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| Persian (phonetic) | English | Script | Appears In |
|---|---|---|---|
| hamām meekonam | I take a bath | حَمام می‌کُنَم | |
| hamchenoon | thus | هَمچِنون | |
| hamchō | thus | هَمچُو | |
| hamchō khod majnoon konam | thus I will make myself crazy | هَمچُو خود مَجنون کُنَم | |
| hamé | all, every | هَمِه | |
| hamé | everyone | همه | |
| hamé cheez | everything | هَمِه چیز | |
| hamé cheez khar too kharé | literally 'everything is donkey inside a donkey,' meaning 'everything is crazy here' | هَمِه چیز خَر تو خَرِه | |
| hameen hālās ké cheshmam | any moment now, my eyes | همین حالاس که چشمام | |
| hameeshé | always | هَمیشِه | |
| hamé jā | everywhere | هَمِه جا | |
| hamé jā khāna-yé ʿeshgh ast ché masjed ché kenesht | every place is a house of love, be it the mosque or church | هَمِه جا خانَهٔ عِشق اَست چِه مَسجِد چِه کِنِشت | |
| hamé kas | every person, everyone | هَمِه کَس | |
| hamé kas tālebé yār-and ché hoshyār ō ché mast | everyone seeks the beloved, whether sober or drunk | هَمِه کَس طالِبِ یارَند چِه هُشیار و چِه مَست | |
| hāmelé | pregnant | حامِلِه | |
| hāmelegee | pregnancy | حامِلِه‌گی | |
| hamé meedānand hamé meedānand ké man ō tō az ān rozaneyé sardé aboos bāgh rā deedeyeem | Everyone knows, everyone knows, that you and I have seen the garden from that cold sullen window | همه می‌دونند همه می‌دونند که من و تو از ان روزنه‌ی سرد عبوس باغ را دیدیم. | |
| hamé meedānand hamé meedānand mā dar khābé sard ō saketé seemorghān, rah yāfté-eem | Everyone knows, everyon knows we have found our way into the cold, quiet dream of phoenixes | همه می دانند، همه می دانند، که ما به رویای سرد و آرام سیمرغ‌ها راه یافته‌ایم. | |
| hamé meetarsand | everyone is afraid | همه میترسند | |
| hamé meetarsand hamé meetarsand amā man o tō bā cherāgh o āb o āyeené payvasteem va natarseedeem | everyone is afraid, everyone is afraid, but you and I joined with lamp and water and mirror and we were not afraid | همه میترسند، همه میترسند، اما من و تو با چراغ و آب و آینه پیوستیم و نترسیدیم |