Persian Grammar, Essay and Translation — DU B.A. (Prog) with Persian as Major Discipline Previous Year Question Papers

1. Translate the following passage in English or Hindi or Urdu. (any one) 2. Translate the following passage in Persian. (any one) An old miser lived in a house with a garden. The miser hid his gold coins in a pit under some stones in the garden. Every day, before going to bed, the miser went to the stones where he hid the gold and counted the coins. One day a thief who knew the old miser's routine, waited for the old man to go back into his house. After it was dark, the thief went to the hiding place and took the gold. The next day, the old miser found that his treasure was missing and started crying loudly. (5) Four cows lived in a forest near a meadow. They were good friends and did everything together. They grazed together and stayed together, because of which no tigers or lions were able to kill them for food. But one day, the friends fought and each cow went to graze in a different direction. A tiger and a lion saw this and decided that it was the perfect opportunity 1o kill the cows. They hid in the bushes and surprised the cows and killed them all, one by one. 3. Write an essay on the following topics (Any One) 15 7. Conjugate the following infinitives in present perfect and past continuous 15 Write meaning of following Persian words (Any Ten) 10 6. Write the meaning of following English words in Persian. (Any Ten) 10 Blind, greed, lock, plate, rest, devoted, train, buyer, black, white, beautiful, night