I Choose to Be Iranian
Translated from the original Persian post. Images, if present, are from that post or thread.
My choice today is neither this nor that,
neither a reckless war nor the green of the Guards.
Not the arched brow and polished suit,
not the tyrant's false mark of piety on his forehead.
Today I give my heart to honor and to my homeland, Iran.
I choose to clear the scavengers from the table
and reclaim the land they have left in ruins.
I choose to be Iranian.
I do not choose a religion, a sect, or the faithful man's clothes.
I choose, simply and wholly, to be Iranian.
I choose an Iran whose monarchy is part of its pride and dignity.
I choose a monarchy in the colors of the Pahlavis.
I choose a royal Iran and a crown for my king, Reza Shah II.
I choose freedom.
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