توی هفت آسمان
Tu-ye haft âsemân literally means “in the seven heavens.” Iranians use it the same way English uses “on cloud nine”: pure, ungovernable joy. The image traces back to old Iranian cosmology.
Glossary
سر زبان افتادن
Sar-e zabân oftâdan literally means “to fall on the tip of the tongue.” In practice it names the moment your name, your business, your scandal becomes the subject of public talk.
دل تنگ
Del-e tang literally means “tight heart.” It names the specific ache of missing someone or somewhere. Not sadness in general. The squeeze of absence.
دل خوش
Del-e khosh literally means “happy heart.” Iranians use it for the small, simple contentment that does not depend on big circumstances, like the dele-khoshi-ye koodaki, the simple joys of childhood.
دستش بهش نرسید
Dastash behesh naresid literally means “his hand didn’t reach it.” Figuratively it means he couldn’t manage it, couldn’t grasp it, missed the opportunity despite trying.
گوش تا گوش
Gush tâ gush literally means “from ear to ear.” Figuratively it means everywhere, all over town, on everyone’s lips. The Persian way of saying news has gone fully public.
رو به راست بودن
Ru be râst budan literally means “to be face-toward-straight.” Figuratively it is the praise idiom for someone honest, transparent, with no hidden agenda. The opposite of double-faced.
سنگ پا شدن
Sang-e pâ shodan literally means “to become a foot-stone,” the pumice block used in old hammâms. Figuratively it means to become so shameless that nothing affects you anymore.
ته دل خوشحال بودن
Tah-e del khoshhâl budan literally means “to be happy at the bottom of one’s heart.” Figuratively it means quietly, deeply happy under the surface. The opposite of performed joy.
درد دل کردن
Dard-e del kardan literally means “to do heart-pain.” Figuratively it means to unburden your troubles to someone you trust. The Iranian institution of evening tea and honest talk.