Heydar Babaya Salam () is an Azerbaijani poetical work by Mohammad Hossein Shahriar, a famous Iranian Azerbaijani poet. Published in 1954 in Tabriz,Brenda Shaffer. Borders and Brethren. Iran and the Challenge of Azerbaijani Identity. MIT Press, 2002. p. 58. it is about Shahriar's childhood and his memories of his village Khoshgenab near Tabriz. Heydar Baba is the name of a mountain overlooking the village.
It is considered to be a pinnacle of Azerbaijani literature and gained popularity in the Turkic-speaking world. It was translated into more than 30 languages."Greetings to Heydar Baba". umich.edu. Archived from the original on 5 August 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
In Heydar Babaya Salam Shahriar narrates a nostalgia from his childhood in a village in Iranian Azerbaijan.
In describing Heydar Baba, Shahryar uses the Azeri word regime toward Iranian Azerbaijanis. Here, in every part of Azerbaijan, a Heydar Baba rises up and becomes a gigantic wall that supports and protects Azerbaijan against its foes.Hadi Sultan-Qurraie. Modern Azeri Literature. Identity, Gender and Politics in the Poetry of Moj́uz. — Indiana University Ottoman and Modern Turkish Studies Publications, 2003. — P. 221. —
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External links English and Turkish Translation of Heydar Babaya Salam (University of Michigan) Audio file (mp3) of Heydar Babaya Salam Salam bih Haydar Baba and Salam bé Heydar Baba: in Azerbaijani, with Persian translation by Bahman Fursi (1993) - See: Copac library catalogue English translation Şəhriyar - Heydər Babaya salam-1 (audio)
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