Pahlavan Mahmoud Khwarazmi more commonly known as Pourya-ye Vali (died 1322 CE) was an Iran

Iran

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ian Sufi and champion. He is famous for his chivalrous behavior and his strength and is still a paradigm for Zurkhaneh

Zurkhaneh

Zurkhaneh, Zorkhana or Zourkhaneh is a traditional gymnasium of urban Persia and adjacent lands, including Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Afghanistan etc....

 athletes.

He also wrote a book titled Kanz ol-Haghayegh (literally The treasure of the truths) in Persian. A couplet from him which is being sung in Zurkhaneh

Zurkhaneh

Zurkhaneh, Zorkhana or Zourkhaneh is a traditional gymnasium of urban Persia and adjacent lands, including Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Afghanistan etc....

 is as below (in Fingilish

Fingilish

Penglish, Pinglish, Fingilish or Fargelisi is a term used to describe the way Persian words are written using the Latin alphabet , or generally the casual romanization of Persian words popularized after computers, emailing and online chat became...

):

Oftadegi amouz agar taleb-e feizi,

Hargez nakhorad aab zamini ke boland ast

Literally:

Learn modesty, if you desire knowledge,

A highland would never be irrigated by a river

See also

• Zourkhaneh
• Varzesh-e Pahlavani
  Varzesh-e Pahlavani
  Varzesh-e Bastani is a traditional style of folk wrestling practiced in Iran....