Ali Torab Jahromi ( fa, علی تراب جهرمی), known by his

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Torab, was a

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. He was born in 1883 in Jahrom and later moved to

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for the rest of his life.

Life

Torab was born in Jahrom and lived in the neighborhood of Kooy-e-Mosalla where he wrote around one thousand bayts of poems. Later, he moved to Shiraz and resided there for the rest of his life, where he died in 1932 at the age of 49.

Work

There are stories about his meeting with

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, where Torab wrote some madihe (a form of

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in Persian literature) in front of the king and the king ordered to write these poems with gold. However, as the king and poet lived in different eras, these stories are not accurate and maybe referring to other kings of Qajar. His most famous poem is sung by

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, modified and blended with a poem of Hafez. The song was later used in the movie

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. Here is part of the poem: : دلبر که در طَرف چمن، خوابیده یکتا پیرهن : ترسم که بوی نسترن از خواب بیدارش کند : از نکهت گل دوختم، پیراهنی بهر تنش : از بس لطیف است آن بدن، ترسم که آزارش کند : ای ماهتاب آهسته رو، اندر حریم یار من : ترسم صدای پای تو از خواب بیدارش کند : My love lying across the meadow, with only a thin dress on her : I fear the scent of dog-rose may wake her up : Weaved a dress out of the flower scent for her : Her body is so soft I fear it may hurt her : Ah moonshine walk quietly in the realm of my love : I fear your footsteps may wake her up

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Torab Jahromi, Ali 1883 births 1932 deaths People from Jahrom Iranian male poets