Rostam's mythic protective coat made from sea-beast hide. It was removed by Zavareh after Rostam returned wounded from his clash with Esfandiyar.
چه دریاش پیش و چه ببر بیان / چه درنده شیر و چه پیل ژیان
“'To him, a roaring sea, a ferocious dragon-leopard, a ravenous lion, or a furious elephant are all the same.'”
Kay Qobad • Afrasiab's Report to Pashang: The Valour of Rostam and the Call for Peace
بیت #4476
پیاده شوم سوی مازندران / کشم ببر و شمشمیر و گرز گران
“'I will march on foot toward Mazandaran, bearing my tiger-hide, sword, and heavy mace!'”
Kay Kavus • The Third Khan: The Battle with the Dragon
بیت #4953
برون کرد ببر بیان از برش / به خوی اندرون غرقه بد مغفرش
“He took off the Babr-e Bayan from his body; his helmet was drenched in sweat.”
Kay Kavus • The Fifth and Sixth Trials of Rostam: The Dark Lands, the Field Keeper, and the Binding of Avlad
بیت #5023
بپوشید چون خشک شد خود و ببر / گیاکرد بستر بسان هژبر
“Once his helmet and tiger-skin were dry, he put them on, laying down upon the grass like a lion.”
Kay Kavus • The Fifth and Sixth Trials of Rostam: The Dark Lands, the Field Keeper, and the Binding of Avlad
بیت #5026
یکی مغفری خسروی بر سرش / خوی آلوده ببر بیان در برش
“With a royal helmet upon his head, his tiger-skin armor drenched in sweat,”
Kay Kavus • The Sixth Stage: The Slaying of Arzhang Div and the Secret of the Blinded King
بیت #5109
زره بود و خفتان و ببر بیان / ز کلک و ز پیکانش نامد زیان
“Coat of mail, armor, and Babr-e Bayan protected them, so no harm came from shaft or arrowhead.”
Sohrab • The First Clash: Rostam and Sohrab's Trial of Might and the Night's Truce
بیت #6845
تهمتن بپوشید ببربیان / نشست از بر ژنده پیل ژیان
“Rostam clad himself in his leopard-skin cuirass and mounted his colossal, enraged elephant-like steed.”
Sohrab • Sohrab's Plea for Peace, the Deception of Custom, and Rostam's Escape from Death
بیت #6941
سنان اندر آمد به بند کمر / به ببر بیان بر نبد کارگر
“The spearhead struck against his waist-belt, yet had no effect upon his leopard-skin armor.”
Siavosh • Afrasiab's Mourning for Surkheh, the Fall of Pilsam, and the Flight of the King
بیت #10067
بدو گفت پیران که شیر ژیان / نه درنده گرگ و نه ببر بیان
“Piran said to him: 'Neither a ferocious lion, nor a ravenous wolf, nor the Babr-e Bayan...'”
Siavosh • Afrasiab's Furious Pursuit and the Miraculous Crossing of the Jayhun
بیت #10604
چه طوس و چه شیر و چه پیل ژیان / چه جنگی نهنگ و چه ببر بیان
“"What matters Tous, or a ferocious lion, or a furious elephant, or a warlike crocodile, or Babr-e Bayan?”
Forood • Tokhvar's Warning to Farud of Tous's Wrath, the Prince's Fury, and Advice to Retreat
بیت #11657
همی نامْ بَبرِ بَیان خوانَدَش / ز خِفتان و جوشن فزون دانَدَش
“'He calls it the Babr-e Bayan, valuing it far above any armor or steel cuirass.'”
Kamoos • Rostam's Combat on Foot with Ashkabus: The Slaying, Kamus's Vow, and the Dawn of War
بیت #13972
ابا جوشن و ترگ و ببر بیان / به زیر اندرون ژنده پیلی ژیان
“Clad in coat of mail, helmet, and Babr-e Bayan, mounted upon a ferocious, colossal elephant of a steed.”
Khaghan • The Disguised Houman's Parley with Rostam: Demands for Siyavash's Blood and the Dread of Piran and Khaqan
بیت #14239
بخیمه درون ژنده پیلی ژیان / میان تنگ بسته به ببر بیان
“Inside the tent was a fierce, gigantic elephant of a hero, his waist tightly bound in the leopard-skin coat.”
Khaghan • The Fall of Fortress Bidad, Kafur's Slain, and Afrasiab's Summons to Puladvand
بیت #15230
تهمتن بپوشید ببر بیان / نشست از بر ژنده پیل ژیان
“Tahmattan donned his Babr-e Bayan armor and mounted his enraged, elephant-bodied steed.”
Khaghan • The Fall of Iranian Champions, the Severing of the Kavian Banner, Rostam's Wrestling with Puladvand, and the Div's Flight
بیت #15298
بزرگان که دیدند ببر مرا / همان رخش غران هژبر مرا
“'The mighty lords who beheld my Babr-e Bayan coat, and my roaring, lion-like Rakhsh...'”
Esfandyar • Rostam and Esfandiyar's Meeting, Rostam's Boasts of Valor, and Wrath at Being Seated on the Left
بیت #26517
چو شد روز رستم بپوشید گبر / نگهبان تن کرد بر گبر ببر
“When day broke, Rostam put on his coat of mail, covering his body with the tiger-skin cloak (Babr-e Bayan).”
Esfandyar • The Solitary Duel by the Hirmand: The Shattered Weapons of Titans
بیت #26915
کمان بفگن از دست و ببر بیان / برآهنج و بگشای تیغ از میان
“'Cast down your bow and tiger-skin cuirass; unbuckle and unsheathe your sword.'”
Esfandyar • The Wounding of Rostam and Rakhsh, the Night Truce, and Esfandiyar's Mourning
بیت #27070