#1
دهم برته با کهرم تیغ‌زن
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دو خونی و هر دو سر انجمن
“The tenth match brought Barta against the sword-wielding Kahram—two blood-seeking warriors, both commanders of their hosts.”
#2
همی آزمودند هرگونه جنگ
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گرفتند پس تیغ هندی به چنگ
“They tested every maneuver of war against each other, until at last they gripped their Indian blades.”
#3
درفش همایون به دست اندرون
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تو گفتی بجنبد که بیستون
“Holding the auspicious banner in hand, Barta stood so firm it seemed as if Mount Bisotun itself was in motion.”
#4
یکایک بپیچید از او برته روی
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یکی تیغ زد بر سر و ترگ اوی
“Suddenly Barta turned sharply around him, striking a fierce sword-blow upon his head and helmet.”
#5
که تا سینه کهرم بدو نیم گشت
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ز دشمن دل برته بی‌بیم گشت
“Kahram was cleaved in two down to his chest, and Barta's heart was delivered from all fear of his foe.”
#6
فرود آمد از اسب و او را ببست
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بر آن زین توزی و خود برنشست
“Barta dismounted, bound Kahram onto the leather saddle, and remounted his own charger.”
#7
برآمد به بالا چو شرزه پلنگ
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خروشان یکی تیغ هندی به چنگ
“He ascended the height like a fierce leopard, roaring with an Indian blade held high in his fist.”
#8
درفش همایون به دست اندرون
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فگنده بر آن باره کهرم نگون
“Bearing the auspicious banner in his hand, with Kahram's corpse tied upside down across his steed.”
#9
همی گفت شاهست پیروزگر
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همیشه کلاهش به خورشید بر
“He proclaimed: 'Victorious is the King, whose crown touches the very sun forever!'”
#10
چو از روز نه ساعت اندر گذشت
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ز ترکان نبد کس بر آن پهن‌دشت
“When nine hours of the day had passed, not a single Turanian remained upon that broad plain.”
#11
کسی را کجا پروراند به ناز
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برآید بر او روزگار دراز
“Whoever Time rears in tender luxury for a long age...”
#12
شبیخون کند گاه شادی بر اوی
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همی خواری و سختی آرد به روی
“...Time ambushes him in his moment of joy, bringing forth humiliation and hardship upon his face.”
#13
ز باد اندر آرد دهدمان به دم
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همی داد خوانیم و پیدا ستم
“It sweeps us away in a breath of wind; we call it justice, yet its cruelty is plain to see.”
#14
به تورانیان بر بد آن جنگ شوم
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به آوردگه کردن آهنگ شوم
“Ill-omened was that battle for the Turanians, as was their fateful march unto the field of combat.”
#15
چنان شد که پیران ز توران سپاه
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سواری ندید اندر آوردگاه
“So it came to pass that Piran saw not a single horseman left of the Turanian army on the battlefield.”
#16
روان‌ها گسسته ز تنشان به تیغ
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جهان را تو گفتی نیامد دریغ
“Their souls severed from their bodies by the sword, as though the world felt no mercy for them.”