#1
از آن پس چنان بد که افراسیاب
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همی بود هر جای بی‌خورد و خواب
“Thereafter, so it came to pass that Afrasiab lived everywhere deprived of food and sleep.”
#2
نه ایمن به جان و نه تن سودمند
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هراسان همیشه ز بیم گزند
“Neither safe in his soul nor sound in body, he was forever terror-stricken by fear of affliction.”
#3
همی از جهان جایگاهی بجست
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که باشد به جان ایمن و تن‌درست
“He sought a haven in the world where his soul might be secure and his body whole.”
#4
به نزدیک بردع یکی غار بود
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سر کوه غار از جهان نابسود
“Near Barda lay a cave, situated atop a peak untouched by the world.”
#5
ندید از برش جای پرواز باز
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نه زیرش پی شیر و آن گراز
“Neither could a falcon fly above it, nor could the tracks of lions or wild boars be found beneath it.”
#6
خورش برد وز بیم جان جای ساخت
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به غار اندرون جای بالای ساخت
“Bringing provisions, out of fear for his life he made a dwelling high within that cave.”
#7
ز هر شهر دور و به نزدیک آب
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که خوانی ورا هنگ افراسیاب
“Distant from every city and near the waters, which place was known as the Hang of Afrasiab.”
#8
همی بود چندی به هنگ اندرون
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ز کرده پشیمان و دل پر ز خون
“For a time he remained inside Hang, full of regret for his past deeds and his heart filled with blood.”
#9
چو خونریز گردد سر سرفراز
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به تخت کیان برنماند دراز
“When an exalted leader turns into a shedder of blood, he shall not abide long upon the Kianian throne.”
#10
یکی مرد نیک اندر آن روزگار
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ز تخم فریدون آموزگار
“In those days there lived a righteous man, a teacher of the lineage of Fereydun.”
#11
پرستار با فر و برز کیان
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به هر کار با شاه بسته میان
“A worshipper endowed with royal glory and stature, who girt his loins for every noble endeavor with the King.”
#12
پرستشگهش کوه بودی همه
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ز شادی شده دور و دور از رمه
“His entire temple was the mountain heights, far removed from joy and far from the flocks of men.”
#13
کجا نام این نامور هوم بود
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پرستنده دور از بر و بوم بود
“The name of this renowned man was Hum, a devout worshipper dwelling far from city and soil.”
#14
یکی کاخ بود اندر آن برز کوه
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بدو سخت نزدیک و دور از گروه
“Upon that lofty mountain stood a simple dwelling, very close to him yet isolated from the crowd.”
#15
پرستشگهی کرده پشمینه پوش
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ز کافش یکی ناله آمد به گوش
“Clad in woolen garments in his place of worship, a lamentation suddenly reached his ears.”
#16
که شاها سرا نامور مهترا
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بزرگان و بر داوران داورا
“Saying: 'O King! O renowned leader! O sovereign over all judges and rulers!”
#17
همه ترک و چین زیر فرمان تو
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رسیده به هر جای پیمان تو
“All of Turkestan and China were once beneath thy command, and thy pacts reached every realm.”
#18
یکی غار داری به بهره به چنگ
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کجات آن سر تاج و مردان جنگ
“Now thy sole portion is but a narrow cave; where are thy crown, thy throne, and thy men of war?”
#19
کجات آن همه زور و مردانگی
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دلیری و نیروی و فرزانگی
“Where is all thy strength and valor, thy bravery, power, and wisdom?”
#20
کجات آن بزرگی و تخت و کلاه
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کجات آن بر و بوم و چندان سپاه
“Where is thy grandeur, thy throne and crown, thy realm, thy land, and thy vast armies?”
#21
که اکنون بدین تنگ غار اندری
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گریزان به سنگین حصار اندری
“For now thou art trapped inside this narrow cave, fleeing to a stony fortress for refuge!'”
#22
به ترکی چو این ناله بشنید هوم
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پرستش رها کرد و بگذاشت بوم
“When Hum heard this lamentation spoken in the Turkic tongue, he left his worship and stepped forth from his place.”
#23
چنین گفت کاین ناله هنگام خواب
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نباشد مگر آن افراسیاب
“He said to himself: 'This midnight lamentation can be none other than that of Afrasiab.'”
#24
چو اندیشه شد بر دلش بر درست
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در غار تاریک چندی بجست
“When this thought became certain in his heart, he searched for a while around the dark cave.”
#25
ز کوه اندر آمد به هنگام خواب
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بدید آن در هنگ افراسیاب
“He descended the mountain in the night hour and discovered the entrance to the Hang of Afrasiab.”
#26
بیامد به کردار شیر ژیان
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ز پشمینه بگشاد گردی میان
“He moved forward like a raging lion, and untied the cord from around his woolen robe.”
#27
کمندی که بر جای زنار داشت
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کجا در پناه جهاندار داشت
“A lasso which he wore in place of a sacred girdle, keeping it under the sanctuary of the World-Lord.”
#28
به هنگ اندرون شد گرفت آن به دست
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چو نزدیک شد بازوی او ببست
“He entered inside Hang holding it in hand, and as he drew near, he bound Afrasiab's arms.”
#29
همی رفت و او را پس اندر کشان
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همی تاخت با رنج چون بیهشان
“He walked ahead dragging him behind, pressing on with toil like one possessed.”
#30
شگفت ار بمانی بدین در رواست
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هر آن کس که او بر جهان پادشاست
“Marvellous it is if thou ponderest this truth: whoever holds sovereignty over the world,”
#31
جز از نیک‌نامی نباید گزید
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بباید چمید و بباید چرید
“Ought to choose nothing save a noble reputation, for man must tread his path and consume his allotted measure.”
#32
ز گیتی یک غار بگزید راست
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چه دانست کان غار هنگ بلاست
“Out of the whole earth he chose a single cave, yet little did he know that this cave was the Hang of Calamity.”
#33
چو آن شاه را هوم بازو ببست
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همی بردش از جایگاه نشست
“When Hum bound the arms of that monarch, he dragged him away from his dwelling place.”
#34
بدو گفت کای مرد باهوش و باک
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پرستار دارنده یزدان پاک
“Afrasiab said to him: 'O man of wisdom and godly fear, worshipper of the pure Lord Creator!”
#35
چه خواهی ز من من کییم در جهان
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نشسته بدین غار با اندهان
“What dost thou desire of me? Who am I in this world, sitting in this cave with sorrows?”
#36
بدو گفت هوم این نه آرام تست
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جهانی سراسر پر از نام تست
“Hum replied to him: 'This is no resting place for thee; the entire world is filled with thy deeds.”
#37
ز شاهان گیتی برادر که کشت
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که شد نیز با پاک یزدان درشت
“Which king of the world ever slew his own brother, or turned so harsh against Holy God?”
#38
چو اغریرث و نوذر نامدار
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سیاوش که بد در جهان یادگار
“Kings like Aghriras and renowned Nowzar, and Siyavash who was a memorable paragon in the world!”
#39
تو خون سر بیگناهان مریز
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نه اندر بن غار بی‌بن گریز
“Shed not the blood of the innocent, nor flee into the depths of a bottomless cave!'”
#40
بدو گفت کاندر جهان بیگناه
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که را دانی ای مرد با دستگاه
“Afrasiab answered him: 'Whom in this world dost thou know as innocent, O man of spiritual stature?”
#41
چنین راند بر سر سپهر بلند
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که آید ز من درد و رنج و گزند
“The high heavens so ordained my fate that pain, suffering, and harm should issue through me.”
#42
ز فرمان یزدان کسی نگذرد
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وگر دیده اژدها بسپرد
“None can bypass the decree of God, even if one tramples beneath the eye of a dragon.”
#43
ببخشای بر من که بیچاره‌ام
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وگر چند بر خود ستمکاره‌ام
“Have mercy upon me, for I am helpless, though I have indeed brought oppression upon myself.”
#44
نبیره فریدون فرخ منم
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ز بند کمندت همی بگسلم
“I am the scion of auspicious Fereydun; I am breaking apart under the tightness of thy bond.”
#45
کجا برد خواهی مرا بسته خوار
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نترسی ز یزدان به روز شمار
“Whither wilt thou lead me bound and humbled? Dost thou not fear God on the Day of Reckoning?'”
#46
بدو گفت هوم ای بد بدگمان
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همانا فراوان نماندت زمان
“Hum said to him: 'O evil man of foul design! Truly not much time remains for thee.”
#47
سخنهات چون گلستان نوست
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ترا هوش بر دست کیخسروست
“Thy words are like a fresh rose garden, yet thy doom rests upon the hand of Kay Khosrow!'”
#48
بپیچید دل هوم را زآن گزند
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بر او سست کرد آن کیانی کمند
“Yet Hum's heart twisted with pity at that distress, and he loosened the royal lasso upon him.”
#49
بدانست کان مرد پرهیزگار
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ببخشود بر ناله شهریار
“Afrasiab realized that the pious ascetic had shown mercy upon the monarch's lamentation.”
#50
بپیچید و ز او خویشتن درکشید
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به دریا درون جست و شد ناپدید
“He writhed free, pulled himself away from his grip, leaped into the sea, and vanished from view.”