#1
بفرمود تا رفت پیشش دبیر
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بیاورد قرطاس و مشک و عبیر
“He bade the royal scribe to step forward, bearing parchment, musk, and ambergris.”
#2
نبشتند عهدی ز شاه زمین
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سرافراز کیخسرو پاک‌دین
“They wrote a covenant from the King of the Earth, the exalted Kay Khosrow of pure faith,”
#3
ز بهر سپهبد گو پیلتن
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ستوده به مردی به هر انجمن
“In honor of the elephant-bodied general, praised for his heroic virtue in every gathering,”
#4
که او باشد اندر جهان پیشرو
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جهاندار و بیدار و سالار و گو
“Decreeing that he should be the vanguard of the world—a vigilant monarch, leader, and champion,”
#5
هم او را بود کشور نیمروز
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سپهدار پیروز لشکر فروز
“And that the kingdom of Nimruz should belong to him, the victorious general who illuminates the host.”
#6
نهادند بر عهد بر مهر زر
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بر آیین کیخسرو دادگر
“They affixed a golden seal upon the covenant, according to the custom of the just Kay Khosrow.”
#7
بدو داد منشور و کرد آفرین
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که آباد بادا به رستم زمین
“He presented the charter to Rostam and bestowed his blessings, praying: 'May the earth flourish through Rostam!'”
#8
مهانی که با زال سام سوار
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برفتند با زیجها بر کنار
“The grandees who had come alongside Zal, son of Sam, standing nearby with their star-tables,”
#9
ببخشیدشان خلعت و سیم و زر
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یکی جام مر هر یکی را گهر
“He granted them robes of honor, silver, and gold, and to each a goblet filled with precious gems.”