Piran Viseh, the commander of the Turanian host, rode into the arena burdened with sorrow and the weight of relentless warfare. Seeing Goudarz, son of Kashvad, he spoke at length, lamenting the endless devastation that had emptied both realms of their brave warriors. Piran reminded Goudarz that Siyavash's soul had already found rest among the righteous in the afterlife, and that burning Turan to ashes brought no solace to the departed prince. Rather than sacrificing thousands more innocent lives like felled giants upon the plain, Piran proposed an honorable resolution: that the armies withdraw, leaving the dispute to be settled solely through single combat between matched champions, including a duel between Goudarz and himself. Piran pledged that if he were slain, Turan would lay down its arms; should Goudarz fall, Piran vowed not a single Iranian soldier would be harmed. Hearing this, Goudarz first raised his voice in praise of the Almighty Creator and invoked the name of King Kay Khosrow. He reproached Piran for his failure to save Siyavash from Afrasiab's cruelty and for rejecting earlier pleas for peace. Yet, Goudarz embraced the challenge with unyielding vigor, declaring he had long prayed for the day he would face Piran man-to-man on the battlefield to settle the deep-rooted blood feud once and for all.
#1
پر از کینه سالار توران سپاه
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خروشان بیامد به آوردگاه
“Filled with vengeance, the commander of the Turanian host came roaring onto the battlefield.”
#2
چو گودرز کشوادگان را بدید
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سخن گفت بسیار و پاسخ شنید
“When he beheld Goudarz, son of Kashvad, he spoke many words and received his answers.”
#3
بدو گفت کای پر خرد پهلوان
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به رنج اندرون چند پیچی روان
“He said to him: 'O wise champion, how long will you torment your soul in grief and pain?'”
#4
روان سیاووش را زان چه سود
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که از شهر توران برآری تو دود
“'What benefit does Siyavash's soul gain if you raise smoke and destruction from the land of Turan?'”
#5
بدان گیتی او جای نیکان گزید
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نگیری تو آرام کو آرمید
“'In the other world, he has chosen the abode of the righteous; you find no rest while he is at peace.'”
#6
دو لشکر چنین پاک با یکدگر
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فگنده چو پیلان ز تن دور سر
“'Both armies have been utterly ruined together, fallen like giant elephants with heads severed from their bodies.'”
#7
سپاه دو کشور همه شد تباه
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گه آمد که برداری این کینه‌گاه
“'The troops of both lands are destroyed; the time has come to remove this arena of grudge.'”
#8
جهان سر به سر پاک بی‌مرد گشت
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بر این کینه پیکار ما سرد گشت
“'The world has become completely emptied of men; our battle over this grievance has grown cold.'”
#9
ور ایدونک هستی چنین کینه‌دار
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از آن کوهپایه سپاه اندرآر
“'If you are indeed so vengeful, lead your army down from the mountain slope.'”
#10
تو از لشکر خویش بیرون خرام
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مگر خود برآیدت ز این کینه کام
“'Step out from your army alone, so that perhaps you yourself may fulfill your desire from this grudge.'”
#11
به تنها من و تو بر این دشت کین
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بگردیم و کین‌آوران همچنین
“'Just you and I on this field of vengeance shall duel, and likewise the other blood-seeking champions.'”
#12
ز ما هرک او هست پیروزبخت
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رسد خود به کام و نشیند به تخت
“'Whichever of us is favored by fortune shall attain his desire and sit upon the throne.'”
#13
اگر من به دست تو گردم تباه
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نجویند کینه ز توران سپاه
“'If I am destroyed by your hand, the Turanian army will seek no further vengeance.'”
#14
به پیش تو آیند و فرمان کنند
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به پیمان روان را گروگان کنند
“'They will come before you and obey, pledging their souls upon an oath.'”
#15
وگر تو شوی کشته بر دست من
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کسی را نیازارم از انجمن
“'And if you are slain by my hand, I will harm no one from your assembly.'”
#16
مرا با سپاه تو پیکار نیست
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بر ایشان ز من نیز تیمار نیست
“'I have no quarrel with your army, nor shall they suffer any grief or hardship from me.'”
#17
چو گودرز گفتار پیران شنید
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از اختر همی بخت وارونه دید
“When Goudarz heard Piran's speech, he saw that fate had turned the wheel of fortune.”
#18
نخست آفرین کرد بر کردگار
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دگر یاد کرد از شه نامدار
“First he offered praise to the Almighty Creator, and then he remembered the renowned King.”
#19
به پیران چنین گفت کای نامور
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شنیدیم گفتار تو سر به سر
“He spoke to Piran, saying: 'O renowned champion, we have listened to your words completely.'”
#20
ز خون سیاوش به افراسیاب
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چه سودست از داد سر برمتاب
“'What benefit did Afrasiab gain from the blood of Siyavash? Do not turn your head away from justice!'”
#21
که چون گوسفندش ببرید سر
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پر از خون دل از درد خسته جگر
“'When he severed his head like a sheep, while Siyavash's heart was full of blood and his liver wounded with pain...'”
#22
از آن پس برآورد ز ایران خروش
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ز بس کشتن و غارت و جنگ و جوش
“'After that, an outcry rose from Iran, bringing so much killing, pillaging, war, and fury.'”
#23
سیاوش به سوگند تو سر بداد
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تو دادی به خیره مر او را به باد
“'Siyavash lost his life trusting in your oath; you vainly cast him to the wind!'”
#24
از آن پس که نزد تو فرزند من
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بیامد کشیدی سر از پند من
“'After my son came to you, you turned your head away from my counsel.'”
#25
شتابیدی و جنگ را ساختی
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به کردار آتش همی تاختی
“'You hastened and prepared for war, charging forward like a blazing fire.'”
#26
مرا حاجت از کردگار جهان
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بر این گونه بود آشکار و نهان
“'My constant desire from the Creator of the world, both secretly and openly, was this:'”
#27
که روزی تو پیش من آیی بجنگ
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کنون آمدی نیست جای درنگ
“'That one day you would face me in battle; now you have come, and there is no room for delay!'”
#28
به پیران سر اکنون به آوردگاه
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بگردیم یک با دگر بی‌سپاه
“'Now in our old age on the battlefield, let us fight one against the other without an army!'”