Original: Ahmad Shamlou ( ) Ahmad ml also known under his nom de plume A. Bamdad ( ) ( December 12 , 1925 -- July 24 , 2000 ) was a Persian poet , writer , and journalist .
Simplified: Ahmad Shamlou ( December 12 , 1925 -- July 24 , 2000 ) ( Persian : ) or Shamlou was a Persian poet , writer and journalist .