The people and border lords of the realm of Iran. In this section, King Anushirvan decrees that any Iranian marchlords who allied with Prince Nushzad in rebellion must be cut in half with daggers upon victory.
بکوشم نمیرم مگر غرم‌وار / نخواهم ز ایرانیان زینهار
“'I will fight and not die save like a wild ram of the mountains; I shall ask no quarter from the Iranians.'”
Forood • The Locking of Kalat Fortress, Jarireh's Dream of Fire, and Farud's Arming for Battle
بیت #11807
از ایرانیان هرکه بد نامجوی / پیاده برفتند بی‌رنگ و بوی
“Whosoever among the Iranians sought honor walked on foot, stripped of all perfume and embellishment.”
Mahmood • The Prayer and Passing of King Kay Kavus, His Royal Entombment, and Kay Khosrow's Ascension
بیت #21935
بیفتاد از دست ایرانیان / درفش فروزندهٔ کاویان
“There fell from the hands of the Iranians the radiant Kavian Banner.”
Goshtasp • Daqiqi's Narration: The Heroism of Gerami, Bastur, and Newzar, and the Fall of the Kavian Banner
بیت #24053
ز خویشان دارا و ایرانیان / هرانکس که بود از نژاد کیان
“From the kinsmen of Dara and the Iranians, whoever was of the royal lineage of Kayans,”
Eskandar • Sikandar's March Against Fūr: The Mutiny of the Host and the Creation of the Iron Knights
بیت #29574
ازان دل گرفتند ایرانیان / ببستند با درد کین را میان
“The hearts of the Iranians swelled with valor, and they girded their loins for revenge and vengeance.”
Ashkanian • The Capture of Haftvad and Shahoy, Their Execution, and the Founding of the Fire Temple
بیت #31727
به منذر سخن گفت و نامه بداد / سخنهای ایرانیان کرد یاد
“He spoke to Mondhir, delivered the letter, and recounted the words of the Iranians.”
Bezehgar • Javanoy's Embassy to Mondhir and the Awe of Bahram Gur
بیت #33965
به آواز گفتند ایرانیان / که ما را شکیبا مکن بر زیان
“The Iranians responded with loud voices: 'Do not ask us to endure further hardship and loss!'”
Bezehgar • The Rejection of Bahram, the Selection of Candidates, and the Victims of Yazdegerd
بیت #34042
ز پنجاه بازآوریدند سی / ز ایرانی و رومی و پارسی
“From fifty, they reduced the count to thirty, selecting from Iranians, Romans, and Persians.”
Bezehgar • The Rejection of Bahram, the Selection of Candidates, and the Victims of Yazdegerd
بیت #34054
چو تنگ اندرآمد ز شاهی سخن / ز ایرانیان هرک او بد کهن
“When the talk of kingship grew decisive and close, the elders among the Iranians spoke out.”
Bezehgar • The Rejection of Bahram, the Selection of Candidates, and the Victims of Yazdegerd
بیت #34057
چنین گفت منذر به ایرانیان / که خواهم که دانم به سود و زیان
“Monzer spoke to the Iranians, saying: 'I wish to understand the truth of this profit and loss.'”
Bezehgar • The Rejection of Bahram, the Selection of Candidates, and the Victims of Yazdegerd
بیت #34060
بزرگان به پاسخ بیاراستند / بسی خسته دل پارسی خواستند
“The nobles prepared their response, summoning many heart-broken and tortured Persians to state their case.”
Bezehgar • The Rejection of Bahram, the Selection of Candidates, and the Victims of Yazdegerd
بیت #34062
زبان برگشادند ایرانیان / که بستیم ما بندگی را میان
“The Iranians loosened their tongues in reply, saying: 'We have girded ourselves in allegiance and servitude,'”
Bahgoor • The Ascension of Bahram Gur: The Nine-Day Discourses and the Royal Decree
بیت #34212