Persian (Farsi) 1 3.14159 26535 **************************************************** 1 Gar kasi az to beporsad rah aamokhtan pi paasokhi deh ke kheradmand to raa aamuzad. Kherad va binesh va aagaahi daaneshmandaan rah sarmanzel tofigh bemaa aamuzad. The second verse is a mnemonic for pi: (Khe)(ra)(d) (va) (b)(i)(ne)(sh) (va) (aa)(g)(aa)(h)(i) (d)(aa)(ne)(sh)(ma)(n)(d)(aa)(n) (ra)(h) (sa)(r)(ma)(n)(ze)(l) (t)(o)(f)(i)(gh) (be)(m)(aa) (aa)(m)(u)(za)(d) Translation: If someone asks you the way of learning pi give him the answer the wise man has taught you: The wisdom, vision, and knowledge of the learned will teach us the way of success. Reference: I do rememebr it from a school geometry text book. I cannot remember which grade, my guess is 7th or 8th. From: Mohammad Behnam Shadmehr 2 (Khe)(ra)(d) (o) (d)(aa)(ne)(sh) (o) (aa)(g)(aa)(h)(iye) (d)(aa)(ne)(sh)(ma)(n)(d)(aa)(n) (ra)(he) (sa)(r)(ma)(n)(ze)(le) (ma)(gh)(s)(oo)(d) (be)(m)(aa) (aa)(m)(oo)(za)(d) Translation: The wisdom, knowledge and insight of the men/women of science Shows us the way to reach our goals From: Amir Farrahi 3 (Ho)(Na)(R)-(O)-(B)(I)(Ne)(Sh)-(O)-(Aa)(G)(Aa)(H)(Iye)- (D)(Aa)(Ne)(Sh)(Ma)(N)(D)(Aa)(N) (Ra)(He)-(Sa)(R)(Ma)(N)(Ze)(Le)-(Ma)(Gh)(S)(u)(d)-(Ma)(R)(Aa)- (Aa)(M)(U)(Za)(D) Scientists' art, their vision and their knowledge shall teach me the way to the ultimate goal. From: Kamran Behnia 4 kherad va binesh va aagaahi-ye daanesh-mand-aan rah-e sar-manzel-e towfigh be-maa aamuzad. From: Kaave Laajevardi, Saeed Ghahramani Translation: Wisdom, insight and the knowledge of the learned Shows us the way to success (salvation). From: Siavash Shahshahani Persian (Farsi) 2 3.141592 6535 **************************************************** Del O Jaan O Vatan Hamchenan AZ Eshghe Doost MEE Tapad by Amir Sadegh Afshary Translation: My heart and my life and my homeland are still beating because of the love for my friends. From: Amir Sadegh Afshary Comment: The mnemonic would not work in Farsi: Del(2) o(1) jaan(3) o(1) vatan(3) hamchenaan(6) az(2) eshghe(3) doost(4) meetapad(5) * This gives the following approximation for pi, which is unacceptable for almost all practical purposes :-) : pi = 2.131362345 * Note that in Farsi, meetapad is a single word, and it is rather wierd to break it into two words as: MEE and TAPAD. From: Amir Farrahi