مستقبل ہمارا ہے۔ میرا خیال ہے کہ فن ایک ایسی طاقت ہے جو دنیا کو بدل سکتی ہے۔
The future belongs to us. I think that art is a force that can change the world.
The future belongs to us. I think that art is a force that can change the world.
سرکاری طور پر سب کچھ ممنوع ہے، جبکہ پردے کے پیچھے ہر چیز کی اجازت ہے۔
Nothing is allowed in public, while everything is permitted behind closed doors.
Nothing is allowed in public, while everything is permitted behind closed doors.
میں آزادی پر یقین رکھتا ہوں، میں سرحدوں کے بغیر دنیا کے حق میں ہوں۔ لیکن یہ ایک نظریہ ہے۔ عملی سطح پر، میں ایک ایسے سیکولر (غیر جانبدار) ریاست کے حق میں ہوں جہاں مذہب کا کردار بہت محدود ہو۔
I believe in freedom, I'm for a world without borders. But that's an ideal. On a practical level, I'm for a secular state where religion only plays a minor role.
I believe in freedom, I'm for a world without borders. But that's an ideal. On a practical level, I'm for a secular state where religion only plays a minor role.
جمہوریت کا سب سے اہم عنصر، میری نظر میں، اقلیتوں کا تحفظ ہے۔
The most important element of democracy, I believe, is the protection of minorities.
The most important element of democracy, I believe, is the protection of minorities.
ایران کو سمجھنا مشکل ہے۔ اگرچہ وہاں آمرانہ اندازِ حکومت ہے، لیکن یہ ایسی ریاست نہیں جہاں ہر چیز ایک ہی مرکز سے کنٹرول ہوتی ہو۔ وہاں کئی طاقتیں ساتھ مل کر کام کرتی ہیں: فوج، خفیہ ایجنسیاں، پاسدارانِ انقلاب، علمائے کرام اور حکومت۔ ان سب میں ایک بات مشترک ہے، اور وہ ہے ملک کے نوجوانوں کا خوف۔
Iran is hard to understand. Although it is ruled in an authoritarian manner, it's not a state in which everything is controlled from one center. There are many forces that work in parallel: the military, the intelligence service, the Revolutionary Guard, the clergy and the government. They all share a fear of the nation's youth.
Iran is hard to understand. Although it is ruled in an authoritarian manner, it's not a state in which everything is controlled from one center. There are many forces that work in parallel: the military, the intelligence service, the Revolutionary Guard, the clergy and the government. They all share a fear of the nation's youth.
میرے گھر والوں کو لگتا تھا کہ اگر میں فوج میں وقت گزاروں گا تو زیادہ سمجھدار اور کچھ پرسکون ہو جاؤں گا۔ لیکن میں نے جو بھی کیا، اس میں ہمیشہ انتہا پر رہا—چاہے وہ یقین کی بات ہو یا بے یقینی کی۔
My family thought if I spent time in the military, I'd become more reasonable, a bit calmer. But I've always been extreme in what I do - both as a believer and a nonbeliever.
My family thought if I spent time in the military, I'd become more reasonable, a bit calmer. But I've always been extreme in what I do - both as a believer and a nonbeliever.
میں نے 14 سال کی عمر سے لے کر 18 سال کی عمر تک ایک پیشہ ور قرات کرنے کی تربیت حاصل کی۔ اس میں عربی کی لَے، سانس لینے کی تکنیک اور اس سے وابستہ تمام چیزیں سیکھنا شامل تھا۔ اور یقیناً، اس میں قرآن کا مطالعہ بھی شامل تھا۔
I trained to become a professional Koran singer, from the age of 14 until I was 18. This involved learning Arabic harmony, breathing techniques, all of the things that this entails. And, of course, it involved studying the Koran.
I trained to become a professional Koran singer, from the age of 14 until I was 18. This involved learning Arabic harmony, breathing techniques, all of the things that this entails. And, of course, it involved studying the Koran.
میں شاعری اور خیالات کی دنیا میں رہتا تھا۔ مجھے لگتا تھا کہ زندگی صرف فن اور فلسفے کا نام ہے۔ لیکن فوج میں مجھے اچانک حقیقی دنیا کا سامنا کرنا پڑا۔
I lived in the world of poetry and ideas. I thought life was all about art and philosophy. In the military, I suddenly found out about the real world.
I lived in the world of poetry and ideas. I thought life was all about art and philosophy. In the military, I suddenly found out about the real world.
मैं बचपन में बहुत आस्तिक था और एक दिन मस्जिद में मैंने मिस्र के एक क़ुरान वाचक की आवाज़ सुनी। उस संगीत के दर्द ने मेरे दिल को इतना छू लिया कि मेरी आँखों में आँसू आ गए।
I was a very devout boy and one day I heard the music of an Egyptian Koran singer in the mosque. The melancholy of this music touched me so deeply that it brought me to tears.
I was a very devout boy and one day I heard the music of an Egyptian Koran singer in the mosque. The melancholy of this music touched me so deeply that it brought me to tears.
कट्टरपंथी मज़ाक बिल्कुल बर्दाश्त नहीं कर सकते। कभी नहीं। वे चाहते हैं कि हम आँख मूँद कर उनकी आज्ञा मानें, उनकी हर बात की तोते की तरह रट लगाएं और उनकी रूढ़ियों पर आँख बंद करके विश्वास करें।
Fundamentalists can't take a joke. Ever. They want us to blindly obey, parrot everything they do, and believe in their dogmas.
Fundamentalists can't take a joke. Ever. They want us to blindly obey, parrot everything they do, and believe in their dogmas.
मैं एक संगीतकार हूँ; मुझे अपनी कला का प्रदर्शन करना ही है। मैं हार नहीं मान सकता। मुझे और भी अधिक साहसी बनना होगा। हम जानते हैं कि हमारे कई दुश्मन हैं। सिर्फ ईरान में ही नहीं। लेकिन इससे कोई फर्क नहीं पड़ता।
I'm a musician; I have to perform. I can't give up. I have to be even more courageous. We know that we have a lot of enemies. Not only in Iran. But that doesn't matter.
I'm a musician; I have to perform. I can't give up. I have to be even more courageous. We know that we have a lot of enemies. Not only in Iran. But that doesn't matter.
मुझे असल में हिप-हॉप ज़्यादा पसंद नहीं है; इसका संगीत बहुत घिसा-पिटा है, इसकी उप-संस्कृति, खासकर गंगेस्टर रैपर्स का वह अकड़कर चलना, मुझे बिल्कुल रास नहीं आता। लेकिन साथ ही, रैप संगीत की एक बेहद सरल, सीधी और असरदार भाषा है।
I actually don't like hip hop much; the music is too clichéd, the subculture, especially the macho strutting of gangsta rappers, isn't my thing. But, at the same time, rap is a simple, direct and strong musical language.
I actually don't like hip hop much; the music is too clichéd, the subculture, especially the macho strutting of gangsta rappers, isn't my thing. But, at the same time, rap is a simple, direct and strong musical language.