Abul-qasim Ferdowsi Tusi Poems

  • 1.
    Now list the lamentation of Bárbod,
    And grow forgetful of the world at large.
    On hearing that the Sháh, not by advice
    And 'gainst his will, no longer filled the throne,
    ...
  • 2.
    When the sword of sixty comes nigh his head
    give a man no wine, for he is drunk with years.
    Age claps a stick in my bridle-hand:
    substance spent, health broken,
    ...
  • 3.
    From the Shahnameh
    Now when Shirwi sat on the goodly throne,
    And donned the royal crown so much desired,
    The leaders of the Iranians each drew near
    ...
  • 4.
    Much have I labored, much read o'er
    Of Arabic and Persian lore,
    Collecting tales unknown and known;
    Now two and sixty years are flown.
    ...
  • 5.
    'Tis but crude policy when women rule,
    But yet there was a lady-Púrándukht-
    Surviving of the lineage of Sásán,
    And well read in the royal volume: her
    ...
  • 6.
    From the Shahnameh
    There was a paladin, a Turk by race,
    A man of influence and named Bizhan;
    He dwelt within the coasts of Samarkand
    ...
Total 6 Poems by Abul-qasim Ferdowsi Tusi

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