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Washerman's Wife

human hero Origin / Domain: Iran Allegiance: iran

Epic Lore & Biography

The wife of the washerman who nursed and raised the abandoned infant Darab. Under Darab's stern interrogation with a drawn blade, she faithfully reveals the truth of the floating chest, the gold dinars, and the royal gem, surrendering the remaining treasures to him.

Shahnameh Distichs Featuring this Entity (9)

به زن گفت کژی و تاری مجوی / هرآنچت بپرسم سخن راست گوی
“He said to the woman: 'Seek no deceit or obscurity; whatever I ask of you, speak the truth.'”
Homa • Darab Discovers His Royal Lineage and Enlists in Rashnawad's Army بیت #28242
زن گازر از بیم زنهار خواست / خداوند داننده را یار خواست
“Fearing for her life, the washerman's wife asked for mercy and called upon the all-knowing God for aid.”
Homa • Darab Discovers His Royal Lineage and Enlists in Rashnawad's Army بیت #28244
بدو گفت خون سر من مجوی / بگویم ترا هرچ گفتی بگوی
“She said to him: 'Do not seek my life's blood; I shall tell you everything you have asked.'”
Homa • Darab Discovers His Royal Lineage and Enlists in Rashnawad's Army بیت #28245
سخنها یکایک بر و بر شمرد / بکوشید وز کار کژی نبرد
“She recounted the matters one by one, striving to conceal nothing in deceit.”
Homa • Darab Discovers His Royal Lineage and Enlists in Rashnawad's Army بیت #28246
بدو گفت ما دستکاران بدیم / نه از تخمهٔ کامکاران بدیم
“She said: 'We were poor artisans, not of any noble or prosperous lineage.'”
Homa • Darab Discovers His Royal Lineage and Enlists in Rashnawad's Army بیت #28248
ازان تو داریم چیزی که هست / ز پوشیدنی جامه و برنشست
“'Whatever we possess—clothing to wear and mounts to ride—comes from what was yours.'”
Homa • Darab Discovers His Royal Lineage and Enlists in Rashnawad's Army بیت #28249
پرستنده ماییم و فرمان تراست / نگر تا چه باید تن و جان تراست
“'We are your servants and the command is yours; see what is needed, for our body and soul belong to you.'”
Homa • Darab Discovers His Royal Lineage and Enlists in Rashnawad's Army بیت #28250
چنین داد پاسخ که بیش است ازین / درخت برومند و باغ و زمین
“She answered: 'There is more than that—fruitful trees, a garden, and land.'”
Homa • Darab Discovers His Royal Lineage and Enlists in Rashnawad's Army بیت #28254
بدو داد دینار چندانک بود / بماند آن گران گوهر نابسود
“She gave him whatever dinars remained, along with that precious, untouched gem.”
Homa • Darab Discovers His Royal Lineage and Enlists in Rashnawad's Army بیت #28255
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