Epic Lore & Biography

Sultan Mahmud Shah (Abolqasem), ruler of Iran, Turan, and India. He is praised for his royal splendor, boundless generosity, wisdom, and strict justice that curbs oppressors and brings prosperity like spring.

Shahnameh Distichs Featuring this Entity (13)

به نام جهاندار محمود شاه / ابوالقاسم آن فر دیهیم و گاه

“In the name of the ruler of the world, King Mahmud—Abolqasem, he of crown, throne, and royal glory.”

Shqad • The Heritage of Azad Sarv and Praise of King Mahmud بیت #27596

خداوند ایران و نیران و هند / ز فرش جهان شد چو رومی پرند

“Lord of Iran, Turan, and India, through whose splendor the world shines bright like brocaded silk.”

Shqad • The Heritage of Azad Sarv and Praise of King Mahmud بیت #27597

به بخشش همی گنج بپراگند / به دانایی از گنج نام آگند

“Through generosity he scatters treasure, and through wisdom he fills his name with lasting renown.”

Shqad • The Heritage of Azad Sarv and Praise of King Mahmud بیت #27598

بزرگست و چون سالیان بگذرد / ازو گوید آنکس که دارد خرد

“He is great, and as long years pass by, every wise person shall speak of his grand deeds.”

Shqad • The Heritage of Azad Sarv and Praise of King Mahmud بیت #27599

ز رزم و ز بزم و ز بخش و شکار / ز دادش جهان شد چو خرم بهار

“In battle and feast, in gift-giving and the hunt, his justice has made the world like a verdant spring.”

Shqad • The Heritage of Azad Sarv and Praise of King Mahmud بیت #27600

خنک آنک بیند کلاه ورا / همان بارگاه و سپاه ورا

“Blessed is he who beholds his royal crown, his majestic court, and his triumphant armies.”

Shqad • The Heritage of Azad Sarv and Praise of King Mahmud بیت #27601

شب و روز خوانم همی آفرین / بران دادگر شهریار زمین

“Night and day I utter blessings upon that just monarch of the earth.”

Shqad • The Heritage of Azad Sarv and Praise of King Mahmud بیت #27604

که تا او به تخت کیی برنشست / در کین و دست بدی را ببست

“For since he ascended the Kiani throne, he closed the door of malice and bound the hand of evil.”

Shqad • The Heritage of Azad Sarv and Praise of King Mahmud بیت #27606

بپیچاند آن را که بیشی کند / وگر چند بیشی ز پیشی کند

“He chastises whoever seeks excess and tyranny, even if that person claims ancient noble precedence.”

Shqad • The Heritage of Azad Sarv and Praise of King Mahmud بیت #27607

ببخشاید آن را که دارد خرد / ز اندازهٔ روز برنگذرد

“He pardons and favors the wise man who does not exceed his true measure in life.”

Shqad • The Heritage of Azad Sarv and Praise of King Mahmud بیت #27608

ازو یادگاری کنم در جهان / که تا هست مردم نگردد نهان

“I shall create a lasting monument of him in this world, which shall never vanish as long as humanity remains.”

Shqad • The Heritage of Azad Sarv and Praise of King Mahmud بیت #27609

همی چشم دارم بدین روزگار / که دینار یابم من از شهریار

“I hope in this life to receive gold dinars from the royal treasury of the King.”

Shqad • The Heritage of Azad Sarv and Praise of King Mahmud بیت #27615

که از من پس از مرگ ماند نشان / ز گنج شهنشاه گردنکشان

“So that after my death, a lasting trace of me shall remain from the treasury of the King of kings.”

Shqad • The Heritage of Azad Sarv and Praise of King Mahmud بیت #27617