Draft:Ode to Equality

The Ode to Equality (Persian: سرود برابری, Sorood-e Barābari) is a feminist song originally written and performed in Persian. The song calls for unity in the fight for gender equality, originating from women's rights social movement inside of Iran. The song contains three verses and a chorus. The song is often performed by women in protest on the United Nations International Women's Day.

Lyrics

Ode to Equality

Original	Phonetic	English
جوانه می‌زنم به رویِ زخمِ بر تنم فقط به حکم بودنم که من زنم، زنم، زنم	Javāneh Mizanam Be rooy-e zakhm-e bar tanam Faghat be hokm boodanam Ke man zanam zanam zanam	Seeds sprout from the wounds on my body, For the mere crime of existing, For I am woman, woman, woman.
چو هم‌ صدا شویم و پابه‌پایِ هم رویم و دست به دستِ هم دهیم و از ستم رها شویم	Cho ham seda shavim o, Pa-be-pay-e ham raveem o, Dast-be-dast-e ham dameem o, Az satam rahā shavim.	Let's unite our voices and, Move together step-by-step, Hand-in-hand and, Free ourselves of oppression.
جهانِ دیگری بسازیم از برابری به هم‌دلی و خواهری جهانِ شاد و بهتری	Jahān-e digaree Besāzim az barābari, Be ham deli o khahari, Jahān-e shād o behtari	Let's build a different world from equality, Our hearts united in sisterhood, A happy, better world.
نه سنگ و سارها نه پایِ چوبِ دارها نه گریه‌هایِ بارها نه ننگ و عار ها	Na sang o sar-hā Na pa-ye choob-e dar-hā Na Gerye-ha-ye bar-hā Na nang o āarha	No stones or anguish No more end of the noose No more everlasting tears No more shame and disgrace
جهانِ دیگری بسازیم از برابری به هم‌دلی و خواهری جهانِ شاد و بهتری	Jahān-e digaree Besāzim az barābari, Be ham deli o khahari, Jahān-e shād o behtari	Let's build a different world from equality, Our hearts united in sisterhood, A happy, better world.