#1
چو یک چند سالان برآمد برین
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درختی پدید آمد اندر زمین
“As several years passed over this realm, a radiant tree sprouted upon the earth.”
#2
در ایوان گشتاسپ بر سوی کاخ
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درختی گشن بود بسیار شاخ
“Before the palace of Goshtasp, beside his royal hall, stood a lush tree with spreading branches.”
#3
همه برگ وی پند و بارش خرد
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کسی کو خرد پرورد کی مرد
“All its leaves were wisdom’s counsel and its fruit was pure understanding; whosoever nourishes wisdom shall never perish.”
#4
خجسته پی و نام او زردهشت
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که آهرمن بدکنش را بکشت
“Auspicious of tread, his name was Zardosht—he who vanquished evil Ahriman.”
#5
به شاه کیان گفت پیغمبرم
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سوی تو خرد رهنمون آورم
“He said to the Kianian king: 'I am a prophet, bringing wisdom to guide thy steps.'”
#6
جهان آفرین گفت بپذیر دین
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نگه کن برین آسمان و زمین
“He said: 'Accept the religion of the Creator of the World, and behold this sky and this earth,'”
#7
که بی‌خاک و آبش برآورده‌ام
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نگه کن بدو تاش چون کرده‌ام
“'Which I have uplifted without earth or water; look upon it and see how I have fashioned it.'”
#8
نگر تا تواند چنین کرد کس
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مگر من که هستم جهاندار و بس
“'Behold if anyone else could accomplish such a work, save Me, who am the Lord of the Universe and none other.'”
#9
گر ایدونک دانی که من کردم این
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مرا خواند باید جهان‌آفرین
“'If thou knowest that I alone created this, then thou must call Me the Creator of All.'”
#10
ز گوینده بپذیر به دین اوی
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بیاموز ازو راه و آیین اوی
“Accept the Good Religion from its messenger, and learn from him his path and holy rites.”
#11
نگر تا چه گوید بران کار کن
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خرد برگزین این جهان خوار کن
“Mark well what he commands and act upon it; choose wisdom and count worldly vanity as nothing.”
#12
بیاموز آیین و دین بهی
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که بی‌دین ناخوب باشد مهی
“Learn the rites of the Good Religion, for greatness without faith is unworthy and hollow.”
#13
چو بشنید ازو شاه به دین به
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پذیرفت ازو راه و آیین به
“When the king heard the message of the Good Religion from him, he accepted its noble path and holy rites.”
#14
نبرده برادرش فرخ زریر
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کجا ژنده پیل آوریدی به زیر
“Likewise his warlike brother, the glorious Zarir, who could bring down fierce elephants in battle.”
#15
ز شاهان شه پیر گشته به بلخ
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جهان بر دل ریش او گشته تلخ
“And the old king of kings, retired in Balkh, whose wounded heart felt the bitterness of the world.”
#16
شده زار و بیمار و بی‌هوش و توش
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به نزدیک او زهر مانند نوش
“He had grown frail, sick, and bereft of strength, to whom even sweet nectar tasted like poison.”
#17
سران و بزرگان و هر مهتران
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پزشکان دانا و ناموران
“Chieftains, nobles, and all great men, together with wise and renowned physicians,”
#18
بر آن جادوی چارها ساختند
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نه سود آمد از هرچ انداختند
“Tried every cure and remedy upon that affliction, yet nothing brought relief.”
#19
پس این زردهشت پیمبرش گفت
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کزو دین ایزد نشاید نهفت
“Then Zardosht the prophet said to him, revealing that God’s true religion must not be concealed:”
#20
که چون دین پذیرد ز روز نخست
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شود رسته از درد و گردد درست
“'When he accepts the faith from the very first day, he shall be delivered from pain and restored to health.'”
#21
شهنشاه و زین پس زریر سوار
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همه دین پذیرنده از شهریار
“The King of Kings and then the cavalier Zarir, and all who followed the monarch accepted the faith.”
#22
همه سوی شاه زمین آمدند
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ببستند کشتی به دین آمدند
“They all flocked to the King of the Earth, girded themselves with the sacred Kusti, and embraced the religion.”
#23
پدید آمد آن فره ایزدی
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برفت از دل بد سگالان بدی
“The radiant Divine Glory shone forth, and malice departed from the hearts of evil-thinkers.”
#24
پر از نور مینو ببد دخمه‌ها
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وز آلودگی پاک شد تخمه‌ها
“The sacred tombs were filled with heavenly light, and all lineages were cleansed of impurity.”
#25
پس آزاده گشتاسپ برشد به گاه
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فرستاد هرسو به کشور سپاه
“Then noble Goshtasp ascended the throne and sent armies to every corner of the realm.”
#26
پراگنده اندر جهان موبدان
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نهاد از بر آذران گنبدان
“He dispersed mobads throughout the world and built vaulted domes over the holy fires.”
#27
نخست آذر مهربرزین نهاد
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به کشمر نگر تا چه آیین نهاد
“First he established the fire temple of Azar Mehrebarzin, and behold what holy rites he ordained in Kashmar!”
#28
یکی سرو آزاده بود از بهشت
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به پیش در آذر آن را بکشت
“There was a noble cypress brought from Paradise, which he planted before the portal of the fire temple.”
#29
نبشتی بر زاد سرو سهی
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که پذرفت گشتاسپ دین بهی
“Upon the trunk of that tall, straight cypress he wrote that Goshtasp had accepted the Good Religion.”
#30
گوا کرد مر سرو آزاد را
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چنین گستراند خرد داد را
“He made that noble cypress a witness, spreading wisdom and justice in such a manner.”
#31
چو چندی برآمد برین سالیان
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مران سرو استبر گشتش میان
“When a few years had passed over it, that cypress grew thick and mighty at its trunk.”
#32
چنان گشت آزاد سرو بلند
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که برگرد او برنگشتی کمند
“So lofty and vast became that noble cypress that no lasso could circle its circumference.”
#33
چو بسیار برگشت و بسیار شاخ
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بکرد از بر او یکی خوب کاخ
“As its leaves multiplied and its branches spread wide, he constructed a magnificent palace over it.”
#34
چهل رش به بالا و پهنا چهل
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نکرد از بنه اندرو آب و گل
“Forty cubits high and forty cubits wide, built without water or clay at its base.”
#35
دو ایوان برآورد از زر پاک
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زمینش ز سیم و ز عنبرش خاک
“He raised two grand halls of pure gold, with floors of silver and dust of ambergris.”
#36
برو بر نگارید جمشید را
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پرستنده مر ماه و خورشید را
“Upon its walls he caused Jamshid to be painted, worshipping the moon and the sun.”
#37
فریدونش را نیز با گاوسار
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بفرمود کردن برانجا نگار
“He likewise commanded Fereydun to be depicted there, bearing his ox-headed mace.”
#38
همه مهتران را بر آن‌جا نگاشت
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نگر تا چنان کامگاری که داشت
“He depicted all the great lords of old upon those walls; behold what glory and power he possessed!”
#39
چو نیکو شد آن نامور کاخ زر
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به دیوارها بر نشانده گهر
“When that glorious golden palace was completed, studded with jewels upon every wall,”
#40
به گردش یکی باره کرد آهنین
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نشست اندرو کرد شاه زمین
“He built an iron wall around it, and there the King of the Earth took up his royal seat.”
#41
فرستاد هرسو به کشور پیام
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که چون سرو کشمر به گیتی کدام
“He dispatched messages to every corner of the realm, proclaiming: 'What tree in all the world can compare to the Cypress of Kashmar?'”
#42
ز مینو فرستاد زی من خدای
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مرا گفت زینجا به مینو گرای
“'God sent it to me from Paradise, and commanded me: From this place, turn thy heart toward Heaven.'”
#43
کنون هرک این پند من بشنوید
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پیاده سوی سرو کشمر روید
“'Now, whoever among you hearth my counsel, walk on foot toward the Cypress of Kashmar!'”
#44
بگیرید پند ار دهد زردهشت
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به سوی بت چین بدارید پشت
“'Receive the counsel that Zardosht giveth, and turn your backs upon the idols of China!'”
#45
به برز و فر شاه ایرانیان
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ببندید کشتی همه بر میان
“'By the stature and Divine Glory of the King of the Iranians, gird your loins with the sacred Kusti!'”
#46
در آیین پیشینیان منگرید
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برین سایهٔ سروبن بگذرید
“Look no longer upon the customs of the ancients; come instead beneath the shade of this sacred cypress tree.”
#47
سوی گنبد آذر آرید روی
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به فرمان پیغمبر راست‌گوی
“Turn your faces toward the dome of the Sacred Fire, by the command of the truthful prophet.”
#48
پراگنده فرمانش اندر جهان
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سوی نامداران و سوی مهان
“His decree was proclaimed across the realm, reaching every noble ruler and chieftain.”
#49
همه نامداران به فرمان اوی
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سوی سرو کشمر نهادند روی
“All the renowned nobles, obeying his command, turned their steps toward the Cypress of Kashmar.”
#50
پرستشکده گشت زان سان که پشت
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ببست اندرو دیو را زردهشت
“It became a holy temple of such power that within its walls Zoroaster bound the demon of dark night.”
#51
بهشتیش خوان ار ندانی همی
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چرا سرو کشمرش خوانی همی
“Call it a heavenly entity if you lack full knowledge; for why else would you speak of the Cypress of Kashmar?”
#52
چراکش نخوانی نهال بهشت
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که شاه کیانش به کشمر بکشت
“Why would you not call it a sapling of Paradise, which the Kayanid king himself planted in Kashmar?”