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Sultan Abul Qasim Mahmud of Ghazni

human monarch Origin / Domain: Ghazni Allegiance: iran

Epic Lore & Biography

Sultan Abul Qasim Mahmud of Ghazni, the mighty ruler eulogized by Ferdowsi for his divine glory, justice, and boundless generosity. Described as a monarch to whom celestial bodies bow, his name crowns the opening of the Shahnameh.

Shahnameh Distichs Featuring this Entity (8)

ابوالقاسم آن شهریار جهان / کزو تازه شد تاج شاهنشاهان
“Until Abul-Qasim arose, that lord of the world, by whom the crown of monarchs gained new life.”
Goshtasp • In Praise of Mahmud of Ghazni and the Composition of the Shahnameh بیت #24584
جهاندار محمود با فر و جود / که او را کند ماه و کیوان سجود
“The ruler Mahmud, endowed with Divine glory and generosity, to whom the Moon and Saturn bow down.”
Goshtasp • In Praise of Mahmud of Ghazni and the Composition of the Shahnameh بیت #24585
سر نامه را نام او تاج گشت / به فرش دل تیره چون عاج گشت
“His name became the imperial crown of this prelude, turning the ivory of a dark heart radiant with joy.”
Goshtasp • In Praise of Mahmud of Ghazni and the Composition of the Shahnameh بیت #24586
به بخش و به داد و به رای و هنر / نبد تاج را زو سزاوارتر
“In bounty, justice, wisdom, and virtue, none was more deserving than he to wear the crown.”
Goshtasp • In Praise of Mahmud of Ghazni and the Composition of the Shahnameh بیت #24587
بیامد نشست از بر تخت داد / جهاندار چون او ندارد به یاد
“He ascended the throne of justice; the world remembers no monarch comparable to him.”
Goshtasp • In Praise of Mahmud of Ghazni and the Composition of the Shahnameh بیت #24588
ز شاهان پیشی همی بگذرد / کسی داستان را همی نشمرد
“He surpasses the ancient kings of old, such that none now needs recount their bygone stories.”
Goshtasp • In Praise of Mahmud of Ghazni and the Composition of the Shahnameh بیت #24589
چه دینار بر چشم او بر چه خاک / به رزم و به بزم اندرش نیست باک
“Gold and dust are one in his eyes; in war and in feast, he knows no fear or hesitation.”
Goshtasp • In Praise of Mahmud of Ghazni and the Composition of the Shahnameh بیت #24590
گه بزم زر و گه رزم تیغ / ز خواهنده هرگز ندارد دریغ
“In feast he bestows gold, and in war he wields the blade; he never denies the seeker his request.”
Goshtasp • In Praise of Mahmud of Ghazni and the Composition of the Shahnameh بیت #24591
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