#1
بدو داد پس شاه بهزاد را
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سپه جوشن و خود پولاد را
“Then the King gave him Behzad, as well as the battle armor and steel helmet.”
#2
پس شاه کشته میان را ببست
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سیه رنگ بهزاد را برنشست
“The son of the King girded his waist and mounted the coal-black steed Behzad.”
#3
خرامید تا رزمگاه سپاه
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نشسته بران خوب رنگ سیاه
“He trotted toward the battlefield of the host, mounted upon that handsome black charger.”
#4
به پیش صف دشمنان ایستاد
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همی برکشید از جگر سرد باد
“He stood before the enemy rank and drew a cold sigh from his chest.”
#5
منم گفت بستور پور زریر
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پذیره نیاید مرا نره شیر
“He called out: 'I am Bastur, son of Zarir! Even a fierce male lion cannot withstand me!'”
#6
کجا باشد آن جادوی بیدرفش
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که بردست آن جمشیدی درفش
“'Where is that sorcerer Bidarafsh who carried off the royal Jamshidi banner?'”
#7
چو پاسخ ندادند آزاد را
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برانگیخت شبرنگ بهزاد را
“When they gave no answer to the noble youth, he spurred dark-colored Behzad forward.”
#8
بکشت از تگینان لشکر بسی
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پذیره نیامد مر او را کسی
“He slew many champions of the host, and no one dared come forward to face him.”
#9
وزان سوی دیگر گو اسفندیار
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همی کشتشان بی‌مر و بی‌شمار
“On the other side, the hero Esfandiyar was slaying them without measure or count.”
#10
چو سالار چین دید بستور را
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کیان زاده آن پهلوان پور را
“When the commander of China saw Bastur, that noble offspring of Kianid blood,”
#11
به لشکر بگفت این که شاید بدن
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کزین سان همی نیزه داند زدن
“He said to his army: 'Who can this be, who knows how to strike with a spear in this manner?'”
#12
بکشت از تگینان من بی‌شمار
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مگر گشت زنده زریر سوار
“'He has slain countless brave champions of mine... Has Zarir the rider come back to life?'”
#13
که نزد من آمد زریر از نخست
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برین سان همی تاخت باره درست
“'For Zarir first came upon me, and rode his steed in this very fashion!'”
#14
کجا رفت آن بیدرفش گزین
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هم‌اکنون سوی منش خوانید هین
“'Where has the chosen Bidarafsh gone? Call him to me this very instant!'”
#15
بخواندند و آمد دمان بیدرفش
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گرفته به دست آن درفش بنفش
“They summoned him, and Bidarafsh arrived roaring, holding that purple banner in his hand.”
#16
نشسته بران بارهٔ خسروی
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بپوشیده آن جوشن پهلوی
“Mounted upon that royal steed, clad in magnificent Pahlavi armor,”
#17
خرامید تا پیش لشکر ز شاه
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نگهبان مرز و نگهبان گاه
“He marched to the front of the King's host—a guardian of the frontier and the throne.”
#18
گرفته همان تیغ زهر آبدار
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که افگنده بد آن زریر سوار
“Carrying the very sword steeped in poison, with which he had felled Zarir the rider.”
#19
بگشتند هر دو به ژوپین و تیر
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سر جادوان ترک و پور زریر
“They clashed with javelin and arrow—the chief of Turkic sorcerers and the son of Zarir.”
#20
پس آگاه کردند زان کارزار
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پس شاه را فرخ اسفندیار
“Then they informed the glorious Esfandiyar, the King's son, of that battle.”
#21
همی تاختش تا بدیشان رسید
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سر جادوان چون مر او را بدید
“He spurred his steed until he reached them; when the chief of sorcerers saw him,”
#22
برافگند اسپ از میان نبرد
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بدانست کش بر سر افتاد مرد
“He turned his horse out of the battle line, knowing that a true warrior had come upon him.”
#23
بینداخت آن زهر خورده به روی
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مگر کس کند زشت رخشنده روی
“He hurled that poison-dipped blade at Esfandiyar's face, hoping to ruin his shining countenance.”
#24
نیامد برو تیغ زهر آبدار
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گرفتش همان تیغ شاه استوار
“The poison-soaked sword did not harm him; Esfandiyar firmly caught that royal blade.”
#25
زدش پهلوانی یکی بر جگر
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چنان کز دگر سو برون کرد سر
“He struck him a heroic blow in the liver, such that the weapon pierced out through his back!”
#26
چو آهو ز باره در افتاد و مرد
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بدید از کیان زادگان دستبرد
“Like a hunted deer he tumbled from his charger and died, experiencing the deadly art of Kianid blood.”
#27
فرود آمد از باره اسفندیار
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سلیح زریر آن گزیده سوار
“Esfandiyar dismounted from his horse and unclasped the armor of Zarir from that chosen rider.”
#28
ازان جادوی پیر بیرون کشید
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سرش را ز نیمه‌تن اندر برید
“He stripped them off that old sorcerer and severed his head from his body!”
#29
نکو رنگ بارهٔ زریر و درفش
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ببرد و سر بی‌هنر بیدرفش
“He took the fair-colored steed of Zarir, the banner, and the head of the worthless Bidarafsh.”
#30
سپاه کیان بانگ برداشتند
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همی نعره از ابر بگذاشتند
“The Kianid army raised a grand cry, sending their roars above the very clouds:”
#31
که پیروز شد شاه و دشمن فگند
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بشد بازآورد اسپ سمند
“'The Prince is victorious and has struck down the enemy! He has retrieved the golden steed!'”
#32
شد آن شاهزاده سوار دلیر
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سوی شاه برد آن سمند زریر
“That brave riding prince departed, leading the steed of Zarir to the King.”
#33
سر پیر جادوش بنهاد پیش
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کشنده بکشت اینت آیین و کیش
“He placed the head of the old sorcerer before him: 'The killer has been slain—such is the righteous law and faith!'”