Epic Lore & Biography

The Supreme God and source of all justice, light, and Royal Glory (Farr) in the Shahnameh, to whom kings and heroes commend their lives and souls.

Shahnameh Distichs Featuring this Entity (40)

به نام خداوندِ جان و خرد / کز این برتر، اندیشه، بر نگذرد

“In the name of the Lord of the soul and wisdom, beyond which no thought can reach.”

The Beginning • In the Name of the Lord of Soul and Wisdom بیت #1

خداوندِ نام و خداوندِ جای / خداوندِ روزی‌دِهِ رهنمای

“Lord of name and Lord of place, the Provider of sustenance and the Guide.”

The Beginning • In the Name of the Lord of Soul and Wisdom بیت #2

خداوندِ کیوان و گَردان‌سپهر / فروزندهٔ ماه و ناهید و مِهر

“Lord of Saturn and the revolving sky, the illuminator of the Moon, Venus, and the Sun.”

The Beginning • In the Name of the Lord of Soul and Wisdom بیت #3

ز نام و نشان و گمان، برتر است / نگارندهٔ بَرشده‌پیکر است

“He is above name, sign, and conjecture; He is the fashioner of the elevated celestial spheres.”

The Beginning • In the Name of the Lord of Soul and Wisdom بیت #4

به بینندگان، آفریننده را / نبینی، مرنجان دو بیننده را

“With mortal eyes thou canst not see the Creator; harass not thy two eyes in vain search.”

The Beginning • In the Name of the Lord of Soul and Wisdom بیت #5

نیابد بِدو، نیز، اندیشه، راه / که او برتر از نام و از جایگاه

“Thought findeth no path to Him, for He is beyond name and beyond place.”

The Beginning • In the Name of the Lord of Soul and Wisdom بیت #6

سخن، هر چه زین گوهران، بُگذرد / نیابد، بِدو راه، جان و خرد

“Whatever discourse goeth beyond these elements, soul and wisdom find no access to Him through it.”

The Beginning • In the Name of the Lord of Soul and Wisdom بیت #7

ستودن، نداند کس او را، چو هست / میانْ بندگی را، ببایدْت بست

“None knoweth how to praise Him as He truly is; therefore, gird thy loins in devotion and servitude.”

The Beginning • In the Name of the Lord of Soul and Wisdom بیت #9

خرد را و جان را همی‌سَنجد، اوی / در اندیشهٔ سَخته کِی گُنجد اوی؟

“He measureth wisdom and soul; how then could He be contained within weighed thought?”

The Beginning • In the Name of the Lord of Soul and Wisdom بیت #10

بدین آلتِ رای و جان و زبان / ستود آفریننده را، کِی توان؟

“With these limited instruments of mind, soul, and tongue, how can one truly praise the Creator?”

The Beginning • In the Name of the Lord of Soul and Wisdom بیت #11

به هستیش، باید که، خستو شوی / ز گفتار بی‌کار، یکسو، شوی

“Thou must confess His existence, and set aside futile disputation.”

The Beginning • In the Name of the Lord of Soul and Wisdom بیت #12

پرستنده باشی و جوینده راه / به ژرفی، به فرمانْش، کردن نگاه

“Be a worshipper and a seeker of the path, looking deeply into His sacred commandments.”

The Beginning • In the Name of the Lord of Soul and Wisdom بیت #13

از این پرده برتر سخن‌گاه نیست / ز هستی مر اندیشه را راه نیست

“Beyond this veil there is no realm for speech; mind hath no path into the ultimate essence of existence.”

The Beginning • In the Name of the Lord of Soul and Wisdom بیت #15

که یَزدان زِ ناچیز چیز آفرید / بِدان تا توانایی آرَد پَدید

“That the Almighty brought forth existence out of non-existence, so that His omnipotence might be revealed.”

The Beginning • Discourse on the Creation of the World بیت #36

دَرِ بَخشش و دادن، آمد پَدید / ببخشید دانا چُنان،  چون سَزید

“The gate of divine bestowal swung open, and the All-Wise Creator granted abundance as was fitting.”

The Beginning • Discourse on the Creation of the World بیت #45

نَداند بَد و نیکِ فرجامِ کار / نخواهد از او بَندگی کِردگار

“They comprehend not the good or evil of life's end, nor does the Creator demand worship from them.”

The Beginning • Discourse on the Creation of the World بیت #57

چو دانا تَوانا بُد و دادگَر / از ایرا نکرد ایچ پنهان هنر

“Since the Creator is All-Wise, All-Powerful, and Just, He concealed no aspect of His artistic power.”

The Beginning • Discourse on the Creation of the World بیت #58

شِنیدَم زِ دانا دِگرگونه زین / چه دانیم رازِ جَهان آفرین

“I have heard other profound words from the wise; yet who among us can truly fathom the secrets of the Creator of the World?”

The Beginning • Discourse on the Creation of Humankind بیت #67

بِدینسان نَهادَش خداوندِ داد / بُوَد تا بُوَد هَم بِدین یِک نَهاد

“In this wise did the Lord of Justice ordain its state; so shall it remain unchanged by eternal fate.”

The Beginning • On the Creation of the Moon بیت #87

چه گفت آن خداوند تنزیل و وحی / خداوند امر و خداوند نهی

“What proclaimed that Lord of Revelation and divine inspiration—the master of commandment and prohibition?”

The Beginning • In Praise of the Prophet, His Companions, and the Household بیت #91

پس از هر دو آن بود عثمان گزین / خداوند شرم و خداوند دین

“After them both came Uthman the Chosen, the master of modesty and keeper of the faith;”

The Beginning • In Praise of the Prophet, His Companions, and the Household بیت #94

همانا که باشد مرا دستگیر / خداوند تاج و لوا و سریر

“Surely he shall take my hand—the Lord of the crown, the banner, and the heavenly throne,”

The Beginning • In Praise of the Prophet, His Companions, and the Household بیت #108

خداوندِ جویِ می و انگبین / همان چشمهٔ شیر و ماءِ معین

“The Master of the rivers of wine and honey, and the everlasting springs of milk and pure water.'”

The Beginning • In Praise of the Prophet, His Companions, and the Household بیت #109

نباشد جز از بی‌پدر دشمنش / که یزدان به آتش بسوزد تنش

“None is his enemy save the ill-begotten, whose body God shall consume in eternal fire.”

The Beginning • In Praise of the Prophet, His Companions, and the Household بیت #114

الهی عَفو کُن گناهِ وُرا / بیَفزای دَر حَشْر جاهِ وُرا

“O God, forgive his transgression, and exalt his rank upon the Day of Resurrection!”

The Beginning • The Story of Daqiqi the Poet بیت #146

اگر نامَدی این سخن از خُدای / نَبی کِی بُدی نَزدِ ما رَهنُمای

“Had this gift of speech not descended from God, how could the Divine Book have been our guidance?”

The Beginning • The Foundation of the Book بیت #155

خداوند رای و خداوند شرم / سخن گفتن خوب و آوای نرم

“A master of wise counsel and modesty, gracious in speech and soft of voice.”

The Beginning • The Patronage and Tragic Fate of Abu Mansur بیت #164

نشستند سالی چنین سوگوار / پیام آمد از داور کردگار

“For a full year they sat thus in sorrow, until a holy message came from the Lord Creator.”

Kyumars • The Dawn of Kingship: The Reign of Kyumars and the Fall of Siamak بیت #270

بر آن برترین نام یزدانش را / بخواند و بپالود مژگانش را

“He invoked the supreme name of God Almighty, as tears washed down from his eyelashes.”

Kyumars • The Dawn of Kingship: The Reign of Kyumars and the Fall of Siamak بیت #275

به فرمان یزدان پیروزگر / به داد و دهش تنگ بستم کمر

“'By the command of God the Victorious, I have tightly girded my loins for justice and benevolence.'”

Hushang • The Reign of Hushang: The Dawn of Civilization and Iron بیت #302

بگفتا فروغی است این ایزدی / پرستید باید اگر بخردی

“He said: 'This is a divine radiance; if you possess wisdom, you ought to venerate it.'”

Hushang • The Discovery of Fire and the Foundation of the Sadeh Festival بیت #316

بدان ایزدی جاه و فرّ کیان / ز نخچیر گور و گوزن ژیان

“By virtue of his divine glory and royal majesty, he separated wild asses and fierce deer from the domestic beasts.”

Hushang • The Foundations of Blacksmithing and Industry by King Hushang بیت #326

چنین گفت کاین را ستایش کنید / جهان آفرین را نیایش کنید

“He said: "Give praise for these gifts, and offer worship to the Creator of the World."”

Tahmoores • Tahmuras the Demon-Binder بیت #353

که او دادمان بر ددان دستگاه / ستایش مر او را که بنمود راه

“"For He granted us mastery over wild beasts; all praise be to Him who guided our path."”

Tahmoores • Tahmuras the Demon-Binder بیت #354

همه روز بسته ز خوردن دو لب / به پیش جهاندار بر پای شب

“All day he kept his lips sealed in fasting, and all night he stood in prayer before the Sovereign of the World.”

Tahmoores • Tahmuras the Demon-Binder بیت #357

چنان شاه پالوده گشت از بدی / که تابید ازو فرّهٔ ایزدی

“Thus was the king so cleansed of every flaw that the Divine Glory shone brilliantly from his countenance.”

Tahmoores • Tahmuras the Demon-Binder بیت #361

به فرّ جهاندار بستش میان / به گردن بر آورد گرز گران

“Girding his loins through the Sovereign's Divine Glory, he raised his heavy mace upon his shoulder.”

Tahmoores • Tahmuras the Demon-Binder بیت #367

منم گفت با فرّهٔ ایزدی / همم شهریاری همم موبدی

“"I am endowed with the Divine Glory," he declared; "to me belongs the royal crown, and to me the sacred priesthood."”

Jamshid • The Reign of Jamshid: The Golden Age and the Loss of Divine Glory بیت #387

بدان تا پرستش بود کارشان / نوان پیش روشن جهاندارشان

“So that worship should be their sole endeavor, praying devoutly before the radiant Creator of the world.”

Jamshid • The Reign of Jamshid: The Golden Age and the Loss of Divine Glory بیت #401

چنین تا بر آمد بر این روزگار / ندیدند جز خوبی از کردگار

“Thus time passed on, and they witnessed naught but goodness from the Creator.”

Jamshid • The Reign of Jamshid: The Golden Age and the Loss of Divine Glory بیت #440