#1
چو لشکر بیامد به راه چرم
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کلات از بر و زیر آب میم
“When the army marched back along the road of Charam, with Kalat above and the stream of Mayam below,”
#2
همی یاد کردند رزم فرود
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پشیمانی و درد و تیمار بود
“They recalled the tragic battle with Farud; all was regret, pain, and heavy grief.”
#3
همه دل پر از درد و از بیم شاه
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دو دیده پر از خون و تن پر گناه
“Their hearts filled with pain and dread of the King; their eyes flowed with blood and their bodies weighed with sin.”
#4
چنان شرمگین نزد شاه آمدند
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جگر خسته و پر گناه آمدند
“So ashamed, they came before the King, with broken livers and laden with guilt.”
#5
برادرش را کشته بر بی‌گناه
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به دشمن سپرده نگین و کلاه
“They had slain his brother innocently, leaving the crown and signet ring to the enemy.”
#6
همه یکسره دست کرده به کش
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برفتند پیشش پرستار فش
“All of them stood before him with hands folded on their chests like humble servants.”
#7
بدیشان نگه کرد خسرو به خشم
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دلش پر ز درد و پر از خون دو چشم
“Khosrow looked upon them with anger, his heart full of sorrow and his eyes filled with blood.”
#8
به یزدان چنین گفت کای دادگر
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تو دادی مرا هوش و رای و هنر
“He prayed to Yazdan: 'O God of Justice! You granted me wisdom, counsel, and virtue;'”
#9
همی شرم دارم من از تو کنون
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تو آگه‌تری بی‌شک از چند و چون
“'I now feel shame before You; You surely know best the truth of all matters.'”
#10
وگرنه بفرمودمی تا هزار
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زدندی به میدان پیکار دار
“'Otherwise, I would command a thousand gallows to be set up in the field of battle!'”
#11
تن طوس را دار بودی نشست
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هرانکس که با او میان را ببست
“'The gallows would be the seat for Tus's body, and for whoever allied with him!'”
#12
ز کین پدر بودم اندر خروش
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دلی داشتم پر غم و درد و جوش
“'I was burning with fury for vengeance for my father; my heart was full of sorrow, grief, and turmoil.'”
#13
کنون کینه نو شد ز کین فرود
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سر طوس نوذر بباید درود
“'Now a fresh vengeance has arisen from Farud's death; the head of Tus son of Nowzar should be reaped!'”
#14
بگفتم که سوی کلات و چرم
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مرو گر فشانند بر سر درم
“'I explicitly warned: Do not pass by Kalat and Charam, even if they shower coins upon your head!'”
#15
کزان ره فرودست و با مادرست
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سپهبد نژادست و کنداور است
“'For on that path is Farud with his mother; he is of commander's blood and a mighty warrior.'”
#16
دمان طوس نامرد ناهوشیار
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چرا برد لشکر به سوی حصار
“'Why did rash, foolish, and unmanly Tus lead the army toward that fortress?'”
#17
کنون لاجرم کردگار سپهر
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ز طوس و ز لشکر ببرید مهر
“'Now perforce, the God of the heavens has severed His love from Tus and his host!'”
#18
بد آمد به گودرزیان بر ز طوس
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که نفرین بر او باد و بر پیل و کوس
“'Disaster fell upon the House of Goudarz through Tus—curse be upon him, his elephant, and his war-drum!'”
#19
همی خلعت و پندها دادمش
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به جنگ برادر فرستادمش
“'I gave him robes of honor and advice, yet I sent him to fight my own brother!'”
#20
جهانگیر چون طوس نوذر مباد
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چنو پهلوان پیش لشکر مباد
“'May there never be a conqueror like Tus, son of Nowzar, nor such a commander leading an army!'”
#21
دریغ آن فرود سیاوش دریغ
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که با زور و دل بود و با گرز و تیغ
“'Alas for Farud, son of Siyavash! Who possessed strength, valor, mace, and sword!'”
#22
به سان پدر کشته شد بی‌گناه
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به دست سپهدار من با سپاه
“'Like his father, he was slain innocent by the hands of my own general and army!'”
#23
به گیتی نباشد کم از طوس کس
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که او از در بند چاهست و بس
“'In all the world, none is lower than Tus; he is worthy only of being bound in a pit!'”
#24
نه در سرش مغز و نه در تنش رگ
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چه طوس فرومایه پیشم چه سگ
“'Neither brain in his head nor blood-vein in his body; what difference between wretched Tus and a dog before me?'”
#25
ز خون برادر به کین پدر
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همی گشت پیچان و خسته جگر
“Seeking father's vengeance, his heart twisted and liver bled over the blood of his brother.”
#26
سپه را همه خوار کرد و براند
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ز مژگان همی خون به رخ برفشاند
“He humiliated the entire host and drove them away, shedding tears of blood down his cheeks.”
#27
در بار دادن بر ایشان ببست
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روانش به مرگ برادر بخست
“He shut the gate of his hall against them, his soul deeply wounded by his brother's death.”
#28
بزرگان ایران به ماتم شدند
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دلیران به درگاه رستم شدند
“The nobles of Iran fell into mourning; the champions went to Rostam's court.”
#29
به پوزش که این بودنی کار بود
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که را بود آهنگ رزم فرود
“They sought intercession: 'This was a fated deed; who intended to fight Farud?'”
#30
بدانگه کجا کشته شد پور طوس
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سر سرکشان خیره گشت از فسوس
“'When the son of Tus was slain, the minds of the chieftains were dazed with tragic pity.'”
#31
همان نیز داماد او ریونیز
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نبود از بد بخت مانند چیز
“'Likewise his son-in-law Rivniz met a terrible fate in that battle.'”
#32
که دانست نام و نژاد فرود
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کجا شاه را دل بخواهد شخود
“'Who knew the name and lineage of Farud, that the King's heart would be so broken?'”
#33
تو خواهشگری کن که برناست شاه
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مگر سر بپیچد ز کین سپاه
“'You must intercede, for the King is young; perhaps he will turn his heart from revenge against the host.'”
#34
نه فرزند کاوس‌کی ریونیز
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به جنگ اندرون کشته شد زار نیز
“'Was not Rivniz, son of Kay-Kavus, also miserably slain in battle?'”
#35
که کهتر پسر بود و پرخاشجوی
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دریغ آنچنان خسرو ماهروی
“'For he was a younger, warlike prince—alas for such a handsome moon-faced youth!'”
#36
چنین است انجام و فرجام جنگ
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یکی تاج یابد یکی گور تنگ
“'Such is the outcome and end of war: one gains a crown, another a narrow grave!'”
#37
چو شد روی گیتی ز خورشید زرد
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به خم اندر آمد شب لاژورد
“When the sun turned yellow upon the world and the lapis-lazuli night veiled the sky,”
#38
تهمتن بیامد به نزدیک شاه
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ببوسید خاک از در پیشگاه
“Tahamtan came before the King and kissed the dust of the royal threshold.”
#39
چنین گفت مر شاه را پیلتن
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که بادا سرت برتر از انجمن
“The elephant-bodied hero said to the King: 'May your head stand higher than all assemblies!'”
#40
به خواهشگری آمدم نزد شاه
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همان از پی طوس و بهر سپاه
“'I have come to intercede before the King, on behalf of Tus and for the sake of the army.'”
#41
چنان دان که کس بی‌بهانه نمرد
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از این در سخنها بباید شمرد
“'Know that no one dies without a fateful cause; these matters must be weighed carefully.'”
#42
و دیگر کزان بدگمان بد سپاه
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که فرخ برادر نبد نزد شاه
“'Furthermore, the army was suspicious, not knowing he was the blessed brother of the King.'”
#43
همان طوس تندست و هشیار نیست
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و دیگر که جان پسر خوار نیست
“'Also, Tus is hot-tempered and not prudent, and moreover, a son's life is not cheap to a father.'”
#44
چو در پیش او کشته شد ریونیز
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زرسپ آن جوان سرافراز نیز
“'When Rivniz was slain before his eyes, and Zarasp, that proud young hero, too—'”
#45
گر او برفروزد نباشد شگفت
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جهانجوی را کین نباید گرفت
“'If he flared up in rage, it is no surprise; the world-conquering King should not harbor resentment.'”
#46
بدو گفت خسرو که ای پهلوان
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دلم پر ز تیمار شد زان جوان
“Khosrow said to him, 'O noble champion, my heart is filled with anguish for that youth.'”
#47
کنون پند تو داروی جان بود
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وگرچه دل از درد پیچان بود
“'Now your counsel serves as a balm to my soul, even though my heart writhes in agony.'”
#48
به پوزش بیامد سپهدار طوس
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به پیش سپهبد زمین داد بوس
“Then Tus, the army commander, came forward in apology and kissed the ground before the monarch.”
#49
همی آفرین کرد بر شهریار
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که نوشه بدی تا بود روزگار
“He showered praises upon the sovereign, praying, 'May you live immortal as long as time endures!'”
#50
زمین بندهٔ تاج و تخت تو باد
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فلک مایهٔ فر و بخت تو باد
“'May the earth be subject to your crown and throne, and the heavens be the source of your glory and good fortune!'”
#51
منم دل پر از غم ز کردار خویش
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به غم بسته جان را ز تیمار خویش
“'My own heart is sorrowful over my deeds; my soul is bound in grief from my heavy distress.'”
#52
همان نیز جانم پر از شرم شاه
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زبان پر ز پوزش روان پر گناه
“'My spirit is full of shame before the King; my tongue is laden with apologies, my soul with guilt.'”
#53
ز پاکیزه جان فرود و زرسپ
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همی برفروزم چو آذرگشسپ
“'For the pure souls of Farud and Zarasp, I burn inside like the fiery lightning of Azargashasp.'”
#54
اگر من گنهکارم از انجمن
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همی پیچم از کردهٔ خویشتن
“'If I am guilty before this assembly, I writhe in remorse for what I have wrought.'”
#55
به ویژه ز بهرام وز ریونیز
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همی جان خویشم نیاید بچیز
“'Especially for Bahram and Rivniz, I count my own life as worth nothing at all.'”
#56
اگر شاه خشنود گردد ز من
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وزین نامور بی‌گناه انجمن
“'If the King will forgive me and this renowned, guiltless assembly,'”
#57
شوم کین این ننگ بازآورم
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سر شیب را برفراز آورم
“'I shall march to exact revenge for this disgrace, and turn our decline into triumph once more.'”
#58
همه رنج لشکر به تن برنهم
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اگر جان ستانم اگر جان دهم
“'I shall take all the hardship of the army upon myself, whether I claim lives or lay down my own.'”
#59
از این پس به تخت و کله ننگرم
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جز از ترگ رومی نبیند سرم
“'Henceforth I shall look upon no throne or crown; my head shall know nothing save a Roman helmet.'”
#60
ز گفتار او شاد شد شهریار
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دلش تازه شد چون گل اندر بهار
“The monarch was gladdened by his words, and his heart blossomed anew like a flower in spring.”
#61
چو تاج خور روشن آمد پدید
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سپیده ز خم کمان بردمید
“When the sun's radiant crown appeared and dawn broke from the curve of the sky's bow,”
#62
سپهبد بیامد به نزدیک شاه
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ابا او بزرگان ایران سپاه
“The commander came into the King's presence, accompanied by the noble chieftains of Iran's host.”
#63
بدیشان چنین گفت شاه جهان
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که هرگز پی کین نگردد نهان
“The King of the world addressed them, saying, 'The pursuit of vengeance must never remain hidden.'”
#64
ز تور و ز سلم اندر آمد سخن
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ازان کین پیشین و رزم کهن
“'Speech turned to Tur and Salm, to that ancient enmity and battle of old.'”
#65
چنین ننگ بر شاه ایران نبود
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زمین پر ز خون دلیران نبود
“'Never before had such shame befallen the King of Iran, nor was the land so drenched in brave men's blood.'”
#66
همه کوه پر خون گودرزیان
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به زنار خونین ببسته میان
“'All the mountain is soaked with the blood of Goudarz's clan, their waists bound in bloody girdles.'”
#67
همان مرغ و ماهی بر ایشان بزار
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بگرید به دریا و بر کوهسار
“'Even the birds and fish weep bitterly for them, in the seas and upon the mountain heights.'”
#68
از ایران همه دشت تورانیان
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سر و دست و پایست و پشت و میان
“'The entire plain of Turan is strewn with heads, hands, feet, torsos, and waists of Iranian warriors.'”
#69
شما را همه شادمانیست رای
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به کینه نجنبد همی دل ز جای
“'Yet you all seem intent only on pleasure; your hearts stir not with vengeance!'”
#70
دلیران همه دست کرده به کش
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به پیش خداوند خورشیدفش
“The brave warriors stood with hands folded upon their breasts before the sun-like monarch.”
#71
همه همگنان خاک دادند بوس
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چو رهام و گرگین، چو گودرز و طوس
“They all kissed the dust—Rohham, Gorgin, Goudarz, and Tus,”
#72
چو خراد با زنگهٔ شاوران
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دگر بیژن و گیو و کنداوران
“Along with Khorrad, Zangey-e Shavaran, Bizhan, Giv, and the rest of the valiant heroes,”
#73
که ای شاه نیک‌اختر و شیردل
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ببرده ز شیران به شمشیر دل
“Saying, 'O fortunate and lion-hearted King, who takes the heart out of lions with your sword!'”
#74
همه یک به یک پیش تو بنده‌ایم
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ز تشویر خسرو سرافگنده‌ایم
“'We are all your servants, one and all, our heads bowed in shame before Khosrow.'”
#75
اگر جنگ فرمان دهد شهریار
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همه سرفشانیم در کارزار
“'If the monarch commands war, we shall all lay down our heads upon the field of battle.'”
#76
سپهدار پس گیو را پیش خواند
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به تخت گرانمایگان برنشاند
“The commander then summoned Giv, and seated him upon the throne of the nobles.”
#77
فراوانش بستود و بنواختش
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بسی خلعت و نیکوی ساختش
“He praised him greatly and bestowed favors upon him, granting him many robes of honor and gifts.”
#78
بدو گفت کاندر جهان رنج من
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تو بردی و بی‌بهری از گنج من
“He said to him, 'In this world, you bore hardship for my sake, yet you gained no share of my treasure.'”
#79
نباید که بی رای تو پیل و کوس
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سوی جنگ راند سپهدار طوس
“'Let it not be that without your counsel Commander Tus lead the host to war with war-elephants and drums.'”
#80
به تندی مکن سهمگین کار خرد
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که روشن‌روان باد بهرام گرد
“'Do not rashly treat serious matters with levity; and may the soul of the hero Bahram shine ever bright!'”
#81
ز گفتار بدگوی وز نام و ننگ
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جهان کرد بر خویشتن تار و تنگ
“Driven by the words of malicious slanderers and bound by pride and shame, he made the wide world dark and narrow for himself.”