#1
تهمتن برانگیخت رخش از شتاب
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پس پشت جنگ آور افراسیاب
“Rostam urged Rakhsh into swift speed, charging directly behind the battle-seasoned Afrasiab.”
#2
چنین گفت با رخش کای نیک یار
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مکن سستی اندر گه کارزار
“He spoke thus to Rakhsh: "O noble companion, show no weakness in the thick of battle,"”
#3
که من شاه را بر تو بی‌جان کنم
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به خون سنگ را رنگ مرجان کنم
“"So that atop your back I may strike this king lifeless, and stain the stones with blood like red coral."”
#4
چنان گرم شد رخش آتش گهر
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که گفتی برآمد ز پهلوش پر
“Rakhsh of fiery nature grew so swift that you would say wings had sprouted from his sides.”
#5
ز فتراک بگشاد رستم کمند
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همی خواست آورد او را ببند
“From his saddle-bow Rostam unfastened his lasso, intending to bind him in captivity.”
#6
به ترک اندر افتاد خم دوال
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سپهدار ترکان بدزدید یال
“The loop of the strap fell over the crest of his helmet, but the commander of the Turanians ducked his head.”
#7
و دیگر که زیر اندرش بادپای
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به کردار آتش برآمد ز جای
“Moreover, the swift steed beneath him leapt from the spot like flashing fire.”
#8
بجست از کمند گو پیلتن
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دهن خشک وز رنج پر آب تن
“He escaped the lasso of the elephant-bodied hero, his mouth dry with fear and his body drenched in sweat.”
#9
ز لشکر هرانکس که بد جنگ‌ساز
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دو بهره نیامد به خرگاه باز
“Of all the warrior-craftsmen in his army, two-thirds never returned to their tents.”
#10
اگر کشته بودند اگر خسته تن
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گرفتار در دست آن انجمن
“Whether slain or wounded in body, they fell captive into the hands of that Iranian host.”
#11
ز پرمایه اسپان زرین ستام
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ز ترگ و ز شمشیر زرین نیام
“Precious horses with golden bridles, helmets, and swords in golden sheaths,”
#12
جزین هرچه پرمایه‌تر بود نیز
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به ایرانیان ماند بسیار چیز
“Besides these, immense wealth and precious items remained in the possession of the Iranians.”
#13
میان بازنگشاد کس کشته را
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نجستند مردان برگشته را
“No one stripped the garments of the slain, nor did the heroes pursue those who turned and fled.”
#14
بدان دشت نخچیر باز آمدند
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ز هر نیکویی بی‌نیاز آمدند
“They returned to that hunting plain, rendered abundantly rich in every good thing.”
#15
نوشتند نامه به کاووس شاه
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ز ترکان وز دشت نخچیرگاه
“They wrote a letter to King Kay Kavus, telling of the Turanians and of the hunting grounds.”
#16
وزان کز دلیران نشد کشته کس
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زواره ز اسپ اندر افتاد و بس
“And that none of the brave champions were slain, save that Zavareh had merely fallen from his steed.”
#17
بران دشت فرخنده بر پهلوان
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دو هفته همی بود روشن‌روان
“Upon that blessed plain, the grand hero remained for two weeks in joyful spirit.”
#18
سیم را به درگاه شاه آمدند
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به دیدار فرخ کلاه آمدند
“On the third week, they came to the King's court to behold the blessed royal crown.”
#19
چنین است رسم سرای سپنج
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یکی زو تن آسان و دیگر به رنج
“Such is the way of this transitory world: one person lives in ease, while another abides in sorrow.”
#20
برین و بران روز هم بگذرد
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خردمند مردم چرا غم خورد
“Days of joy and days of grief shall both pass away; why then should a wise person grieve?”
#21
سخنهای این داستان شد به بن
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ز سهراب و رستم سرایم سخن
“The tales of this story have come to an end; now I shall sing the story of Sohrab and Rostam.”