#1
شب تیره شبدیز لهراسپی
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بیاورد با زین گشتاسپی
“In the pitch-black night, he brought forth Lohrasp's dark steed, Shabdiz, caparisoned with Goshtasp's own saddle.”
#2
بپوشید زربفت رومی قبای
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ز تاج اندر آویخت پر همای
“He donned a gold-brocaded robe of Roman silk, and from his crown attached a feather of the auspicious Homa bird.”
#3
ز دینار وز گوهر شاهوار
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بیاورد چندان کش آمد به کار
“He gathered as much gold coin and royal jewels as he would need for his journey.”
#4
از ایران سوی روم بنهاد روی
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به دل گاه جوی و روان راه جوی
“Turning his face from Iran toward the land of Rome, he rode forth with a heart hungering for a throne and a spirit seeking the open road.”
#5
پدر چون ز گشتاسپ آگاه شد
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بپیچید و شادیش کوتاه شد
“When the father learned of Goshtasp's departure, he writhed in anguish and his joy withered away.”
#6
زریر و همه بخردان را بخواند
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ز گشتاسپ چندی سخنها براند
“He summoned Zarir and all the wise counselors of the realm, speaking at length of Goshtasp's departure.”
#7
بدیشان چنین گفت کاین شیر مرد
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سر تاجدار اندر آرد به گرد
“He said to them: 'This lion-hearted man is capable of bringing crowned heads down into the dust!'”
#8
چه بینید و این را چه درمان کنید
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نشاید که این بر دل آسان کنید
“'What counsel do you offer, and how shall we remedy this? We must not take this matter light-heartedly!'”
#9
چنین گفت موبد که این نیک بخت
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گرامی به مردان بود تاج و تخت
“The wise Mobad replied: 'O King, to men of fortune and greatness, the crown and throne are prized above all.'”
#10
چو گشتاسپ فرزند کس را نبود
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نه هرگز کس از نامداران شنود
“'No monarch ever possessed a son like Goshtasp, nor has anyone ever heard of his match among renowned heroes.'”
#11
ز هر سو بباید فرستاد کس
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دلاور بزرگان فریادرس
“'Messengers and brave, noble lords must be dispatched in every direction to aid and find him.'”
#12
گر او بازگردد تو زفتی مکن
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هنرجوی و با آز جفتی مکن
“'Should he return, do not show yourself tight-fisted; seek merit and virtue, and pair not your soul with greed.'”
#13
که تاج کیان چون تو بیند بسی
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نماند همی مهر او بر کسی
“'For the Kianian crown beholds many rulers like you, yet its affection never abides forever with any single soul.'”
#14
به گشتاسپ ده زین جهان کشوری
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بنه بر سرش نامدار افسری
“'Bestow upon Goshtasp a kingdom of this world, and place a renowned crown upon his head.'”
#15
جز از پهلوان رستم نامدار
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به گیتی نبینیم چون او سوار
“'Save for the renowned hero Rostam, we see no knight or rider in all the world like him.'”
#16
به بالا و دیدار و فرهنگ و هوش
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چنو نامور نیز نشنید گوش
“'In stature, countenance, wisdom, and culture, no ear has ever heard tell of a hero so magnificent.'”
#17
فرستاد لهراسپ چندی مهان
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به جستن گرفتند گرد جهان
“King Lohrasp dispatched a company of grandees, who set out to search every corner of the world.”
#18
برفتند و نومید بازآمدند
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که با اختر دیرساز آمدند
“They departed and returned empty-handed, having met with an unyielding and reluctant fate.”
#19
نکوهش از آن بهر لهراسپ بود
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غم و رنج تن بهر گشتاسپ بود
“Blame and reproach fell upon Lohrasp, while sorrow and physical hardship became the lot of Goshtasp.”