A valiant Turanian champion and son of Piran Viseh who fell in battle against the Iranians. Afrasiab mourned him bitterly, referring to him as his proud hero and radiant eye.
خود و گرد رویین و فرشیدورد / برآورد زان راه ناگاه گرد
“Accompanied by brave Ruyin and Farshidvard, he suddenly raised dust along the highway as they galloped.”
Siavosh • The Martyrdom of Siyavash, the Rescue of Farangis, and Her Journey to Khotan
بیت #9575
به رویین چنین گفت پیران که خیز / که بهرام را نیست جای گریز
“Piran then spake to Ruyin: 'Arise, for Bahram hath no way left for flight.”
Forood • Bahram's Quest for the Lost Whip, His Heroic Battle on Foot, and the Loss of His Arm
بیت #12461
چو بشنید رویین بیامد دمان / نبودش بس اندیشهٔ بدگمان
“When Ruyin heard this, he charged fiercely forward, harboring no ill foreboding.”
Forood • Bahram's Quest for the Lost Whip, His Heroic Battle on Foot, and the Loss of His Arm
بیت #12464
یکی تیرباران به رویین بکرد / که شد ماه تابنده چون لاژورد
“He poured such a rain of arrows upon Ruyin that the bright moon turned dark as lapis lazuli.”
Forood • Bahram's Quest for the Lost Whip, His Heroic Battle on Foot, and the Loss of His Arm
بیت #12466
چو رویین پیران ز تیرش بخست / یلان را همه کند شد پای و دست
“When Piran's son Ruyin was wounded by his arrow, the strength of all the heroes failed them.”
Forood • Bahram's Quest for the Lost Whip, His Heroic Battle on Foot, and the Loss of His Arm
بیت #12467
ازین پس تو پیران و کلباد را / چو هومان و رویین و پولاد را
“Henceforth, look upon Piran and Kalbad, as well as Houman, Ruyin, and Pulad—”
Khaghan • The Capture of the Khaqan of China, the Flight of Piran, and the Entrusting of Spoils to Fariborz
بیت #14871
برون رفت رویین رویینه‌تن / ابا ده هزار از یلان ختن
“Bronze-bodied Ruin rode forth, accompanied by ten thousand warriors of Khotan,”
12rokh • Gev's Report of Piran's Obduracy, the Array of the Two Armies, and the Three-Day Standoff
بیت #17357
سپهدار رویین به کردار شیر / پس پشت او اندر آید دلیر
“Commander Ruin, valiant as a lion, would fall boldly upon his rear.”
12rokh • Gev's Report of Piran's Obduracy, the Array of the Two Armies, and the Three-Day Standoff
بیت #17361
پسر بد مر او را سر انجمن / یکی نام رویین و رویینه تن
“His son was leader of the brave array, / Named Ruin, bronzed and mighty for the fray.”
12rokh • Piran's Reconciliation Letter to Goudarz and the Proposal of Border Concessions
بیت #18198
چو رویین پیران به درگه رسید / سوی پهلوان سپه کس دوید
“When Ruin, son of Piran, reached the gate, / A herald ran to inform the chief of state.”
12rokh • Piran's Reconciliation Letter to Goudarz and the Proposal of Border Concessions
بیت #18202
خردمند رویین پس آن نامه پیش / بیاورد و بگزارد پیغام خویش
“Then Ruin, wise of heart, produced the scroll, / And delivered the message of his soul.”
12rokh • Piran's Reconciliation Letter to Goudarz and the Proposal of Border Concessions
بیت #18207
ابا بیژن گیو رویین گرد / به جنگ از جهان روشنایی ببرد
“Against Bizhan son of Giv stood the heroic Ruyin, their duel casting shadow over the light of the world.”
12rokh • The Selection of Ten Champions, the Pairing of Rivals, and the Sacred Oath of Vengeance
بیت #18826
همی گفت زار این جهانبین من / سوار سرافراز رویین من
“He lamented mournfully: 'Alas for my world-beholding hero, my proud and exalt-seated Ruyin!”
Mahmood • Afrasiab's Grief, the Oath of Vengeance, and the Arraying of the Host by the Jayhun
بیت #19773
ز خون برادرش فرشیدورد / ز رویین و لهاک شیر نبرد
“He mourned the blood of Farshidvard, his brother, and of Ruin and Lahhak, those ferocious lion-warriors.”
Mahmood • Afrasiab's Grief, the Oath of Vengeance, and the Arraying of the Host by the Jayhun
بیت #19785
چو رویین و پیران ز مادر نزاد / چو فرشیدورد گرامی نژاد
“"Never has a mother brought forth the likes of Ruin and Piran, nor noble-born Farshidvard!"”
Mahmood • Afrasiab's Grief, the Oath of Vengeance, and the Arraying of the Host by the Jayhun
بیت #19790