#1
فریدون به خورشید بر برد سر
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کمر تنگ بستش به کین پدر
“Fereydun raised his head to the sun and tightly girded his waist to avenge his father.”
#2
برون رفت خرم به خرداد روز
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به نیک اختر و فال گیتی فروز
“He set forth in high spirits on the day of Khordad, guided by a favorable star and a world-illuminating omen.”
#3
سپاه انجمن شد به درگاه او
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به ابر اندر آمد سر گاه او
“The host assembled at his royal court, and the summit of his throne reached up into the clouds.”
#4
به پیلان گردون‌کش و گاومیش
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سپه را همی توشه بردند پیش
“Upon heavy-hauling elephants and buffaloes, they brought provisions forward for the marching army.”
#5
کیانوش و پرمایه بر دست شاه
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چو کهتر برادر ورا نیک خواه
“Kiyanush and Purmayeh stood at the king's side, devoted as younger brothers and filled with goodwill.”
#6
همی رفت منزل به منزل چو باد
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سری پر ز کینه دلی پر ز داد
“Swift as the wind he pressed from stage to stage, his head filled with vengeance, his heart with justice.”
#7
به اروندرود اندر آورد روی
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چنان چون بود مرد دیهیم‌جوی
“He turned his course toward the Arvand River, as fits a valiant seeker of the crown.”
#8
اگر پهلوانی ندانی زبان
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به تازی تو اروند را دجله خوان
“If you know not the Pahlavi tongue, in Arabic you may call Arvand the River Tigris.”
#9
دگر منزل آن شاه آزادمرد
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لب دجله و شهر بغداد کرد
“The next encampment of that noble king was on the banks of the Tigris, in the city of Baghdad.”