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Jandal

human hero Origin / Domain: Iran Allegiance: iran

Epic Lore & Biography

The wise, silver-tongued courtier and envoy of King Fereydun. Sent to Yemen to seek the three princesses for Fereydun's three sons, Jandal skillfully received Sarv's response, observed full royal court protocol, and returned to Iran to report the King of Yemen's terms.

Shahnameh Distichs Featuring this Entity (9)

کجا نام او جندل پرهنر / به هر کار دلسوز بر شاه بر
“His name was the highly accomplished Jandal, faithful and devoted to the king in every affair.”
Fereydoon • Fereydun's Emissary Seeks the Daughters of the King of Yemen بیت #1098
چو بشنید جندل ز خسرو سخن / یکی رای پاکیزه افگند بن
“When Jandal heard the monarch's words, he conceived a wise and prudent plan.”
Fereydoon • Fereydun's Emissary Seeks the Daughters of the King of Yemen بیت #1103
نشان یافت جندل مر اورا درست / سه دختر چنان چون فریدون بجست
“Jandal found true trace of him: three daughters, precisely as Fereydun had sought.”
Fereydoon • Fereydun's Emissary Seeks the Daughters of the King of Yemen بیت #1111
به جندل چنین گفت شاه یمن / که بی‌آفرینت مبادا دهن
“The King of Yemen spoke thus to Jandal: 'May thy tongue never lack praise!'”
Fereydoon • Fereydun's Emissary Seeks the Daughters of the King of Yemen بیت #1114
بدو گفت جندل که خرم بدی / همیشه ز تو دور دست بدی
“Jandal replied: 'Mayest thou ever be joyful, and may the hand of evil remain far from thee!'”
Fereydoon • Fereydun's Emissary Seeks the Daughters of the King of Yemen بیت #1116
فرستادهٔ شاه را پیش خواند / فراوان سخن را به خوبی براند
“He summoned the king's envoy before him and spoke many eloquent and gracious words.”
Fereydoon • The Demands of the King of Yemen بیت #1162
سراینده جندل چو پاسخ شنید / ببوسید تختش چنان چون سزید
“When Jandal, the eloquent speaker, heard this answer, he kissed the throne as befitted royal protocol.”
Fereydoon • The Demands of the King of Yemen بیت #1177
بیامد چو نزد فریدون رسید / بگفت آن کجا گفت و پاسخ شنید
“When he arrived before Fereydun, he recounted all that had been said and the answer he received.”
Fereydoon • The Demands of the King of Yemen بیت #1179
از آن رفتن جندل و رای خویش / سخنها همه پاک بنهاد پیش
“He placed before them the whole account of Jandal's mission and his own royal counsel.”
Fereydoon • The Demands of the King of Yemen بیت #1181
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