The Skies are Empty آسمان خالی‌ست Ahmad Zahir احمد ظاهر

آسمان خالی‌ست The Skies are Empty احمد ظاهر Ahmad Zahir آسمان خالی‌ست، خالی، روشنانش را که بُرد؟ The skies are empty, who took away its light? تاج ماهش، سینه‌ریز کهکشانش را که بُرد؟ The moon’s crown, the galaxy’s jewels, who took them? باغبان تنهاست، تنها، گرد او جز خار نیست The gardener is alone, abandoned, surrounded by thorns بیدمشکش را، گلش را، ارغوانش را که بُرد؟ His willow, his flowers, his judas-tree, who took them? May 1979, Kabul At a private event, Ahmad Zahir recorded this song two weeks before his death. He composed it in protest against the totalitarian Khalq government. The Khalqis killed him and framed it as a car accident. The lyrics are from famed Iranian poet Simin Behbahani سیمین بهبهانی.