Persian Realm

A WARNING BY FERDOWSI

چنين است آئين رسم درشت

‫گهی پشت بر زين گهی زين به پشت

‫فردوسی

this is the best topic

this is the best topic

haalo DK

ee keh migan sheerazi nubudeh kako

is this guy's poem not

is this guy's poem not great?

sokhan gooy ze man Ferdowsie naamdar
goshoodam cheshm nazdike sabzvar

nemmodam zendeh iranio iran mard
keh in bood behtarin rahe nabard

cho gooyi toi iranie mihan parast
nakon setayesh degar ra ba do dast

manam bandehe khodai keh jaanam bedad
bejoz ou kasi sezavare setayesh mabad

nakon hich azaar beh mihano ham mihanat
cho miri na yek ra negahi konad bar tanat

Not just a poetry book

Shahnameh is not just a well written poetry book, but THE most precise account of Empire's history, in most eloquent,  pure and unadulterated Persian language.

A HAMASEH, which more one reads more one realizes its dept and beauty.

Thanks DK for sharing it.

-YT

A Sweet Burden Ours to Carry

Ferdowsi lives within us, in our hearts and souls. His words have been spread by street performers and storytellers for centuries despite the treachery of Arab invaders. His legacy and proud tradition is our burden to carry, ours to save, and most importantly ours to pass on.

Let’s honor him by our deeds…

Who is going to be the next Ferdowsi?

Ferdowsi rescued the iranian culture and language from arabian domination in Iran. He did this in an era where Iranians were forced to think arabic and speak arabic. The dignity of Iranians which was taken away by Arabs and Greeks are rebuilt in Shahnameh.
His work Shahnameh for Iranians is like quoran to muslims.

Mr kadivar Aziz

Sepaas for sharing.

Ebi aka Haaji

tou irani nabashi cho gooyi

tou irani nabashi cho gooyi dorood be tazi zaban
cheh behtar keh dani tora hast doshmane malo jan

begoo ey marde dana chera amadi dar in jahan
chera kam bekhanio kam bedani ze madar zaban

nayabi tou ey mard daneshi dar nahan
basi gij gashtam az kare tou andar jahan

biao sokhan goo ya nevis dar site iranian
bedin rah keh bashi ze ma na az biroonian

Well done Mr. Darius

بناهای آباد گردد خراب

ز باران و از گردش آفتاب

پی‌ افکندم از نظم کاخی‌ بلند

که از باد و باران نیابد گزند

نمیرم از این پس که من زنده ام

که تخم سخن را پراکنده ام

شاهنامه و طبیعت

به داستان هوشنگ گوش فرا دهید و ملاحظه کنید که فردوسی چه عشقی به طبیعت داشته است و در این چند بیت نام حیوانات بسیاری را ذکر میکند و بطور کلی لغاتی که در اشعار بکار میبرد خود موسیقی در گوش هستند:

//shahnameh.podomatic.com/player/web/2007-09-...

sokhan gooy ze man Ferdowsie

sokhan gooy ze man Ferdowsie naamdar
goshoodam cheshm nazdike sabzvar

nemmodam zendeh iranio iran mard
keh in bood behtarin rahe nabard

cho gooyi toi iranie mihan parast
nakon setayesh degar ra ba do dast

manam bandehe khodai keh jaanam bedad
bejoz ou kasi sezavare setayesh mabad

nakon hich azaar beh mihano ham mihanat
cho miri na yek ra negahi konad bar tanat

Iran ay marzeh por gohar

من اریاایم
خدای من ایران است و پیامبرم کوروش بزرگ
امامانم داریوش بزرگ /مازیار /خشایار شاه /انوشیروان عادل و یزدگرد
امام زمانم کاوه اهنگر
روحانیون من فردوسی/ خیام/ مولوی/ حافظ / سعدی و ابن سینا ست
کتاب مقدسم شاهنامه.
درود به همه ایرانیان میهن دوست.

Ferdowsi's birthday

Research has shown that in all probability, third of January is the birthday of Ferdowsi. 

Lets mark that day in our calenders for next year ! 

Someday ZAHAK will be overthrown again by true Iranians:

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We don't need Hossein and Mahdi's of Arabs . Ferdowsi showed us that we Iranians have Rostam. Fereydoon, Kaveh, Arash, Tahmineh, ..... 

Iran does not need celebration of death in Ashura  and ...and...., but celebrations of LIFE from Norooz to Mehregan , 12 times a year to celebrations of Ferdowsi and Rumi and ......

Celebrations of LIFE , LOVE and EARTH as our ancestors did at least 12 times a year... We were environmentalists much before the word was created!

I agree with David ET

Ferdowsi is a true Iranian hero and his birthday has to be celebrated. To start with, we could honor his contribution on this site on his birthday and hopefully one day have a national holiday in his honor.

David ET

I have the same wish to have a Ferdousi Day on our future true Iranian calender.  Let's hope for freedom of Iran from these Persian speaking Arabs.

Payandeh IRAN

I love Ferdowsi

He was the greatest poet of Persia. Thanks to Reza Shah the great for building the beautiful mausoleum in honoring Ferdowsi. Drood bar har doyh anha.

"Persian poets write

"Persian poets write poetical books which from beginning to end contain well-ordered description of stories and events and which move in the highest levels of the elqoeunce of the national language. Thus, for example, Al-Firdawsi wrote his book Shahnama in 60,000 lines; it contains the whole history of the Persians and is the Koran of the nation, since their most important rhetoricians are in agreement that there is nothing in their literature to excel this work in elegance. There is nothing comparable in the Arabic language despite its wealth and versatility, and despite the fact that the Persian language is but a drop in the sea in comparison with it."

-Ibn al-Athir (d. 637 AH), Al-Mathal Al-Sa'ir, famous arab literary criticsm work

Interesting program

Thanks Darius. And yes, Ferdowsi is definitely one of the most important literary figures of all mankind. His tragedy of Rustam and Sohrab in particular is the best in its kind IMHO.

Zion

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Iranian Hero

I have always have outmost respect for this Iranian Hero and I hope "someday" his birthday become a national holiday of celebration of our heritage. Ferdowsi brought proud back to the Iranians by reviving our history and language.

Thank you for the post. 

Dear Darius

""Iranians compare him to the Greek poet Homer, author of the epic poems the Iliad and the Odyssey""

There is no comparison !!!, 30 yrs of painstaking loving reserach into his true heritage without an ounce of Ommatie/Taazi pollution , coming up with thousands rhymic lines of poetry in pure Parsi  and with no internet or library but pure passion for true Iran speaks volumes of his work . Shahnameh by far is the greatest literary work of mankind & all other epics should be compared to it in beauty , flow & richness including Iliads & Odyssey . It,s in essence the battle cry of patriots like yourself .

Thanks my friend & best wishes pal!!!

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