. Until one day, she informed me
“Sheyda couldn’t disagree. forget her. I
ﻰﺤﯿﺒﺴﺗ ﻪﺑ اﺪﯿﺷ رﺪﭘ .ﻢﯾزﺎﺳ ﻰﻣ تﺎﺒﺼﻌﺗ زا رود و ﻪﻧﺎﻘﺷﺎﻋ ﻰﮔﺪﻧز ﮏﯾ و نوﺮﯿﺑ ﻢﯿﻧﺰﯿﻣ ناﺮﯾا
“Someone religious like themselves. A شﺮﻫاﻮﺧ
ﻢﻫ ﻦﻣ ﻰﻫاﻮﺨﯿﻣ ﻢﺘﻔﮔ ،دوﺮﺑ شراﺪﯾد ﻪﺑ ﺪﯾﺎﺑ ،ﺖﺳا نﺎﺘﺳرﺎﻤﯿﺑ رد ﻮﮔﺎﯾد ﻦــﺳ رد
that her sister was in the hospital in San
myself, I can pretend to pray. So I started
ﻦﻣ ،ﻰﻫﺪﺑ مﺎﺠﻧا ﻞﻣﺎﮐ رﻮﻄﺑ ﻢﯾاﺮﺑ زوﺮﻣا رﺎﮐ ﮏﯾ ﺮﮔا ﺖﻔﮔ و دﺮﮐ ﻰﻫﺎﮕﻧ دﻮﺑ ﻦﻣ ﺖﺳد رد ﻪﮐ
permanent member of the mosque and
know she loves you, but her father has
ﻢﺘﺴﻧاﺪﯿﻣ ﻪﮑﯿﻟﺎﺣرد ،مدﻮﺑ بﺎﺗ ﻰﺑ اﺮﭼ ﻢﻧاد ﻰﻤﻧ .مدﺮﮔ ﻰﻣ ﺮﺑ هزور ﻪﺳ ود ،ﻪﻧ ﺖﻔﮔ ؟ﻢﯾﺎﯿﺑ
Diego and she had to go visit her. I asked
to pray. It was not a few moments before
ﺶﻫاﻮﺧ دﻮﺸﯿﻣ ،ﺖﺳا بوﺮﻏ نﻻا ﺖﻔﮔ .نﺎﺑﺮﻗ ﻢﺘﻣﺪﺧ رد ﻪﮐ ﻢﺘﻔﮔ ،مﺮﯿﮔ ﻰﻣ ار ﺖﻟﺎﺑ و ﺮﭘ ﺮﯾز
congregational prayers. Even willing to و ﺮﺴﻤﻫ اﺪﯿﺷ
decided her fate.”
ﺶﯿﭘ لﺎﺳ ﻪﺳ ود نﮋﯿﺑ ﻪﭼﺮﮔ ،ﻢﺘﺷاﺪﻧ ار وا ﻰﮔﺪﻧز ﻰﻧاﺮﯾو ﺪﺼﻗ ﻦﻣ و دراد ﺪﻧزﺮﻓ
ىزﺎﺑ ﺶﻘﻧ ﻢﺘﻔﮔ ﻰﻟو ،ﺪﯾزﺮﻟ ﻢﻨﺗ ﺶﺘﺳار !ﻰﻧاﻮﺨﺑ ﻦﻣ ىﻮﻠﺟ ار بﺮﻐﻣ و ﺮﺼﻋ ىﺎﻫزﺎﻤﻧ ﻢﻨﮐ
go to the war.”
.ﺪﻧﺪﺷ ﻰﻣ اﺪﺟ دﻮﺒﻧ نﺎﯿﻣ رد شرﺪﭘ ىﺎﭘ ﺮﮔا ،ﺪﻧراد فﻼﺘﺧا اﺪﯾﺪﺷ شﺮﺴﻤﻫ و اﺪﯿﺷ ،دﻮﺑ ﻪﺘﻔﮔ
ىزور اﺪﺧ !ﺖﻔﮔ و ﺖﺷاد زﺎﺑ زﺎﻤﻧ نﺪﻧاﻮﺧ زا اﺮﻣ ﻰﻟﻮﻘﺑ اﺪﯿﺷ رﺪﭘ ﺪﻌﺑ ﻪﻈﺤﻟ ﺪﻨﭼ ،ﻢﻨﮐ ﻰﻣ
she said it is not necessary and that she
nothing here. Get out of here before I go
ىﺎﻫ هزﺎﻐﻣ زا ﻦﻣ ﺮﮔا ﻰﻟو ،ﺪﻧﺎﻤﺑ ﺮﮕﯾد زور ﺪﻨﭼ ﺪﯾﺎﺑ ﺖﻔﮔ و دز ﮓﻧز ﺪﻌﺑ ﻪﺘﻔﻫ بﺎﺘﻬﻣ Sheyda’s father stopped me. “You get I was entirely confused for three months. her if she wants me to go with her. But
Then, somehow I got out of Iran. In Tur-
A week later, I went to see Bijan’s uncle.
وﺮﺑ ﻢﻫﺪﺑ مدﻮﺧ و ﻮﺗ ﺖﺳد رﺎﮐ و مﻮــﺸﻧ ﻪﻧاﻮﯾد ﻪﮑﻨﯾا زا ﻞﺒﻗ .ﺪﻨﮐ ﻪﻟاﻮﺣ ﺮﮕﯾد ىﺎﺟ ار تا
will return in a few days.
.دﺮﮔﺮﺑ ﺖﻣﻼﺳ تدﻮﺧ ﻂﻘﻓ ﻢﺘﻔﮔ ،ﺪﻨﮐ ﻪﯿﻬﺗ ﻢﯾاﺮﺑ ﻢﻫاﻮﺧ ﻰﻣ ىﺰﯿﭼ ﻰﻧاﺮﯾا
crazy and hurt you!”
He had a big sewing factory. I sat in front
key, I got a room in a hotel and applied for
.دﻮﺑ ﻪﺘﻓﺮﮔ ما هﺪﻨﺧ مدﻮﺧ ﻰﮕﻧاﻮﯾد نآ زا ﻢﻫ و ﺪﯾزﺮﻟ ﻰﻣ ﻢﻨﺗ ﻢﻫ ﻪﻈﺤﻟ نآ ﻰﺘﺳاﺮﺑ !ترﺎﮐ ﻰﭘ
ﮓﻧز بﺎﺘﻬﻣ ﻪﮐ مدﺮﮐ ﻰﻣ ﺎﺷﺎﻤﺗ ار ﺐﯾﺮﻏ ﺐﯿﺠﻋ ثداﻮﺣ .مدﻮﺑ نﻮﯾﺰﯾﻮﻠﺗ رد قﺮﻏ ﺐﺸﯾد At that moment, my whole body was asylum. Fortunately, my asylum applica- I don’t know why I was so agitated. I
of him, all the while holding a rosary in
وا هار ﺮﺳ ،اﺪﯿﺷ رﺪﭘ و نﮋﯿﺑ ىﺎﻫراﺪﺸﻫ ﻪﺑ ﻪﺟﻮﺗ نوﺪﺑ ﻢﻫ ﺪﻌﺑ ،مدﻮﺑ تﺎﻣ ﺖﻋﺎﺳ 24 ﺎﺗ
ﺖﻋﺎﺳ دوﺪﺣ مﻮﺷ ﻰﻣ لﺎﺤﺷﻮﺧ ﻢﺘﻔﮔ ،ﺖﻧﺪﯾد ﻢﯾﺎﯿﺑ ىراﺪﯿﺑ ﺮﮔا نﻻا ،ﻢﺘــﺸﮔﺮﺑ ﺖﻔﮔ و دز
knew that Sheyda had a husband and
shaking and at the same time, I was
tion was accepted with the guidance of a
my hand and praying under my breath.
و ﻦﻣ ،ﻢﯾدﺮﮐ لﺪﺒﻣ رﻮﺷﺮﭘ ﻖﺸﻋ ﮏﯾ ﻪﺑ ﻢﻫ ﺪﻌﺑ و ﻰﺘﺳود ﮏﯾ ﻪﺑ ار نﺎﻣ ﻰﯾﺎﻨﺷآو ﻢﺘﻓﺮﮔ راﺮﻗ
اﺪﯿﺷ ﻢﯾوﺮﺑور ،مﺪﺷ ﮏﺸﺧ ىﺎﺟﺮﺑ و مدﺮﮐ زﺎﺑ ار رد ،دز ار ﻢﻧﺎﻤﺗرﺎﭘآ رد ﮓﻧز دﻮﺑ ﺐﺷ 10
children. I had no intention of ruining her
laughing at my own madness.
ﻰﮑﯾ ﻪﺑ ﻢﯿﺘﺷاﺬﮔ راﺮﻗ ﻢﻫ ﺎﺑ ،ﻢﯾﺪﺷ ﻰﻣ ﺮﺗ ﻪﻧاﻮﯾد زور ﺮﻫ ،ﻢﯾﺪﯾد ﻰﻣ ار ﺮﮕﯾﺪﻤﻫ زور ﺮﻫ اﺪﯿﺷ
“I have seen your daughter from afar.” I
friend and I came to Canada. In Toronto,
ﻢﺷﻮﮔ ﺮﯾز بﺎﺘﻬﻣ ،ﻢﯾﺪﯾزﺮﻟ ﻰﻣ ود ﺮﻫ ﻢﯾدﺮﮐ ﻞﻐﺑ ار ﺮﮕﯾﺪﻤﻫ هدﺮﮐ ﺾﻐﺑ ود ﺮﻫ ،دﻮﺑ هدﺎﺘﺴﯾا
life, although Bijan had said a few years
For a day, I was too stunned to do any-
said. “I found her the most suitable wife
I decided to study while working. I stud-
،ﻢﺘﺴﻫ نﺎﺗﺮﻈﺘﻨﻣ ﻪﻧﺎﺤﺒﺻ ىاﺮﺑ ﺢﺒﺻ ادﺮﻓ ﻦﻣ .ﻖﺷﺎﻋ زﻮﻨﻫ و ﺖﺳا ﻰﯾﺎﻬﻨﺗ نز ﺮﮕﯾد اﺪﯿﺷ ﺖﻔﮔ
ﻰﻣ ،ﺖﺷاد ﻰﻘﯿﻤﻋ ﻰﮕﺘﺴﺒﻟد شردﺎﻣ ﻪﺑ ،ﺪﯿﺳﺮﺗ ﻰﻣ اﺪﯿﺷ ﻪﺘﺒﻟا ﻪﮐ ﻢﯿﻫﺪﺑ نﺎﻤﯾﺎﻫ هداﻮﻧﺎﺧ ﻪﺑ ار
thing. Then, regardless of the warnings
for me. Especially since I felt that she is
ار ﺶﺗرﻮﺻ ﻪﻤﻫ ﻦﻣ .ﺪﻫﺪﺑ ﺖﺳد زا اﺮﻣ ﺪﯿﺳﺮﺗ ﻰﻣ رﺎﮕﻧا ﻪﮐ ،دﻮﺑ هﺪﯿﺒﺴﭼ ﻦﻣ ﻪﺑ نﺎﻨﭼ اﺪﯿﺷ
ied industrial electricity. After finishing
دراو ﻦﻣ ﻪﮐ ،ﻢﯿﺘﺷاﺬﮔ ىﺮﮕﯾد راﺮﻗ ،ﺪﻨﮐ ﻰﻣ ﻪﺘﮑﺳ شرﺪﭘ ،ﺪﻧراد ﻪﯿﮑﺗ وا ﻪﺑ ﺶﻧاﺮﻫاﻮﺧ ﺖﻔﮔ
serious differences and would have sepa-
from Sheyda’s father and Bijan, I stood
a noble and religious girl. I want to start
my studies, I started working in a large
ﻪﺑ ﻢﻫ ﻪﺑ ىﺮﺗ ﺐﺳﺎﻨﻣ ﻂﯾاﺮﺷ رد ﺎﺗ ﺪﻨﮐ راﺮﻓ جاودزا زا ترﺪﻗ ﻪﻤﻫ ﺎﺑ ﻢﻫ وا مﻮﺸﺑ هﺎﮕــﺸﻧاد
rated if her father had not intervened.
in Sheyda’s way and turned my brief ac-
Canadian-French company. All this time,
a healthy life away from my own fam- .مدﺮﮐ ﻪﺳﻮﺑ قﺮﻏ شﺮﺒﺧ ،ﻢﯾﺪﺷ راد ﻪﭽﺑ ﻰﺘﻗو و ﻢﯾزﺎﺴﺑ ار نﺎﻣ ﻰﮔﺪﻧز و ﻢﯿﻨﮐ جاودزا و ﻢﯾوﺮﺑ رود ىﺎﻫﺮﻬﺷ زا back that Sheyda and her husband had
.ﻢﯾﺪﻧﻮﯿﭘ
ily, who don’t believe much in God and quaintance with her into a friendship and I was looking for Sheyda everywhere; A week later, Mahtab called and said that
رد ،ﺎﻫﺎﻤﻨﯿﺳ ﮏﯾرﺎﺗ ﻦﻟﺎــﺳ رد ،ﺎﻫ ﻪﭼﻮﮐ ﺲﭘ ﻪﭼﻮﮐ رد ار ﺮﮕﯾﺪﻤﻫ ﺎﻫزور نﺎﻨﭽﻤﻫ ﺎﻣ
religion. I want to work from dawn to then into a passionate love. Sheyda and I Among people, in stores, in cinemas and she has to stay for a few more days, but
ﺖﺷاد نﺎﮑﻣا ﻪﮐ ﺎﺟ ﺮﻫ و ،داﺰﻬﺑ ﻢﺘﺳود ﻞﯿﺒﻣﻮﺗا نورد و مﺮﻫاﻮﺧ ﻪﻧﺎﺧ رد ،ﺞﻧد ىﺎﻬﻧارﻮﺘﺳر
if I want something from Iranian shops,
used to see each other every day. We were
restaurants, in trains and subways. I was
dusk and make a good life for my wife
:ﻞﯿﻤﯾا زا ﺪﯿﻧاﻮﺘﯿﻣ نﺎﻧاﻮﺟ ﯽﻠﻠﻤﻟا ﻦﯿﺑ ﻪﻠﺠﻣ ﺮﯿﺑدﺮﺳ ﯽﯾﺎﮐذ يﺪﻬﻣ ﺎﺑ سﺎﻤﺗ ياﺮﺑ ىﻮﻠﺟ ﺎﻫ ﺐﺷ ﻰﺘﺣ ،ﻢﺘﻓر نﺎﺷ ﻪﻧﺎﺧ فاﺮﻃا ﻪﺑ ﻦﻣ ،ﺪﺸﻧ ىﺮﺒﺧ اﺪﯿﺷ زا زوﺮﮑﯾ ﺎﺗ ،ﻢﯾﺪﯾد ﻰﻣ she can get it for me. I told her, just come
falling more and more in love. First, we
ﺮﺳ ﺖﺸﭘ زا ﺐﺷ ﮏﯾ ﺎﺗ ،دﻮﺒﻧ اﺪﯿﺷ زا ىا ﻪﻧﺎﺸﻧ ىﺮﺛا ﭻﯿﻫ ﻰﻟو ،مدﺎﺘﺴﯾا ﺎﻬﺘﻋﺎﺳ ﺶﻗﺎﺗا هﺮﺠﻨﭘ
and children.”
looking for her everywhere. I was always
back safely.
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agreed to go to a distant city and get mar-
Sheyda’s father took a look at my appear-
waiting to hear her voice calling me, my
ﺪﯿﻨﮐ ﻪﻌﻟﺎﻄﻣ www.javanan.com :ﺖﯾﺎﺳ بو رد ار ﺮﯿﺑدﺮﺳ ﺖﺷاددﺎﯾ ﻮﯿﺷرآ dear, Amir! where are you? Why did you Last night, I was watching the News, the
ried. Then, when we build our lives and
ance. “Are you sure you believe in God,
strange events happening in the world,
have children, let our families know. But
the Prophet and praying?” He asked.
Finally, encouraged by my friends, I
“Absolutely.” Sheyda was very afraid. She was deeply make me wait? when Mahtab called.
“I’m looking for a son-in-law like you to attached to her mother. She said her sis- met a well-educated Iranian girl named “I’m back.” She said. “If you’re not about
7 whom I can safely entrust my daughter. ters would lose their support without her Mahtab. Mahtab was a kind understand- to sleep, I’ll come see you.”
Then, I’ll leave the security affairs of the and her father would definitely suffer a ing girl. I told her the story of my life in “I’ll be glad.” I said.
factory to him. Because I really want to stroke. So we made another plan; That the first days. It was around 10 pm when my apart-
rest. I want to spend the rest of my life I would go to university and she would “I understand you.” She said with great ment’s doorbell rang. When I opened the
on pilgrimage and pray to my merciful refuse to get married, so that we can be affection. “I respect your broken heart. I door, I froze in place. Sheyda was stand-
God.” together in more suitable conditions. also had such a story for a period of my ing right in front of me. We both hugged
I was laughing in my mind. But I said to We still saw each other every day; In qui- life. Fortunately, the real face of that man each other with tears in our eyes, both
myself, if one day I marry Sheyda, we et alleys, in dark cinema halls, in distant was revealed to me. I was sick for a long shaking from head to toe.
will leave Iran together and build a life restaurants, in my sister’s house, inside time, but today I have freed myself from “Sheyda is no longer married.” Mahtab
full of love and without any prejudice. my friend’s car, and anywhere else pos- thinking about him.” said softly in my ear. “Still in love with
Sheyda’s father looked at the rosary in sible. Until one day there was no news Mahtab always cooked and entertained you.” We looked at each other for a mo-
my hand. “If you do something for me from Sheyda. I went around their house me in her small apartment. Gradually, I ment. “Tomorrow, I’ll be waiting for you
today, I promise I’ll help you.” He said. several times. Even at night, I stood got used to her presence. The fact is that two for breakfast.”
“I’ll do anything you want, sir.” in front of the window of her room for I did not fall in love with her, but I was Sheyda was clinging to me so tightly as if
“It’s evening now. May I ask you to pray hours. But I did not see any sign of her. fascinated by her morality and simplic- she was afraid to lose me again. I kissed
the afternoon and evening prayers in front Until one night, I heard her father’s voice ity, and with the encouragement of my her all over her face.
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