ɪn ˈeɪpɹəl tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪn, ðə pɹəmˈɪɹ ʌv ɑːntˈæɹɪˌoʊ, dˈɔltən mə ɡˈɪnti, ɹᵻsˈaɪɾᵻd fɹʌm lædˈɪnskiz bˈʊk æɾə nˈoʊɹʌz sˌɛləbɹˈeɪʃən ɪn tɚɹˈɑːntoʊ, bˌʌt wʌz lˈeɪɾɚɹ ɪnfˈɔːɹmd ðɛɹwˌʌz nˈoʊ kˌɔːɹɪspˈɑːndɪŋ pˈɜːʒən ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl fɚðə pˈoʊᵻmz.
In April 2009, the Premier of Ontario, Dalton McGuinty, recited from Ladinsky's book at a Nowruz celebration in Toronto, but was later informed there was no corresponding Persian original for the poems.