The great Iranian champion, son of Goudarz and the hero who originally brought young Kay Khosrow from Turan to Iran. He was among the select paladins who followed Khosrow to the sacred spring. After Khosrow's miraculous vanishing, Giv delivered a touching eulogy celebrating Khosrow's incomparable justice, elephant-like martial fury, and radiant majesty.
چو طوس و چو گودرز کشواد و گیو / چو خراد و گرگین و رهام نیو
“Lords like Tus, Goudarz son of Kashvad, Giev, Khorrad, Gorgin, and valiant Rohham...”
Kay Kavus • The Song of the Musician Demon and Kavus’s Ambition for Mazandaran
بیت #4634
خبر شد به طوس و به گودرز و گیو / به رهام و گرگین و گردان نیو
“Tidings reached Tous, Goudarz, and Giv, as well as Rohham, Gorgin, and the valiant heroes,”
Kay Kavus • The Song of the Musician Demon and Kavus’s Ambition for Mazandaran
بیت #4676
برفتند با او بزرگان نیو / چو طوس و چو گودرز و رهام و گیو
“The brave nobles departed alongside him—valiant champions such as Tus, Goudarz, Rohham, and Giev.”
Kay Kavus • Zal's Counsel to Kay Kavus Against the Mazandaran Campaign
بیت #4737
بفرمود پس گیو را شهریار / دوباره ز لشکر گزیدن هزار
“The monarch then commanded Gev to choose two thousand brave warriors from the army.”
Kay Kavus • Kavus's Invasion of Mazandaran, the Sack of the Land, and his Sorcerous Blindness
بیت #4759
کمر بست و رفت از بر شاه گیو / ز لشکر گزین کرد گردان نیو
“Gev girded his waist and left the King's presence, selecting valiant heroes from the army.”
Kay Kavus • Kavus's Invasion of Mazandaran, the Sack of the Land, and his Sorcerous Blindness
بیت #4764
چو طوس و فریبرز و گودرز و گیو / چو رهام و گرگین و فرهاد نیو
“Sultans like Tus, Fariburz, Goudarz, and Giv; heroes like Rohham, Gurgin, and valiant Farhad.”
Kay Kavus • The Seventh Khan: Slaying the White Demon and Restoring Kay Kavus's Sight
بیت #5213
به طوس و به گودرز کشوادگان / به گیو و به گرگین آزادگان
“And to Tus, and to Gudarz of Kasvad's line, to Giv and to Gurgin of noble birth,”
Kay Kavus • The Final Battle of Mazandaran: The Fall of Juyan, the Sorcerer King, and the Crown of Evlad
بیت #5351
سپهبد بفرمود تا گیو و طوس / به پشت سپاه اندر آرند کوس
“The commander ordered Giv and Tus to sound the war-drums at the rear of the host.”
Kay Kavus • The Final Battle of Mazandaran: The Fall of Juyan, the Sorcerer King, and the Crown of Evlad
بیت #5403
چو فرهاد و خراد و برزین و گیو / برفتند با نامداران نیو
“Heroes such as Farhad, Khorrad, Barzin, and Giv marched forth alongside brave and noble warriors.”
Kay Kavus • The Final Battle of Mazandaran: The Fall of Juyan, the Sorcerer King, and the Crown of Evlad
بیت #5406
ازان میمنه تا بدان میسره / بشد گیو چون گرگ پیش بره
“From the right wing to the left, Giv swept across the field like a wolf charging a herd of lambs.”
Kay Kavus • The Final Battle of Mazandaran: The Fall of Juyan, the Sorcerer King, and the Crown of Evlad
بیت #5409
وزان سوی گودرز کشواد بود / چو گیو و چو شیدوش و میلاد بود
“And on that side stood Goudarz, son of Kashvad, alongside heroes such as Gev, Sheydoush, and Milad.”
Hamavaran • Kavus's Expedition to the West, the Battle of Barbaristan, and the Outbreak of the Hamavaran War
بیت #5562
گرفتند ناگاه کاووس را / چو گودرز و چون گیو و چون طوس را
“They suddenly ambushed and seized Kay Kavus, along with Goudarz, Giv, and Tous.”
Hamavaran • The Treachery of the King of Hamavaran: The Captivity of Kavus and Sudabeh, and the Descent of Iran into Chaos
بیت #5657
بدان دژ فرستاد کاووس را / همان گیو و گودرز و هم طوس را
“To that fortress he dispatched Kay Kavus, as well as Giv, Goudarz, and Tous.”
Hamavaran • The Treachery of the King of Hamavaran: The Captivity of Kavus and Sudabeh, and the Descent of Iran into Chaos
بیت #5667
سپهدار چون گیو و گودرز و طوس / بدرید دلتان ز آوای کوس
“'With commanders such as Giv, Goudarz, and Tous, did your hearts rend in terror at the mere sound of the war-drums?'”
Hamavaran • The Treachery of the King of Hamavaran: The Captivity of Kavus and Sudabeh, and the Descent of Iran into Chaos
بیت #5677
چو از دژ رها کرد کاووس را / همان گیو و گودرز و هم طوس را
“When he released Kavus from the fortress, as well as Gev, Gudarz, and Tus,”
Hamavaran • Rostam's Triumph over the Three Monarchs and the Liberation of Kay Kavus
بیت #5788
خبر یافت زو رستم و گیو و طوس / برفتند با لشکری گشن و کوس
“Rostam, Giv, and Tus received news of him; they set out with a massive army and the sound of war drums.”
Hamavaran • The Rescue of Kavus, the Scolding of Gudarz, and the Forty-Day Penance
بیت #5924
چو طوس و چو گودرز کشوادگان / چو بهرام و چون گیو آزادگان
“Such as Tus, Gudarz of the house of Kashvad, Bahram, and noble Giv,”
Hamavaran • The Feast at Navand and the Hunt of the Seven Champions in Turan
بیت #5973
به مستی چنین گفت یک روز گیو / به رستم که ای نامبردار نیو
“In drunkenness one day, Giv said to Rostam: 'O illustrious hero,”
Hamavaran • The Feast at Navand and the Hunt of the Seven Champions in Turan
بیت #5978
چو طوس و چو گودرز نیزه‌گذار / چو گرگین و چون گیو گرد و سوار
“Alongside were spear-wielding Tus and Goudarz, as well as Gorgin and the valiant rider Giv,”
Hamavaran • The Battle of the Seven Champions and the Slaying of Alkus
بیت #6052
چو طوس و چو گودرز کشواد و گیو / چو گرگین و بهرام و فرهاد نیو
“Commanders like Tus, Goudarz son of Kashvad, Giv, Gurgin, Bahram, and valiant Farhad.”
Sohrab • Gozhdaham's Letter to Kay Kavus and the Evacuation of the White Fortress
بیت #6440
بدان‌گونه دیدند گردان نیو / که پیش تو آید گرانمایه گیو
“The brave champions deemed it right that noble Gev himself should speed to thee.”
Sohrab • King Kavus's Epistle to Rostam, Gev's Swift Journey, and the Three-Day Revelry in Zabul
بیت #6461
به گیو آنگهی گفت برسان دود / عنان تگاور بباید بسود
“The King then said to Gev: 'Speed like swift smoke and tighten the reins of thy steed.”
Sohrab • King Kavus's Epistle to Rostam, Gev's Swift Journey, and the Three-Day Revelry in Zabul
بیت #6465
پیاده شدش گیو و گردان بهم / هر آنکس که بودند از بیش و کم
“Gev dismounted, and all the warriors dismounted together, both great and small.”
Sohrab • King Kavus's Epistle to Rostam, Gev's Swift Journey, and the Three-Day Revelry in Zabul
بیت #6472
به روز چهارم برآراست گیو / چنین گفت با گرد سالار نیو
“Upon the fourth day Giv made ready to depart, and spoke thus to the brave champion and leader:”
Sohrab • King Kavus's Epistle to Rostam, Gev's Swift Journey, and the Three-Day Revelry in Zabul
بیت #6494
یکی بانگ برزد به گیو از نخست / پس آنگاه شرم از دو دیده بشست
“He first shouted angrily at Giv, casting all shame and restraint from his eyes.”
Sohrab • The Wrath of Kavus, Rostam's Defiance, and the Mediation of Goudarz
بیت #6504
ز گفتار او گیو را دل بخست / که بردی به رستم بر آن‌گونه دست
“Giv's heart bled at these words, that such a hand should be laid upon Rostam.”
Sohrab • The Wrath of Kavus, Rostam's Defiance, and the Mediation of Goudarz
بیت #6507
برآشفت با گیو و با پیلتن / فرو ماند خیره همه انجمن
“The King turned his rage upon Giv and the Elephant-bodied hero, leaving the whole assembly stunned.”
Sohrab • The Wrath of Kavus, Rostam's Defiance, and the Mediation of Goudarz
بیت #6508
دگر روز فرمود تا گیو و طوس / ببستند شبگیر بر پیل کوس
“On the next day, he commanded Gev and Tus to bind the war drums upon the elephants at dawn.”
Sohrab • The Arrival of Kavus's Host, Human's Dread, and Sohrab's Carefree Feasting
بیت #6583
بدو گفت کان پور گودرز گیو / که خوانند گردان ورا گیو نیو
“Hajir replied to him: "That is Gev, son of Goudarz, whom the brave warriors call Gev the Bold.”
Sohrab • Surveying the Iranian Host from the Heights and the Concealment of Rostam's Identity
بیت #6707