Epic Lore & Biography

The proud young son of General Tus, who was shot and killed by Prince Farud during the battle of Kalat.

Shahnameh Distichs Featuring this Entity (12)

چنین گفت پس پهلوان با زرسپ / که بفروز دل را چو آذرگشسپ

“Then the commander spoke to Zarasp: 'Kindle your heart like the flame of Adar Gushasp.'”

Forood • Zarasp's Fall and the Wrath of Tus بیت #11631

زرسپ آمد و ترگ بر سر نهاد / دلی پر ز کین و لبی پر ز باد

“Zarasp advanced and placed the helmet upon his head, his heart full of fury and his lips heavy with breath.”

Forood • Zarasp's Fall and the Wrath of Tus بیت #11634

که این پور طوسست نامش زرسپ / که از پیل جنگی نگرداند اسپ

“'This is the son of Tus, named Zarasp, who never turns his horse away even from a war-elephant.'”

Forood • Zarasp's Fall and the Wrath of Tus بیت #11639

فرود دلاور برانگیخت اسپ / یکی تیر زد بر میان زرسپ

“The brave Forud spurred his horse, and shot a sharp arrow straight at Zarasp's waist.”

Forood • Zarasp's Fall and the Wrath of Tus بیت #11644

زرسپ گرانمایه زو شد بباد / سواری سرافراز نوذرنژاد

“'Precious Zarasam was lost because of him, a noble rider of Nowzar's bloodline.'”

Forood • Farud Shoots Tus's Steed: The Commander's Humiliation and Iranian Fury بیت #11692

که زین را نگردانم از پشت اسپ / مگر کشته آیم بکین زرسپ

“'I shall not turn my saddle from the horse’s back, unless I am slain in vengeance for Zaraspe!'”

Forood • Forud Strikes Giv’s Charger, Giv Strikes Bijan with the Whip, and Bijan Rides to Mount Sepid بیت #11730

زرسپ سپهدار چون ریونیز / سپهبد که گیتی ندارد بچیز

“'Zaraspe the commander fell, as did Rivniz—that prince who held the world as nothing.'”

Forood • Forud Strikes Giv’s Charger, Giv Strikes Bijan with the Whip, and Bijan Rides to Mount Sepid بیت #11736

کزین ترک من برنگردانم اسپ / زمانم سراید مگر چون زرسپ

“"That I shall not turn my steed away from this Turk, unless my life comes to an end as did Zarasp's."”

Forood • Forud Strikes Giv’s Charger, Giv Strikes Bijan with the Whip, and Bijan Rides to Mount Sepid بیت #11742

بدو گفت بیژن بکین زرسپ / پیاده بپویم نخواهم خود اسپ

“Bijan said to him, "To avenge Zarasp, I shall press forward on foot; I desire no horse at all!"”

Forood • Forud Strikes Giv’s Charger, Giv Strikes Bijan with the Whip, and Bijan Rides to Mount Sepid بیت #11747

بکین زرسپ گرامی سپاه / برآرم بسازم یکی رزمگاه

“'To avenge beloved Zarasp of the army, I will create a battlefield here!'”

Forood • The Identification of Bizhan, the Dismounted Combat, and Tus's Vow بیت #11790

چو در پیش او کشته شد ریونیز / زرسپ آن جوان سرافراز نیز

“'When Rivniz was slain before his eyes, and Zarasp, that proud young hero, too—'”

Kamoos • The Shame of the Host, King Kay Khosrow's Wrath, and Rostam's Intercession for Tus بیت #12677

ز پاکیزه جان فرود و زرسپ / همی برفروزم چو آذرگشسپ

“'For the pure souls of Farud and Zarasp, I burn inside like the fiery lightning of Azargashasp.'”

Kamoos • The Shame of the Host, King Kay Khosrow's Wrath, and Rostam's Intercession for Tus بیت #12686