The Most Noble Motive

He suspects her of cheating and is pleading with her to tell him the truth. How does he try to convince her to be honest with him? No, not for his sake. Not for her own sake. Not even for their lifetime of love. Rather: To please God.

The song is Moein's "To Please God" (Mahze Rezaye Khoda), but the phrase is actually a common one in every day Persian conversations. The idea that the phrase reflects is the belief that the most noble motive behind any action--the one motive that all other motives would be judged against--is the motive or desire to please God.

I Would Like to Get Drunk---On Love

Even getting drunk can seem romantic in a Persian song. You get the feeling that being 'drunk' in the sense used in Persian songs and poetry is entirely different than our common image of being passed out by some alley.

I want to get drunk tonight
Be totally in love.
Without you, I was nothing,
Tonight, I want to exist.

I have an unworthy life
Let it be sacrificed for you
Be thrown at your steps
Let it be the soil under you feet

And, as I mentioned earlier, a thorough understanding of Sufism (which I readily admit that I lack) may be required to fully appreciate such poetry (esp. its references to being drunk), but note again, the concept of sacrificing one's life for their beloved.

From Moein's "Drunk" (Mast)