#1
ازان دشت چنگش برانگیخت اسپ
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همی رفت برسان آذرگشسپ
“From that plain, Shangash spurred his horse, rushing forth like the sacred lightning fire of Azargashasp.”
#2
چو نزدیک ایرانیان شد بجنگ
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ز ترکش برآورد تیر خدنگ
“As he drew near the Iranian ranks to fight, he pulled poplar arrows from his quiver.”
#3
چنین گفت کین جای جنگ منست
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سر نامداران بچنگ منست
“He cried, 'This is the battleground for my prowess; the heads of great champions are within my grasp!'”
#4
کجا رفت آن مرد کاموس گیر
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که گاهی کمند افگند گاه تیر
“'Where has that man gone who captured Kamus—he who at times casts a lasso and at times shoots an arrow?'”
#5
کنون گر بیاید به آوردگاه
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نمانم که ماند بنزد سپاه
“'If he steps into the arena now, I will not suffer him to return to his host alive!'”
#6
بجنبید با گرز رستم ز جای
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همانگه برخش اندر آورد پای
“Thereupon Rostam stirred with mace in hand, mounting Rakhsh without delay.”
#7
منم گفت شیراوژن و گردگیر
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که گاهی کمند افگنم گاه تیر
“Rostam declared, 'I am the lion-feller and captor of heroes—he who casts the lasso and shoots the arrow!'”
#8
هم اکنون ترا همچو کاموس گرد
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بدیده همی خاک باید سپرد
“'Right now I shall fill your eyes with dust, sending you to your fate just as I did to Kamus the brave!'”
#9
بدو گفت چنگش که نام تو چیست
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نژادت کدامست و کام تو چیست
“Shangash asked him, 'What is your name? What is your lineage, and what is your heart's desire?'”
#10
بدان تا بدانم که روز نبرد
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کرا ریختم خون چو برخاست گرد
“'So that I may know, when the dust settles on this field of combat, whose blood I have spilled.'”
#11
بدو گفت رستم که ای شوربخت
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که هرگز مبادا گل آن درخت
“Rostam replied, 'O wretched soul! May the tree that brought you forth never bloom again!'”
#12
کجا چون تو در باغ بار آورد
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چو تو میوه اندر شمار آورد
“'A garden that yields such fruit as you—a harvest so worthless and ill-fated!'”
#13
سر نیزه و نام من مرگ تست
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سرت را بباید ز تن دست شست
“'The point of my spear and my very name are your doom; prepare to bid farewell to your head!'”
#14
بیامد همانگاه چنگش چو باد
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دو زاغ کمان را بزه بر نهاد
“At once Shangash charged like the wind, nocking the notch of his bowstring.”
#15
کمان جفا پیشه چون ابر بود
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هم آورد با جوشن و گبر بود
“The bow of the ruthless warrior poured forth arrows like a storm cloud, piercing mail and armor alike.”
#16
سپر بر سرآورد رستم چو دید
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که تیرش زره را بخواهد برید
“Seeing that the arrows threatened to slice through his coat of mail, Rostam raised his shield over his head.”
#17
بدو گفت باش ای سوار دلیر
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که اکنون سرت گردد از رزم سیر
“Rostam cried to him, 'Hold, valiant rider! For now your heart shall have its fill of war!'”
#18
نگه کرد چنگش بران پیلتن
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ببالای سرو سهی بر چمن
“Shangash gazed upon that elephant-bodied hero, towering like a straight cypress in a meadow.”
#19
بد آن اسپ در زیر یک لخت کوه
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نیامد همی از کشیدن ستوه
“Beneath him was a steed like a mountain rock, unwearied by any burden or exertion.”
#20
بدل گفت چنگش که اکنون گریز
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به از با تن خویش کردن ستیز
“Shangash whispered to his own heart, 'Flight is better now than waging war against my own flesh and blood!'”
#21
برانگیخت آن بارکش را ز جای
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سوی لشکر خویشتن کرد رای
“He turned his charger and galloped away, steering his path toward his own army.”
#22
بکردار آتش دلاور سوار
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برانگیخت رخش از پس نامدار
“Like blazing fire, the valiant champion Rostam spurred Rakhsh in swift pursuit of the fleeer.”
#23
همانگاه رستم رسید اندروی
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همه دشت زیشان پر از گفت و گوی
“In an instant Rostam overtook him, while the whole battlefield resounded with shouts and clamor.”
#24
دم اسپ ناپاک چنگش گرفت
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دو لشکر بدو مانده اندر شگفت
“Rostam seized the tail of the horse of the wretched Shangash, leaving both armies spellbound in wonder.”
#25
زمانی همی داشت تا شد غمی
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ز بالا بزد خویشتن بر زمی
“Rostam held him fast until Shangash grew utterly helpless, and was hurled from high atop his steed down to the earth.”
#26
بیفتاد زو ترگ و زنهار خواست
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تهمتن ورا کرد با خاک راست
“His helmet tumbled off as he begged for mercy; but the Elephant-Bodied Rostam leveled him straight into the dust.”
#27
همانگاه کردش سر از تن جدا
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همه کام و اندیشه شد بی‌نوا
“In that same breath, Rostam severed his head from his body, casting all his grand ambitions into total ruin.”
#28
همه نامداران ایران زمین
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گرفتند بر پهلوان آفرین
“All the illustrious lords of the land of Iran showered praise and blessings upon their invincible champion.”
#29
همی بود رستم میان دو صف
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گرفته یکی خشت رخشان بکف
“Rostam stood between the opposing battlelines, holding a gleaming javelin in his grip.”
#30
وزان روی خاقان غمی گشت سخت
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برآشفت با گردش چرخ و بخت
“On the other side, the Khagan grew deeply tormented, enraged at the turn of fate and the wheel of heaven.”
#31
بهومان چنین گفت خاقان چین
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که تنگست بر ما زمان و زمین
“The Khagan of China said to Human, 'Time and earth have grown narrow and oppressive for us!'”
#32
مران نامور پهلوان را تو نام
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شوی بازجویی فرستی پیام
“'Go and discover the true name of that famous warrior, or send a message to him.'”
#33
بدو گفت هومان که سندان نیم
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برزم اندرون پیل دندان نیم
“Human answered him, 'I am not made of anvil, nor am I an iron-tusked elephant in battle!'”
#34
بگیتی چو کاموس جنگی نبود
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چنو رزم‌خواه و درنگی نبود
“'In all the world there was no warrior like Kamus—none so avid for battle, nor so steadfast in fight!'”
#35
بخم کمندش گرفت این سوار
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تو این گرد را خوار مایه مدار
“'Yet this rider snared him in the loop of his lasso; do not hold this warrior lightly!'”
#36
شوم تا چه خواهد جهان آفرین
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که پیروز گردد بدین دشت کین
“'I shall go to see what the Creator of the World decrees, and who shall emerge victorious upon this field of vengeance.'”