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| Persian (phonetic) | English | Script | Appears In |
|---|---|---|---|
| delam ché bee gharār-é | my heart is so unsettled | دِلَم چِه بی قَرارِه | meegan ké jangé jangé: Monir Taha's meegan ké jangé jangé Intro |
| delam dard meekoné | my stomach/heart hurts | دلم درد ميكنه | How to Talk About Feeling Under the Weather and Pain, and Parts of the Body |
| delam gerefté | depressed | دِلَم گِرِفتِه | shād zee: Rudaki's shād zee Part 2 |
| delash bood jooyandéyé kām-rā | his heart sought one with desire | دِلَش بود جویَندِهٔ کام را | Shahnameh, Part 1 |
| delash gasht pedrām ō bardāshtash | he ('his heart') became happy, and he (Simorgh) picked him up | دِلَش گَشت پِدرام و بَرداشتَش | Shahnameh, Part 4 |
| del dard dāram | I have a stomachache | دِل دَرد دارَم | More About Pain and Illness |
| delé badsegālāné oo kandé bād! | may his malevolent heart be torn out! | دِلِ بَدسِگالانِ او کَندِه باد | Shahnameh, Part 1 |
| delé man | my heart | دِلِ مَن | dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 3 |
| delé mehtar az rāhé neekee bebord | he took the heart of the grand one through the method of goodness | دِلِ مِهتَر اَز راهِ نیکی بِبُرد | |
| delé pahlevān az gham āzād shod | the hero's heart broke free of sorrow | دِلِ پَهلِوان اَز غَم آزاد شُد | Shahnameh, Part 5 |
| delé pahlevān, dasté shamsheer jooy | heart of a hero, a sword-seeking hand | دِلِ پَهلِوان، دَستِ شَمشیر جوی | Shahnameh, Part 5 |
| delé sām shod chon beheshté bareen | Sam's heart warmed upon seeing this ('became like heaven on this') | دِلِ سام شُد چُون بِهِشتِ بَرین | Shahnameh, Part 5 |
| del ō deedé shosté zé sharmé khodāy | heart and eyes washed clear of the shame of God | دِل و دیدِه شُستِه زِ شَرمِ خُدای | Shahnameh, Part 3 |
| deltang-am | I am heavy-hearted | دِلتَنگَم | The verb ‘To Be’ |
| deltang-am | I miss, I am nostalgic | دِلتَنگَم | shād zee: Rudaki's shād zee Part 2 |
| deltang-an | They are heavy-hearted | دِلتَنگَن | The verb ‘To Be’ |
| deltang boodan | to be heavy-hearted | دِلتَنگ بودَن | The Simple Past Tense |
| deltang-é | He/she is heavy-hearted | دِلتَنگِه | The verb ‘To Be’ |
| deltang-ee | You are heavy-hearted (informal) | دِلتَنگی | The verb ‘To Be’ |
| deltang-eem | We are heavy-hearted | دِلتَنگیم | The verb ‘To Be’ |