Epic Lore & Biography

A humble washerman along the Euphrates who retrieved the infant Darab from the river and raised him as his own. Upon Darab's coronation, he was lavished with ten bags of gold, jewel-studded goblets, and fine garments by the new king.

Shahnameh Distichs Featuring this Entity (12)

به گازر چنین گفت روزی که من / همی این نهان دارم از انجمن

“One day he said to the washerman: 'I keep this secret hidden from the assembly.'”

Homa • Darab Discovers His Royal Lineage and Enlists in Rashnawad's Army بیت #28235

نجنبد همی بر تو بر مهر من / نماند به چهر تو هم چهر من

“'No affection for you stirs within me, nor does my countenance resemble yours.'”

Homa • Darab Discovers His Royal Lineage and Enlists in Rashnawad's Army بیت #28236

شگفت آیدم چون پسر خوانیم / به دکان بر خویش بنشانیم

“'It fills me with wonder that you call me son, and seat me beside yourself at the shop.'”

Homa • Darab Discovers His Royal Lineage and Enlists in Rashnawad's Army بیت #28237

بدو گفت گازر که اینت سخن / دریغ آن شده رنجهای کهن

“The washerman replied: 'What words are these? Alas for all my ancient toil gone to waste!'”

Homa • Darab Discovers His Royal Lineage and Enlists in Rashnawad's Army بیت #28238

تراگر منش زان من برتر است / پدرجوی را راز با مادر است

“'If your nature is higher than mine, one who seeks his father must seek the secret from his mother.'”

Homa • Darab Discovers His Royal Lineage and Enlists in Rashnawad's Army بیت #28239

چنان بد که یک روز گازر برفت / ز خانه سوی رود یازید تفت

“It so happened that one day the washerman left, making his way swiftly to the river.”

Homa • Darab Discovers His Royal Lineage and Enlists in Rashnawad's Army بیت #28240

شما را که باشم به گوهر کیم / به نزدیک گازر ز بهر چیم

“'Whose son am I, and of what origin? Why am I staying with this washerman?'”

Homa • Darab Discovers His Royal Lineage and Enlists in Rashnawad's Army بیت #28243

بدو گفت زین خواسته هیچ ماند / وگر گازر آن را همه برفشاند

“He asked her: 'Is any of that wealth left, or did the washerman squander it all?'”

Homa • Darab Discovers His Royal Lineage and Enlists in Rashnawad's Army بیت #28252

زن گازر و گازر آمد دوان / بگفتند کای شهریار جوان

“The washerman and his wife came running, calling out: 'O noble young monarch!'”

Homa • The Coronation of Darab by Homay, Unveiling of Lineage, and the Reward of the Washerman بیت #28446

ز هر جامه‌ای تخته فرمود پنج / بدادند آنرا که او دید رنج

“He commanded five bolts of every fine garment to be given to the one who had endured hardship for his sake.”

Homa • The Coronation of Darab by Homay, Unveiling of Lineage, and the Reward of the Washerman بیت #28449

بدو گفت کای گازر پیشه‌دار / همیشه روان را به اندیشه دار

“He said to him: 'O tradesman washerman! Keep your soul ever alert in thought,'”

Homa • The Coronation of Darab by Homay, Unveiling of Lineage, and the Reward of the Washerman بیت #28450

کنون اختر گازر اندرگذشت / به دکان شد و برد اشنان به دشت

“Now the washerman's star of fortune had set; he returned to his shop and carried soap-wort to the fields.”

Homa • The Coronation of Darab by Homay, Unveiling of Lineage, and the Reward of the Washerman بیت #28453