#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.”