Top 5 Quotes & Sayings by Ferdowsi

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a poet Ferdowsi.
Last updated on December 20, 2024.
Ferdowsi

Abul-Qâsem Ferdowsi Tusi, also Firdawsi or Ferdowsi, was a Persian poet and the author of Shahnameh, which is one of the world's longest epic poems created by a single poet, and the greatest epic of Persian speaking countries. Ferdowsi is celebrated as one of the most influential figures of Persian literature and one of the greatest in the history of literature.

Poet | 935 - 1020
Helmet was joined to helmet, and spear to spear, and jewels, baggage, and elephants without number went with them, and you would have said it was a host that none could understand.
Now when the two armies met, many and fierce were the combats waged between them, and blows were given and received, and swords flashed and showers of arrows descended on all sides.
And now may the blessing of God rest upon all men. I have told unto them the Epic of Kings, and the Epic of Kings is come to a close, and the tale of their deeds is ended.
How shall a man escape from that which is written; How shall he flee from his destiny? — © Ferdowsi
How shall a man escape from that which is written; How shall he flee from his destiny?
And the blood of brave men was shed like unto the shedding of rain from a black cloud.
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