#1
گرانمایه جمشید فرزند او
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کمر بست یک‌دل پر از پند او
“Noble Jamshid, his illustrious son, girt his loins with a unified heart filled with his father's counsel.”
#2
برآمد بر آن تخت فرّخ پدر
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به رسم کیان بر سرش تاج زر
“He ascended his auspicious father's throne, placing the crown of gold upon his head according to royal rite.”
#3
کمر بست با فرّ شاهنشهی
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جهان گشت سرتاسر او را رهی
“Arrayed with the Divine Glory of kingship, he girded himself, and the world entire became obedient to his rule.”
#4
زمانه بر آسود از داوری
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به فرمان او دیو و مرغ و پری
“Time rested free from strife; demon, bird, and fairy all stood subject to his command.”
#5
جهان را فزوده بدو آبروی
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فروزان شده تخت شاهی بدوی
“The world gained splendor through him, and the throne of kingship shone brightly with his presence.”
#6
منم گفت با فرّهٔ ایزدی
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همم شهریاری همم موبدی
“"I am endowed with the Divine Glory," he declared; "to me belongs the royal crown, and to me the sacred priesthood."”
#7
بدان را ز بد دست کوته کنم
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روان را سوی روشنی ره کنم
“"I shall restrain the hands of the evil from wickedness, and guide souls along the path of light."”
#8
نخست آلت جنگ را دست برد
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در نام جستن به گردان سپرد
“First, he turned his hand to fashioning weapons of war, opening the gate of renown to heroes.”
#9
به فرّ کیی نرم کرد آهنا
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چو خود و زره کرد و چون جوشنا
“By virtue of his royal glory he softened iron, forging helmets, coats of mail, and cuirasses.”
#10
چو خفتان و تیغ و چو برگستوان
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همه کرد پیدا به روشن روان
“With an enlightened spirit he brought forth doublets, swords, and horse-armor for all to behold.”
#11
بدین اندرون سال پنجاه رنج
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ببرد و از این چند بنهاد گنج
“For fifty years he labored in this craft, amassing treasures of iron and war.”
#12
دگر پنجه اندیشهٔ جامه کرد
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که پوشند هنگام ننگ و نبرد
“Another fifty years he devoted to the thought of garments, to be worn in peace and in battle.”
#13
ز کتّان و ابریشم و موی قز
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قصب کرد پر مایه دیبا و خز
“From linen, silk, spun thread, and fine fur, he wove precious brocade, satin, and rich fabrics.”
#14
بیاموختشان رشتن و تافتن
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به تار اندرون پود را بافتن
“He taught them to spin and twist threads, and to interweave the woof into the warp.”
#15
چو شد بافته شستن و دوختن
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گرفتند از او یک‌سر آموختن
“Once woven, they learned from him the arts of washing and tailoring garments.”
#16
چو این کرده شد ساز دیگر نهاد
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زمانه بدو شاد و او نیز شاد
“When this was accomplished, he laid foundations for another craft, time rejoicing in him as he rejoiced in time.”
#17
ز هر انجمن پیشه‌ور گرد کرد
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بدین اندرون نیز پنجاه خورد
“He gathered artisans from every assembly, devoting fifty years more to organizing the estates of men.”
#18
گروهی که کاتوزیان خوانی‌اش
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به رسم پرستندگان دانی‌اش
“The first group you call Katouziyan, known as the consecrated worshipers of the Divine.”
#19
جدا کردشان از میان گروه
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پرستنده را جایگه کرد کوه
“He separated them from the main body of people, appointing the quiet mountains as the sanctuary for worshipers.”
#20
بدان تا پرستش بود کارشان
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نوان پیش روشن جهاندارشان
“So that worship should be their sole endeavor, praying devoutly before the radiant Creator of the world.”
#21
صفی بر دگر دست بنشاندند
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همی نام نیساریان خواندند
“On the other flank he placed another rank, designated as the Nisariyan, the warrior caste.”
#22
کجا شیر مردان جنگ آورند
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فروزندهٔ لشکر و کشورند
“These are the lion-hearted warriors of battle, the light of armies and the guardians of the realm.”
#23
کز ایشان بود تخت شاهی به جای
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و ز ایشان بود نام مردی به پای
“Through them the royal throne stands secure, and through them the name of manhood is upheld.”
#24
بسودی سه دیگر گره را شناس
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کجا نیست از کس بر ایشان سپاس
“Know the third group as the Nesoudi (cultivators), who owe no debt of favor to any man.”
#25
بکارند و ورزند و خود بدروند
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به گاه خورش سرزنش نشنوند
“They sow, cultivate, and harvest their own crop, eating their daily bread without incurring reproach.”
#26
ز فرمان تن‌آزاده و ژنده‌پوش
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ز آواز پیغاره آسوده گوش
“Independent in spirit though wearing ragged garments, their ears remain untouched by the noise of censure.”
#27
تن آزاد و آباد گیتی بر اوی
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بر آسوده از داور و گفتگوی
“Free in body, the world prospers through their labor, far removed from legal dispute and vain talk.”
#28
چه گفت آن سخن‌گوی آزاده مرد
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که آزاده را کاهلی بنده کرد
“What said that noble, eloquent sage? "Sloth transforms even a free-born man into a slave."”
#29
چهارم که خوانند اهتوخوشی
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همان دست‌ورزان ابا سرکشی
“The fourth class are called Ahtokhashi—the diligent artisans and craftsmen of proud spirit.”
#30
کجا کارشان همگنان پیشه بود
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روانشان همیشه پر اندیشه بود
“Their sole occupation was trade and craft, their minds ever occupied with thought and invention.”
#31
بدین اندرون سال پنجاه نیز
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بخورد و بورزید و بخشید چیز
“In establishing these orderings he spent another fifty years, enjoying prosperity, laboring, and bestowing wealth.”
#32
از این هر یکی را یکی پایگاه
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سزاوار بگزید و بنمود راه
“To each of these classes he assigned a worthy status, defining their proper paths and boundaries.”
#33
که تا هر کس اندازهٔ خویش را
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ببیند بداند کم و بیش را
“So that each person might perceive their own measure, recognizing the limits of their high or modest place.”
#34
بفرمود پس دیو ناپاک را
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به آب اندر آمیختن خاک را
“Then he commanded the impure demons to mix water with earth.”
#35
هر آنچ از گل آمد چو بشناختند
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سبک خشت را کالبد ساختند
“When they understood the nature of clay, they quickly fashioned molds for sun-dried bricks.”
#36
به سنگ و به گچ دیو دیوار کرد
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نخست از بَرَش هندسی کار کرد
“With stone and mortar the demons erected walls, applying geometric arts to their construction.”
#37
چو گرمابه و کاخ‌های بلند
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چو ایوان که باشد پناه از گزند
“Erecting bathhouses, towering palaces, and lofty halls to serve as shelters against harm.”
#38
ز خارا گهر جست یک روزگار
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همی کرد از او روشنی خواستار
“For a long season he sought jewels within hard granite, desiring to draw light from rock.”
#39
به چنگ آمدش چند گونه گهر
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چو یاقوت و بیجاده و سیم و زر
“Thus he obtained precious gems of diverse kinds—ruby, garnet, silver, and gold.”
#40
ز خارا به افسون برون آورید
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شد آراسته بندها را کلید
“By his spell-bound mastery he extracted them from the granite, unlocking the hidden treasures of nature.”
#41
دگر بوی‌های خوش آورد باز
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که دارند مردم به بویش نیاز
“Next he brought forth sweet fragrances, such as humankind desires for delight and solace.”
#42
چو بان و چو کافور و چون مشک ناب
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چو عود و چو عنبر چو روشن گلاب
“Such as balsam oil, camphor, pure musk, aloeswood, ambergris, and crystal-clear rosewater.”
#43
پزشکی و درمان هر دردمند
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در تندرستی و راه گزند
“He founded medicine and the healing of every ailment, uncovering the pathways of health and the causes of affliction.”
#44
همان رازها کرد نیز آشکار
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جهان را نیامد چنو خواستار
“He also revealed deep secrets of nature; never had the world seen a seeker and ruler like him.”
#45
گذر کرد از آن پس به کشتی بر آب
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ز کشور به کشور گرفتی شتاب
“Thereafter he crossed the waters upon ships, hastening swiftly from realm to realm across the seas.”
#46
چنین سال پنجه برنجید نیز
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ندید از هنر بر خرد بسته چیز
“Thus for fifty years more he labored on, seeing no craft that was not bound to wisdom.”
#47
همه کردنی‌ها چو آمد به جای
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ز جای مهی برتر آورد پای
“When all things worthy of accomplishment were fulfilled, he stepped beyond even the high rank of majesty.”
#48
به فرّ کیانی یکی تخت ساخت
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چه مایه بدو گوهر اندر نشاخت
“Through his divine royal fortune he fashioned a throne, embedding within it countless precious gems.”
#49
که چون خواستی دیو برداشتی
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ز هامون به گردون برافراشتی
“Which, whenever he desired, the demons would lift up, raising it from the plain into the high heavens.”
#50
چو خورشید تابان میان هوا
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نشسته بر او شاه فرمانروا
“Like the radiant sun suspended in mid-air, the ruling king sat enthroned upon it.”
#51
جهان انجمن شد بر آن تخت او
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شگفتی فرومانده از بخت او
“The whole world gathered around his throne, marvelling in awe at his magnificent fortune.”
#52
به جمشید بر گوهر افشاندند
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مر آن روز را روز نو خواندند
“They showered jewels upon Jamshid and named that glorious day the 'New Day' (Nowruz).”
#53
سر سال نو هرمز فرودین
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بر آسوده از رنج روی زمین
“It was the beginning of the new year, the day of Hormoz in Farvardin, when the face of the Earth rested free from suffering.”
#54
بزرگان به شادی بیاراستند
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می و جام و رامشگران خواستند
“The nobles adorned themselves in joy, calling for wine, goblets, and musicians.”
#55
چنین جشن فرخ از آن روزگار
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به ما ماند از آن خسروان یادگار
“Thus, such a blessed festival has remained to us as a legacy from those ancient kings.”
#56
چنین سال سیصد همی رفت کار
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ندیدند مرگ اندر آن روزگار
“For three hundred years things continued thus, and men saw no death in that golden era.”
#57
ز رنج و ز بدشان نبد آگهی
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میان بسته دیوان به سان رهی
“They knew no suffering or ill; and the demons served them, bound like slaves.”
#58
به فرمان مردم نهاده دو گوش
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ز رامش جهان پر ز آوای نوش
“Listening intently to human command, while the world resounded with joy and cheers of celebration.”
#59
چنین تا بر آمد بر این روزگار
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ندیدند جز خوبی از کردگار
“Thus time passed on, and they witnessed naught but goodness from the Creator.”
#60
جهان سربه‌سر گشت او را رهی
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نشسته جهاندار با فرّهی
“The entire world became his obedient servant, while the ruler sat in divine splendor.”
#61
یکایک به تخت مهی بنگرید
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به گیتی جز از خویشتن را ندید
“At last, he looked upon his royal throne and saw no one in all the world save himself.”
#62
منی کرد آن شاه یزدان شناس
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ز یزدان بپیچید و شد ناسپاس
“That God-fearing king grew arrogant; he turned away from God and became ungrateful.”
#63
گرانمایگان را ز لشگر بخواند
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چه مایه سخن پیش ایشان براند
“He summoned the noble ones of his army and addressed many arrogant words to them.”
#64
چنین گفت با سالخورده مهان
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که جز خویشتن را ندانم جهان
“He spoke thus to the venerable elders: 'I acknowledge no lord of the world but myself.'”
#65
هنر در جهان از من آمد پدید
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چو من نامور تخت شاهی ندید
“'All arts in this world manifested through me; no throne of royalty ever saw a king so renowned as I.'”
#66
جهان را به خوبی من آراستم
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چنان است گیتی کجا خواستم
“'I adorned the world with goodness; the realm is shaped precisely as I willed.'”
#67
خور و خواب و آرامتان از من است
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همان کوشش و کامتان از من است
“'Your food, sleep, and rest are all from me; your labor and your desires are fulfilled through me.'”
#68
بزرگی و دیهیم شاهی مراست
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که گوید که جز من کسی پادشاست
“'Greatness and the crown of royalty belong to me! Who dares claim that anyone else is king?'”
#69
همه موبدان سرفگنده نگون
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چرا کس نیارست گفتن نه چون
“All the priests hung their heads low; for no one dared utter 'nay' or 'how'.”
#70
چو این گفته شد فرّ یزدان از اوی
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بگشت و جهان شد پر از گفت‌وگوی
“When these words were spoken, the divine grace departed from him, and the world was filled with turmoil.”
#71
منی چون بپیوست با کردگار
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شکست اندر آورد و برگشت کار
“When hubris pitted itself against the Creator, ruin set in and his fortune reversed.”
#72
چه گفت آن سخن‌گوی با فرّ و هوش
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چو خسرو شوی بندگی را بکوش
“How wisely said that eloquent and brilliant sage: 'Even if thou becomest a monarch, strive in humble servitude!'”
#73
به یزدان هر آن کس که شد ناسپاس
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به دلش اندر آید ز هر سو هراس
“Whoever grows ungrateful to Almighty God, fear shall enter their heart from every side.”
#74
به جمشید بر تیره‌گون گشت روز
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همی کاست آن فرّ گیتی‌فروز
“Day turned into darkness for Jamshid, and that world-illuminating grace steadily diminished.”