Learn Persian with Chaiian Conversation, Ferdosi's Shahname, Tale of Zahak, The Serpent King, with Dr. Safa Shoyani Part 2.

Music Hello, Hello and welcome. Salom Bahamiki, hello and welcome.

We had a little bit of a longer introduction this time.

We're just going to make it longer and longer each time.

But welcome to Sapajan.

Thank you for joining us again.

Thank you for having me, Leila John.

It's great to be here.

Yeah, so this is part two of our tale of Zahok, the Serpent King, which is one of the most famous tales of the Shah Nama,

one of its most important, one of its most visually telling stories. And last time we provided

a bit of an introduction into what was going on with

Jamshed, who was a great Iranian king until he wasn't. And then we moved over to the

Arabian king of the area and Zahak. So I'll let you take it over. No, that was perfect.

Yes.

So we moved into the Arabian lands and talked about the Arabian king Merdas

and how he was killed by his son essentially with machinations of the devil and his son Zahawk.

Mardos's son.

And now we have arrived to Zahaq's story essentially.

So Berdozzi tells us,

Sabukmae Zahaqaq be did notar,

bechari begrafed gahe pader.

Be sarbarnahad,

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