Epic Lore & Biography

The noble heroine of Armenia whose celebrated romance with Khosrow and the tragic devotion of Farhad form timeless literary epics.

Shahnameh Distichs Featuring this Entity (34)

بِدان خوی بَد جانِ شیرین بِداد / نَبُد از جوانیش یک روز شاد

“Owing to that ill temper, he surrendered his sweet soul, never enjoying a single day of happiness in his youth.”

The Beginning • The Story of Daqiqi the Poet بیت #143

چو آمد به هنگام خون ریختن / به شیرین روان اندر آویختن

“When the time came for shedding blood and tearing sweet life away from victims,”

Zahhak • Armayel and Garmayel: The Rescue of the Serpent's Victims بیت #597

همی کرد باید کزین چاره نیست / که فرزند و شیرین روانم یکیست

“"Which I must fulfill, for there is no other path—since my child and my sweet soul are as one.”

Zahhak • Sh5 بیت #708

پرستنده پرسید کای پهلوان / سخن گوی و بگشای شیرین زبان

“The maiden asked: 'O warrior, speak and open your sweet tongue!'”

Manoochehr • The Five Maidens of Rudabeh and the Praise of Her Beauty to Zal بیت #2373

سپهبد پرستنده را گفت گرم / سخنهای شیرین به آوای نرم

“The warlord answered the maiden warmly, speaking sweet words with a gentle tone:”

Manoochehr • The Five Maidens of Rudabeh and the Praise of Her Beauty to Zal بیت #2431

میان سپهدار و آن سرو بن / زنی بود گوینده شیرین سخن

“Between the commander and that cypress-statured maiden stood a woman of sweet eloquence.”

Manoochehr • Sindokht Discovers the Secret Love of Zal and Rudabeh بیت #2670

همیدون به دل گفت دیو سپید / که از جان شیرین شدم ناامید

“Likewise the White Demon said in his heart: 'I have grown hopeless of my sweet life.'”

Kay Kavus • The Seventh Khan: Slaying the White Demon and Restoring Kay Kavus's Sight بیت #5181

چنین گفت رایش به من تازه کن / بیارای مغزش به شیرین سخن

“He said to him: 'Refresh my intent before him, adorn his brain with sweet words,”

Hamavaran • Kay Kavus's Wooing and Marriage to Sudabeh, Princess of Hamavaran بیت #5586

مرا در جهان این یکی دخترست / که از جان شیرین گرامی‌ترست

“I have only this one daughter in the world, who is dearer to me than sweet life itself.”

Hamavaran • Kay Kavus's Wooing and Marriage to Sudabeh, Princess of Hamavaran بیت #5599

چنین گفت با مرد شیرین سخن / که سر نیست این آرزو را نه بن

“Thus he spoke to the sweet-tongued envoy: 'This desire has neither head nor base,”

Hamavaran • Kay Kavus's Wooing and Marriage to Sudabeh, Princess of Hamavaran بیت #5602

من اینک به پیش تو استاده‌ام / تن و جان شیرین ترا داده‌ام

“'Behold, I stand here before you; I have surrendered my sweet body and soul to you.'”

Siavosh • The Ordeal by Fire: Sudabeh's Treachery and Siyavash's Immaculate Triumph بیت #7469

بیاید به کردار دیو سپید / دل از جان شیرین شود ناامید

“'He will charge upon us like the White Demon, and all hope for sweet life will vanish.'”

Siavosh • Giv's Seven-Year Quest: Finding Kay Khosrow and the Battle Against Piran's Forces بیت #10369

همه جان شیرین بکف برنهید / چو من برخروشم دمید و دهید

“"Place your sweet lives in your palms! When I roar out, charge forward and push hard!"”

Kamoos • The Darkness of the Battlefield and Tus's Foreboding بیت #12955

مرا جان شیرین نباید همی / کنون خوارتر گر برآید همی

“I care no longer for my sweet life; let it end now, cheap though it be!'”

Bizhan • Gurgin's Deceit, Giv's Sorrow, and Kay Khosrow's Vision in the World-Revealing Cup بیت #16171

تن از درد لرزان چو از باد بید / دل از جان شیرین شده ناامید

“His body trembled with pain like a willow branch in the wind, and his heart despairs of sweet life.”

12rokh • The Single Combat of Bizhan and Houman بیت #17806

نیامد بدانگه ترا داد یاد / که او بی‌گنه جان شیرین بداد

“'At that time, justice did not cross your mind when he, innocent, surrendered his sweet life!'”

12rokh • Sh15 بیت #18254

که پشتم شکستی و خستی دلم / کنون جان شیرین ز تن بگسلم

“'You have broken my back and wounded my heart; now I shall yield my sweet life from my body!'”

12rokh • Finding the Wounded Gostahm in the Meadow and Bringing Him to the King بیت #19341

جوان نیز بگشاد شیرین زبان / که بیدار دل بود و روشن روان

“The youth, possessing an awakened heart and enlightened spirit, responded with sweet eloquence.”

Mahmood • Afrasiab's Deceitful Peace Envoy and Kay Khosrow's Unyielding Vow of Vengeance بیت #20015

همه کوفته لشکر و ریخته / به شیرین روان اندر آویخته

“His troops were battered, scattered, and desperately clinging to their precious lives.”

Mahmood • The Battle of Kay Khosrow and Afrasiab: The King's Prayer, the Gales of Victory, and the Retreat to Gang-Dezh بیت #20571

فرستاده را چند گفتند گرم / سخنهای شیرین به آواز نرم

“Warmly they addressed the envoy, speaking sweet words in soft and soothing tones,”

Mahmood • Letter to Kay Khosrow in Gang, Reception of Khaqan and Faghfur, and Defiance of the King of Makran بیت #21384

نماند ایچ کس را از ایشان توان / برآمد به فرجام شیرین روان

“Strength deserted every single one of them, until at last their sweet souls departed from their freezing frames.”

Mahmood • The Death of Champions in the Snow, Gudarz's Lamentation, and the Return of Rostam and Zal بیت #22581

به پیش تو آوردم این جان خویش / سپر کردم این جان شیرینت پیش

“'I bring before you my very life; I have made my sweet soul a shield before your command.'”

Goshtasp • The Battle of Zarir, His Treacherous Fall, and Goshtasp's Bitter Mourning بیت #24115

به هنگام شیرین به دایه دهد / یکی تاج زرینش بر سر نهد

“In due time he entrusts him to a nurse, and sets a golden crown upon his head.”

Goshtasp • The Slander of Gorzam: Esfandiyar Bound in Chains at the Fortress of Gombadan بیت #24477

ز شیرین روان دل شده ناامید / تن از بیم لرزان چو از باد بید

“His heart despaired of his sweet life, and his body trembled with fear like a willow in the wind.”

Goshtasp • The Liberation of Esfandiyar, the Rout of Arjasp, and the Capture of Gorgsar بیت #25029

مگر بازگردد به شیرین سخن / بیاد آیدش روزگار کهن

“Perchance he may turn back through thy sweet words, remembering the days of old,”

Esfandyar • The Summoning of the Simorgh: Healing of Rostam and Rakhsh and the Secret of the Tamarisk Arrow بیت #27223

بشد مادر شاه با ترجمان / ده از فیلسوفان شیرین‌زبان

“The king's mother set forth with an interpreter and ten sweet-spoken philosophers.”

Eskandar • The Sending of Sekandar's Mother to Isfahan and the Royal Wedding with Roshanak بیت #29119

توانگر ببخشد همی این بران / یکی با دگر چرب و شیرین‌زبان

“The wealthy shall bestow gifts only upon one another, addressing each other with sweet and flattering tongue.”

Eskandar • Mehran's Interpretation of Kaid's Dreams and Advice of Peace with Alexander بیت #29249

چگونه مر او را ندارم چو جان / کزو یافتم جفت و شیرین‌روان

“How should I not cherish him as my very soul, when through his grace I regained both my bride and my sweet life?”

Eskandar • The Capture of Faryan's Citadel, the Deception of Bitqun's Throne, and the Rescue of Qaydruch بیت #29801

بسی نیز شیرین سخنها بگفت / فرستاده خود با خرد بود جفت

“He spoke many sweet and eloquent words, for the envoy himself was wedded to wisdom.”

Eskandar • Sh31 بیت #30290

یکی مرد با سنگ و شیرین سخن / گزین کرد زان چینیان کهن

“A dignified and eloquent courtier was chosen from among the senior elders of China to accompany the tribute.”

Eskandar • Alexander Disguised as Envoy before the Faghfur of China: The Demand for Tribute and the Wise King's Response بیت #30669

گرفتار شد در میان اردوان / بداد از پی تاج شیرین روان

“Ardavan was trapped in the thick of fight, forfeiting his sweet soul for the crown.”

Ashkanian • The Fall of Ardavan, Ardashir's Royal Nuptials, and the Founding of Gur بیت #31383

غنیمت بدان بخش کو جنگ جست / به مردی دل از جان شیرین بشست

“Bestow the spoils upon him who sought battle and courageously washed his heart clean of sweet life.”

Ardeshir • The Wisdom of Ardashir: Regulating the Army and Bureaucracy, Cultivating Justice and Prosperity بیت #32126

چنان نامور مرد شیرین‌سخن / به نوی بشد زین سرای کهن

“Thus that famed and sweet-spoken man departed in his youth from this ancient abode.”

Oorner • The Reign of Hormozd, Son of Narsi, and the Birth of Shapur II بیت #32754

چنین داد پاسخ ورا باغبان / که ای پاک‌دل مرد شیرین‌زبان

“The gardener replied to him thus: 'O pure-hearted man of sweet speech!'”

Zolaktaf • Shapur in the Gardener's Garden: Sending the Signet to the High Priest بیت #33063