The poem "Oh Humans" was written by Nima Yushij in December of 1941. It is one of his most famous poems that he wrote following the occupation of Iran by the Allied forces during World War II. The poem was recited by him for the first time in July of 1946.
Although "Oh Humans" was written for a different time, it applies so well to the current status of the world as if Nima wrote it exactly for the events happening all around us in the 21st century.

Nima Yushij (12 November 1895 – 6 January 1960) is known as the father of contemporary Persian poetry or as he called it "Sher e No" (New Poetry). He was born as Ali Esfandiari and later changed his name to Nima Yushij. He was born in Noor village in the northern parts of Iran to an esteemed family whose lineage traced back to the Sassanid empire.
Nima was first encouraged to follow his passion for poetry by his teacher at school, a famed poet named Nezam Vafa. At the start of his poetic career, Nima followed the style of giants such as Saadi and Hafez of Shiraz but later on, reformed the rhythm and freed it from the literary constrictions and rules of classical Persian poetry. He allowed rhythm to include the depth of words being expressed. He also took poetry out of royal courts and brought it closer to the masses. This revolutionized poetry in Iran and he coined the term "She e No" (New Poetry) to reflect this change which also became popular as "Sher e Nimayee" or (Poems in the style of Nima). Prominent Iranian poets of the 20th century specifically Forugh Farrokhzad, Sohrab Sepehri, Ahmad Shamlu, and many many more followed in his footsteps.
He was influenced by leftist ideologies and the political climate around him as he was a young man during the Iranian Constitutional Revolution that began in 1905. Though he never joined any official movements or organizations.

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