In the tragic wake of Kamus's demise, his proud and ambitious kinsman, Saveh, swept into the arena thirsting for vengeance. Brandishing a sharp blade of Indian steel, he circled Rostam left and right, calling out arrogant defiance. He taunted the Iranian champion, comparing his incoming wrath to the engulfing waves of the Nile, and swore that he would exact bitter vengeance for the fallen Kamus.
When these haughty boasts reached Rostam's ears, the elephant-bodied hero did not hesitate. Reaching down, he raised his heavy iron mace and brought it down with crushing force upon Saveh's helmet and skull. The blow was so catastrophic that Saveh's soul departed instantly in torment; it appeared as though his body had never possessed a head at all. Rostam cast the lifeless champion down and spurred Rakhsh across his shattered corpse, leaving not a trace of Saveh upon the earth.
Without missing a breath, Rostam charged straight into the frontline of the enemy host and toppled the royal banner of the Kushan army, striking ice-cold fear into their ranks. Sweeping ruthlessly from their right flank to their left, Rostam crushed all resistance beneath his path, turning the dusty battlefield into a grim harvest of shattered helmets and crushed skulls, leaving the whole Kushan host broken and engulfed in grief.
#1
یکی خویش کاموس بد ساوه نام
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سرافراز و هر جای گسترده کام
“There was a kinsman of Kamus named Saveh, proud and ambitious wherever he roamed.”
#2
بیامد بپیش تهمتن بجنگ
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یکی تیغ هندی گرفته بچنگ
“He advanced to battle against Tahamtan, clutching an Indian steel sword in his grip.”
#3
بگردید گرد چپ و دست راست
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ز رستم همی کین کاموس خواست
“He circled left and right around him, demanding vengeance from Rostam for the blood of Kamus.”
#4
برستم چنین گفت کای ژنده پیل
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ببینی کنون موج دریای نیل
“He called to Rostam, 'O fierce elephant, now shall you behold the overwhelming waves of the Nile!'”
#5
بخواهم کنون کین کاموس خوار
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اگر باشدم زین سپس کارزار
“'I will exact revenge for the wretched Kamus, if battle is indeed what lies before me!'”
#6
چو گفتار ساوه برستم رسید
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بزد دست و گرز گران برکشید
“When Saveh's boastful words reached Rostam's ears, the elephant-bodied hero reached down and drew his heavy mace.”
#7
بزد بر سرش گرز را پیلتن
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که جانش برون شد بزاری ز تن
“The elephant-bodied champion struck him upon the crown with his heavy mace, so that Saveh's soul departed wretchedly from his frame.”
#8
برآورد و زد بر سر و مغفرش
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ندیدست گفتی تنش را سرش
“He raised the iron mace and smashed helmet and skull; it seemed as though his body had never possessed a head.”
#9
بیفگند و رخش از بر او براند
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ز ساوه بگیتی نشانی نماند
“He felled him and rode Rakhsh over his fallen body, leaving not a trace of Saveh in the mortal world.”
#10
درفش کشانی نگونسار کرد
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و زو جان لشکر پرآزار کرد
“He overturned the grand banner of the Kushans, casting despair and torment into the hearts of their army.”
#11
نبد نیز کس پیش او پایدار
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همه خاک مغز سر آورد بار
“None could stand against him; the dust of the battlefield yielded a harvest of crushed skulls.”
#12
پس از میمنه شد سوی میسره
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غمی گشت لشکر همه یکسره
“Sweeping from the right flank to the left, he plunged the enemy host into overwhelming sorrow and ruin.”