Epic Lore & Biography

Gerami, son of the grand counselor Jamasp, is a valiant Iranian hero during the reign of King Goshtasp, likened in prowess to Rostam. In the holy war against Turan, he fearlessly challenged and routed the sorcerer Namkhast. When the sacred Kavian Banner fell from a war elephant, Gerami dismounted to save it from the dust. Encircled by foes who severed his hand, he seized the banner with his teeth and wielded his mace single-handedly until he was martyred on the battlefield.

Shahnameh Distichs Featuring this Entity (25)

بیاید پس آنگاه فرزند من / ببسته میان را جگر بند من

“'Thereafter my own beloved son shall come forward, girt tight for vengeance,'”

Goshtasp • Jamasp's Prophecy of the Great War and the Fate of Iranian Champions بیت #23888

ابر کین شیدسپ فرزند شاه / به میدان کند تیز اسپ سیاه

“'To avenge Shidasp, the King's son, he will spur his black steed into the field.'”

Goshtasp • Jamasp's Prophecy of the Great War and the Fate of Iranian Champions بیت #23889

بسی رنج بیند به رزم اندرون / شه خسروان را بگویم که چون

“'He shall endure great agony in battle; I shall tell the King of kings how it comes to pass.'”

Goshtasp • Jamasp's Prophecy of the Great War and the Fate of Iranian Champions بیت #23890

گرامی بگیرد به دندان درفش / به دندان بدارد درفش بنفش

“'Gerami shall seize the banner with his teeth, holding the violet flag fast in his jaws!'”

Goshtasp • Jamasp's Prophecy of the Great War and the Fate of Iranian Champions بیت #23892

به یک دست شمشیر و دیگر کلاه / به دندان درفش فریدون شاه

“'With a sword in one hand and his helmet in the other, holding King Fereydun's banner in his teeth,'”

Goshtasp • Jamasp's Prophecy of the Great War and the Fate of Iranian Champions بیت #23893

برین سان همی‌افگند دشمنان / همی برکند جان آهرمنان

“'In this manner he shall strike down the enemies and tear out the souls of the demonic host!'”

Goshtasp • Jamasp's Prophecy of the Great War and the Fate of Iranian Champions بیت #23894

به گرد گرامی سپرد آن سپاه / که شیر جهان بود و همتای شاه

“He entrusted the center to Grami, who was the lion of the world and the peer of the king.”

Goshtasp • Daqiqi's Narrative: The Array of the Iranian and Turanian Armies بیت #23986

بیامد سر سروران سپاه / پسر تهم جاماسپ دستور شاه

“Then stepped forward the chief of the army's chieftains, the son of brave Jamasp, the king's wise minister.”

Goshtasp • Daqiqi's Narration: The Heroism of Gerami, Bastur, and Newzar, and the Fall of the Kavian Banner بیت #24038

نبرده سواری گرامیش نام / به مانندهٔ پور دستان سام

“A battle-tested rider named Gerami, matching in strength the son of Dastan son of Sam.”

Goshtasp • Daqiqi's Narration: The Heroism of Gerami, Bastur, and Newzar, and the Fall of the Kavian Banner بیت #24039

یکی چرمه‌ای برنشسته سمند / یکی گام زن بارهٔ بی‌گزند

“Mounted upon a swift dun steed, an unblemished, fast-stepping warhorse.”

Goshtasp • Daqiqi's Narration: The Heroism of Gerami, Bastur, and Newzar, and the Fall of the Kavian Banner بیت #24040

چمانندهٔ چرمهٔ نونده جوان / یکی کوه پاره ست گوی روان

“Prancing his swift charger, the youth moved like a moving mountain of iron.”

Goshtasp • Daqiqi's Narration: The Heroism of Gerami, Bastur, and Newzar, and the Fall of the Kavian Banner بیت #24041

به پیش صف چینیان ایستاد / خداوند بهزاد را کرد یاد

“He stood before the ranks of the Turanian-Chinese army and invoked the master of Behzad.”

Goshtasp • Daqiqi's Narration: The Heroism of Gerami, Bastur, and Newzar, and the Fall of the Kavian Banner بیت #24042

کدامست گفت از شما شیردل / که آید سوی نیزهٔ جان گسل

“He cried out: 'Which of you is lion-hearted enough to face my deadly spear?'”

Goshtasp • Daqiqi's Narration: The Heroism of Gerami, Bastur, and Newzar, and the Fall of the Kavian Banner بیت #24043

کجا باشد آن جادوی خویش کام / کجا خواست نام و هزارانش نام

“'Where is that self-willed sorcerer? Where is Namkhast who boasts a thousand titles?'”

Goshtasp • Daqiqi's Narration: The Heroism of Gerami, Bastur, and Newzar, and the Fall of the Kavian Banner بیت #24044

بگشتند هر دو سوار هژیر / به گرز و به نیزه به شمشیر و تیر

“The two brave horsemen fought together with mace, spear, sword, and arrows.”

Goshtasp • Daqiqi's Narration: The Heroism of Gerami, Bastur, and Newzar, and the Fall of the Kavian Banner بیت #24046

گرامی گوی بود با زور شیر / نتابید با او سوار دلیر

“Gerami possessed the strength of a lion, and the brave enemy rider could not withstand him.”

Goshtasp • Daqiqi's Narration: The Heroism of Gerami, Bastur, and Newzar, and the Fall of the Kavian Banner بیت #24047

گرفت از گرامی نبرده گریغ / گرامی کفش بود برنده تیغ

“Namkhast turned and fled from Gerami, whose hand wielded a razor-sharp blade.”

Goshtasp • Daqiqi's Narration: The Heroism of Gerami, Bastur, and Newzar, and the Fall of the Kavian Banner بیت #24048

گرامی خرامید با خشم تیز / دل از کینهٔ کشتگان پر ستیز

“Gerami charged forward in intense fury, his heart burning with vengeance for the slain.”

Goshtasp • Daqiqi's Narration: The Heroism of Gerami, Bastur, and Newzar, and the Fall of the Kavian Banner بیت #24049

میان صف دشمن اندر فتاد / پس از دامن کوه برخاست باد

“He hurled himself into the midst of the enemy ranks, as a gale blows from the foot of a mountain.”

Goshtasp • Daqiqi's Narration: The Heroism of Gerami, Bastur, and Newzar, and the Fall of the Kavian Banner بیت #24050

گرامی بدید آن درفش چو نیل / که افگنده بودند از پشت پیل

“Gerami beheld that indigo standard, which had been cast down from the back of an elephant.”

Goshtasp • Daqiqi's Narration: The Heroism of Gerami, Bastur, and Newzar, and the Fall of the Kavian Banner بیت #24054

فرود آمد و بر گرفت آن ز خاک / بیفشاند از خاک و بسترد پاک

“He dismounted and lifted it from the dirt, brushed off the dust, and wiped it clean.”

Goshtasp • Daqiqi's Narration: The Heroism of Gerami, Bastur, and Newzar, and the Fall of the Kavian Banner بیت #24055

ز هر سو به گردش همی تاختند / به شمشیر دستش بینداختند

“They charged at him from every side, and with a sword cut off his hand.”

Goshtasp • Daqiqi's Narration: The Heroism of Gerami, Bastur, and Newzar, and the Fall of the Kavian Banner بیت #24058

درفش فریدون به دندان گرفت / همی زد به یک دست گرز ای شگفت

“He seized Fereydun's standard with his teeth, while swinging his mace with his remaining hand—an astonishing sight!”

Goshtasp • Daqiqi's Narration: The Heroism of Gerami, Bastur, and Newzar, and the Fall of the Kavian Banner بیت #24059

سرانجام کارش بکشتند زار / بران گرم خاکش فگندند خوار

“In the end they killed him piteously, throwing him down upon that burning dust.”

Goshtasp • Daqiqi's Narration: The Heroism of Gerami, Bastur, and Newzar, and the Fall of the Kavian Banner بیت #24060

دریغ آن نبرده سوار هژبر / که بازش ندید آن خردمند پیر

“Alas for that brave lion-like rider, whom his wise old father would never see again!”

Goshtasp • Daqiqi's Narration: The Heroism of Gerami, Bastur, and Newzar, and the Fall of the Kavian Banner بیت #24061