Returning from the heights of Mount Spid, Bahram son of Goudarz rode directly into the main encampment of the Iranian host to present his report to Commander Tus. With words tempered by wisdom, Bahram proclaimed that the young warrior on the mountaintop was none other than Prince Farud, the royal offspring of the martyred Siyavash, bearing the unmistakable royal birthmarks of Kay Qobad and Kay Kavus. He urgently reminded the proud general of King Kai Khosrow’s strict decree: that the army must avoid any conflict with Farud. Yet Tus, consumed by blind arrogance and wrath, scoffed at the warning. Asserting his absolute authority over the grand host, the drums, and the war horns, Tus demanded unquestioning obedience. He spurned the young prince as a mere Turkic stripling no better than a black crow blocking the army's path. Ignobly accusing the noble House of Goudarz of deceit and cowardice, Tus charged Bahram with fleeing from a solitary horseman, refusing to let reason check his headlong rush toward tragedy.
#1
چو بهرام برگشت با طوس گفت
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که با جان پاکت خرد باد جفت
“When Bahram returned, he spoke to Tus, saying: 'May divine wisdom be forever paired with your pure soul!'”
#2
بدان کان فرودست فرزند شاه
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سیاوش که شد کشته بر بی گناه
“'Know that he is Farud, the son of the King—of Siyavash, who was slain without guilt.'”
#3
نمود آن نشانی که اندر نژاد
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ز کاوس دارند و ز کیقباد
“'He revealed that royal sign of lineage which they inherit from Kay Kavus and Kay Qobad.'”
#4
ترا شاه کیخسرو اندرز کرد
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که گرد فرود سیاوش مگرد
“'King Kai Khosrow strictly counseled you: 'Do not go near Farud, son of Siyavash!''”
#5
چنین داد پاسخ ستمکاره طوس
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که من دارم این لشکر و بوق و کوس
“Thus answered the tyrannical Tus: 'I hold the command of this host, the war-horns, and the kettledrums!'”
#6
ترا گفتم او را بنزد من آر
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سخن هیچگونه مکن خواستار
“'I commanded you to bring him to me; I did not tell you to seek explanations and converse with him!'”
#7
گر او شهریارست پس من کیم
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برین کوه گوید ز بهر چیم
“'If he is a ruler, then who am I? Why does he stand atop this mountain questioning my purpose?'”
#8
یکی ترک‌زاده چو زاغ سیاه
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برین گونه بگرفت راه سپاه
“'A Turk-born youth like a black crow has thus dared to block the pathway of the army!'”
#9
نبینم ز خودکامه گودرزیان
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مگر آنک دارد سپه را زیان
“'I see nothing from the self-willed House of Goudarz except that which brings detriment to the host!'”
#10
بترسیدی از بی‌هنر یک سوار
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نه شیر ژیان بود بر کوهسار
“'You grew fearful of a single skill-less rider, who was no roaring lion upon the mountain peak!'”
#11
سپه دید و برگشت سوی فریب
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بخیره سپردی فراز و نشیب
“'He saw the grand army and resorted to deceit; foolishly you traversed the heights and lowlands for his sake.'”