Aniran
Anīrān or Anērān is an ethno-linguistic term that signifies "non-Iranian" or "non-Iran" (non-Aryan). Thus, in a general sense, 'Aniran' signifies lands where Iranian languages are not spoken. In a pejorative sense, it denotes "a political and religious enemy of Iran and Zoroastrianism."
The term 'Aniran' derives from Middle Persian anērān, Pahlavi ʼnyrʼn, an antonym of ērān that in turn denoted either the people or the Sasanian Empire. However, "in Zoroastrian literature and possibly in Sasanian political thought as well, the term has also a markedly religious connotation. An anēr person is not merely non-Iranian, but specifically non-Zoroastrian; and anēr designates also worshipers of the dēws ("demons") or adherents of other religions." In these texts of the 9th-12th century, "Arabs and Turks [i.e. Turkmens] are called anēr, as are Muslims generally, the latter in a veiled manner."
In inscriptions
In official usage, the term is first attested in inscriptions of Shapur I (r. 241–272), who styled himself the "king of kings of Ērān and Anērān." Shapur's claim to Anērān reflected the emperor's victories over Valerian and Philip, and staked a claim against the Roman Empire, the enemies of the Sassanid state. This is also reflected in Shapur's inscription on the wall of the Ka'ba-ye Zartosht, where the emperor includes Syria, Cappadocia, and Cilicia - all three previously captured from the Romans — in his list of Anērān territories.
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by: InoranRain keeps falling deep inside mu soul
I've been here before...
Pain reaps harvests, here, inside my soul
I've learnt this before
Keep searching
Keep yearning
Keep holding on and then
Feel all that rain wash down the pain
There is hunger
There is power
It is greed's old refrain...
Here lies some truth:
There's betrayal of Mother Earth
There is bloodshed
There's confusion
Repetition, over again
Nuclear waste in our oceans
That's our mistake
The pollution
The delusion
The solutions are on display
Resolution
Revolution
Over and over and over again
I see the wisdom in the clouds remains
The reach to greater heights regained...
Like vapour heated by my heart in pain
Returns to join the sky's blue eyes...
My spirit seeks to join that cloud tonight
To find an angel analyze:
That all that matters is to rise above,
All that exists is in love...
Rain --- keeps on falling
Sun --- keeps on shining
Earth --- keeps on turning and turning and...
Clouds --- keep on rolling
Trees --- keep on growing and growing and...
Stars --- keep on glowing and glowing and...
Moon --- keeps reflecting from the sun
Water --- keeps flowing
Keep searching
Keep yearning
Keep holding the torch and then...
Keep learning
Keep hoping
Keep Love in your heart and then...
Feel the pain rise
Feel the pain go
Feel the rain falling and
Feel all this Love ---
Rain keeps falling deep inside my soul