\paperw4260 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \pard\tx720\tx1440\tx2160\tx2880\tx3600\tx4320\tx4896\tx5616\tx6336\tx7056\ATXts240\ATXbrdr0 \f1 \fs24 The most famous works of the Persia
n poet Firdausi, known as ôthe heavenly,ö are the \b \i \cf2 \ATXht11904 Shah\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 -nama\i0 (\i Book of Kings\i0 ), which recounts the exploits of ancient heroes and is regarded as the Persian \i Iliad\i0 , and the poem \i Yusuf and Zuleyka
\i0 , which tells of the love between Joseph and Potiphar's wife, a story to be found in both the Bible and the \b \cf1 \ATXht48 Koran\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 . In Iran it is still possible to find wandering poets who recite the verses of Firdausi in public.\par