▁A zer ba ij ani , ▁became ▁popular ▁among ▁Iran ians ▁and ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁A zer ba ij an ▁Soviet ▁Social ist ▁Republic . ▁In ▁He yd ar ▁Bab aya ▁Sal am , ▁Shah ri ar ▁expressed ▁his ▁identity ▁as ▁an ▁Iran ian ▁attached ▁to ▁his ▁hom eland , ▁language , ▁and ▁culture . ▁He yd ar ▁B aba ▁is ▁a ▁hill ▁near ▁Kh osh kn ab , ▁the ▁native ▁village ▁of ▁the ▁poet . ▁ ▁A zer ba ij an ▁is ▁mentioned ▁favor ably ▁on ▁many ▁occasions ▁in ▁Pers ian ▁literature ▁by ▁Iran ' s ▁greatest ▁authors ▁and ▁po ets . ▁Ex amples : ▁▁ گ ز ی د ه ▁ ه ر ▁ چ ه ▁ د ر ▁ ا ی ر ا ن ▁ ب ز ر گ ا ن ▁ ز آ ذ ر ب ا ی گ ا ن ▁ و ▁ ر ی ▁ و ▁ گ ر گ ا ن ▁All ▁the ▁nobles ▁and ▁gre ats ▁of ▁Iran , ▁Cho ose ▁from ▁A zer ba ij an , ▁Ray , ▁and ▁G organ . ▁— Vis ▁o ▁Ram in ▁▁ ا ز ▁ آ ن ج ا ▁ ب ت د ب ی ر ▁ آ ز ا د گ ا ن ▁ ب ی ا م د ▁ س و ی ▁ آ ذ ر آ ب ا د گ ا ن ▁From ▁there ▁the ▁wise ▁and ▁the ▁free , ▁set ▁off ▁to ▁A zer ba ij an ▁— N iz ami ▁▁ ب