This is Ferdowsi, the author of Shahname and the creator of the greatest epic of Persian literature. This is what he has to say about women:
زنان را از آن نام نايد بلند، که پيوسته در خوردن و خفتنند
No woman will ever become world-renowned, as all they ever do is eat or sleep around
زن و اژدها هر دو در خاک به، جهان پاک از اين هر دو ناپاک به
Women and serpents are both best buried in pits, as the world is better when clear of such filth
زنان را ستايی سگان را ستایی، که يک سگ به از صد زن پارسای
May as well praise dogs rather than women, as one dog is worth more than one hundred virtuous women
پس پرده هر که دختر بود، اگر تاجدار است بد اختر بود
When one is secretly a female, even if she's a noble it's still a bad omen
چون زن زاد دختر،دهيدش به گرگ، که نامش ضعيف است و ننگش بزرگ
When women give birth to girls, feed them to wolves, otherwise the shame is great and immense
که آن ترک بدپيشه و ريمن است، که هم بد نژاد است و هم بدتن است
As they are crooked deceivers, and are repulsive and hideous bastards
JFL at Ferdowsi calling all women bastards
Anyways he's got more poems on women, I'll translate and share if there's demand.
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