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Nariman

human hero Origin / Domain: Zabolistan Allegiance: iran

Epic Lore & Biography

Great ancestor of the hero family of Zabolistan, father of Sam and great-grandfather of Rostam.

Shahnameh Distichs Featuring this Entity (8)

چنین داد پاسخ که من رستمم / ز دستان و از سام و از نیرمم
“Rostam answered: 'I am Rostam, son of Dastan, son of Sam, son of Nariman!'”
Kay Kavus • The Third Khan: The Battle with the Dragon بیت #4970
تو گفتی گو پیلتن رستم ا‌ست / وگر سام شیرست و گر نیرم‌ است
“You would say he was Rostam the elephant-bodied champion himself, or lion-hearted Sam, or Nariman.”
Sohrab • The Birth of Sohrab: A Father's Secret and the Vow of Conquest بیت #6243
تو پور گو پیلتن رستمی / ز دستان سامی و از نیرمی
“'You are the son of Rostam, the elephant-bodied warrior, descended from Dastan, Sam, and Nariman.'”
Sohrab • The Birth of Sohrab: A Father's Secret and the Vow of Conquest بیت #6253
چو سام نریمان به گیتی نبود / سرش را نیارست گردون بسود
“'And when Sam son of Nariman lived in the world, the heavens themselves could not bow his head.'”
Sohrab • The Birth of Sohrab: A Father's Secret and the Vow of Conquest بیت #6256
همان سام پور نریمان بدست / نریمان گرد از کریمان بدست
“'And Sam was the son of Nariman, and Nariman the brave was among the noblest of men.'”
Esfandyar • Rostam's Answer to Esfandiyar: Exaltation of Lineage, Recounting of Deeds, and Invitation to Wine بیت #26571
بزرگست و گرشاسپ بودش پدر / به گیتی بدی خسرو تاجور
“'Great was Nariman, whose father was Garshasp, a crowned king across the world.'”
Esfandyar • Rostam's Answer to Esfandiyar: Exaltation of Lineage, Recounting of Deeds, and Invitation to Wine بیت #26572
چو فرزند سام نریمان ز بند / بنالد به پروردگار بلند
“'For if the son of Sam Nariman cries out in his chains to the Almighty Lord...'”
Bahman • The Counsel of Pashotan, Bahman's Repentance, the Release of Zal, and the Army's Return to Iran بیت #28078
که زارا دلیرا گوا رستما / نبیرهٔ گو نامور نیرما
“[Lamenting:] 'Alas, brave and mighty Rostam! O famous grandson of Nariman!'”
Bahman • The Counsel of Pashotan, Bahman's Repentance, the Release of Zal, and the Army's Return to Iran بیت #28091
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