#1
سرانجام گشتاسپ بنمود پشت
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بدانگه که شد روزگارش درشت
“At last Goshtasp turned his back in flight, when fortune turned harsh and bitter against him.”
#2
پس اندر دو منزل همی تاختند
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مر او را گرفتن همی ساختند
“For two stages the enemy pursued him relentlessly, intent on capturing him alive.”
#3
یکی کوه پیش آمدش پرگیا
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بدو اندرون چشمه و آسیا
“A mountain appeared before him, lush with grass, possessing a clear spring and a watermill.”
#4
که بر گرد آن کوه یک راه بود
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وزان راه گشتاسپ آگاه بود
“Around that steep mountain lay only a single path, with which Goshtasp was well acquainted.”
#5
جهاندار گشتاسپ و یکسر سپاه
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سوی کوه رفتند ز آوردگاه
“World-ruler Goshtasp and his entire army withdrew from the battlefield toward that mountain refuge.”
#6
چو ارجاسپ با لشکر آنجا رسید
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بگردید و بر کوه راهی ندید
“When Arjasp arrived there with his host, he searched all around but could find no path up the mountain.”
#7
گرفتند گرداندرش چار سوی
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چو بیچاره شد شاه آزاده‌خوی
“They surrounded all four sides of the peak when the noble-hearted king was brought to helplessness.”
#8
ازان کوهسار آتش افروختند
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بدان خاره بر خار می‌سوختند
“The besiegers ignited fires all along the slopes, burning thorns and stone against stone.”
#9
همی کشت هر مهتری بارگی
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نهادند دلها به بیچارگی
“Every leader was forced to slaughter his mount, as despair filled all their hearts.”
#10
چو لشکر چنان گردشان برگرفت
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کی خوش منش دست بر سر گرفت
“When the enemy army enveloped them so tightly, the once-joyous monarch placed his hand upon his head in grief.”
#11
جهاندیده جاماسپ را پیش خواند
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ز اختر فراوان سخنها براند
“He summoned the world-experienced Jamasp to his presence and spoke at length regarding the stars.”
#12
بدو گفت کز گردش آسمان
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بگوی آنچ دانی و پنهان ممان
“He said to him, 'Reveal all that you know from the turning of the heavens, and conceal nothing.'”
#13
که باشد بدین بد مرا دستگیر
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ببایدت گفتن همه ناگزیر
“'Who shall be my savior in this dire calamity? You must tell me all without fail.'”
#14
چو بشنید جاماسپ بر پای خاست
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بدو گفت کای خسرو داد و راست
“Hearing this, Jamasp stood erect and said, 'O King of justice and truth!'”
#15
اگر شاه گفتار من بشنود
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بدین گردش اختران بگرود
“'If the King will listen to my words and place his faith in the movement of the stars,'”
#16
بگویم بدو هرچ دانم درست
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ز من راستی جوی شاها نخست
“'I shall tell him all that I know with truthfulness; seek only honesty from me first, O King.'”
#17
بدو گفت شاه آنچ دانی بگوی
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که هم راست گویی و هم راه‌جوی
“The king replied, 'Tell whatever you know, for you ever speak truth and guide the way.'”
#18
بدو گفت جاماسپ کای شهریار
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سخن بشنو از من یکی هوشیار
“Jamasp answered him, 'O Sovereign, listen attentively to a wise word from me.'”
#19
تو دانی که فرزندت اسفندیار
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همی بند ساید به بد روزگار
“'You know well that your son Esfandiyar lies in heavy chains, suffering a cruel fate.'”
#20
اگر شاه بگشاید او را ز بند
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نماند برین کوهسار بلند
“'If the King will but release him from his bonds, he will not leave you trapped upon this lofty mountain peak.'”
#21
بدو گفت گشتاسپ کای راست‌گوی
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بجز راستی نیست ایچ آرزوی
“Goshtasp said to him, 'O truthful speaker, I desire nothing now except the absolute truth.'”
#22
به جاماسپ گفت ای خردمند مرد
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مرا بود ازان کار دل پر ز درد
“He said to Jamasp, 'O wise man, my heart was already filled with grief over that deed.'”
#23
که اورا ببستم بران بزمگاه
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به گفتار بدخواه و او بیگناه
“'That I bound him at the banquet place, listening to the words of a slanderer, though he was innocent.'”
#24
همانگاه من زان پشیمان شدم
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دلم خسته بد سوی درمان شدم
“'At that very hour I repented of it; my heart was wounded, and I sought a remedy.'”
#25
گر او را ببینم برین رزمگاه
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بدو بخشم این تاج و تخت و کلاه
“'If I behold him upon this battlefield, I will bestow upon him this crown, throne, and royal cap.'”
#26
که یارد شدن پیش آن ارجمند
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رهاند مران بیگنه را ز بند
“'Who dares go before that noble prince and deliver that innocent man from his chains?'”
#27
بدو گفت جاماسپ کای شهریار
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منم رفتنی کاین سخن نیست خوار
“Jamasp said to him, 'O Sovereign, it is I who shall go, for this mission is not to be disdained.'”
#28
به جاماسپ شاه جهاندار گفت
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که با تو همیشه خرد باد جفت
“The world-ruler king said to Jamasp, 'May wisdom ever be your close companion!'”
#29
برو وز منش ده فراوان درود
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شب تیره ناگاه بگذر ز رود
“'Go and bring him abundant greetings from me, and cross the river suddenly under cover of dark night.'”
#30
بگویش که آنکس که بیداد کرد
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بشد زین جهان با دلی پر ز درد
“'Tell him: He who acted unjustly has departed from this world with a heart laden with pain.'”
#31
اگر من برفتم بگفت کسی
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که بهره نبودش ز دانش بسی
“'If I strayed, listening to the words of one who possessed little wisdom,'”
#32
چو بیداد کردم بسیچم همی
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وزان کردهٔ خویش پیچم همی
“'Now that I have committed injustice, I am preparing my defense and writhing in remorse over my action.'”
#33
کنون گر بیایی دل از کینه پاک
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سر دشمنان اندر آری به خاک
“'Now if you come with a heart cleansed of malice, you shall bring down the heads of our enemies to the dust.'”
#34
وگرنه شد این پادشاهی و تخت
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ز بن برکنند این کیانی درخت
“'Otherwise, this kingdom and throne are lost, and they shall uproot this Kianian tree entirely.'”
#35
چو آیی سپارم ترا تاج و گنج
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ز چیزی که من گرد کردم به رنج
“'When you arrive, I shall hand over to you the crown and the treasure—all that I gathered through hardship.'”
#36
بدین گفته یزدان گوای منست
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چو جاماسپ کو رهنمای منست
“'To these words God is my witness, as is Jamasp, who is my guiding mentor.'”
#37
بپوشید جاماسپ توزی قبای
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فرود آمد از کوه بی‌رهنمای
“Jamasp donned a Tuzi-style coat and descended the mountain without any guide.”
#38
به سر بر نهاده کلاه دو پر
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برآیین ترکان ببسته کمر
“Upon his head he placed a two-feathered cap, and bound his belt around his waist after the custom of the Turks.”
#39
یکی اسپ ترکی بیاورد پیش
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ابر اسپ آلت ز اندازه بیش
“He brought forward a fine Turkic horse, equipping it with abundant trappings beyond measure.”
#40
نشست از بر باره و آمد به زیر
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که بد مرد شایسته بر سان شیر
“He mounted the steed and came down below, for he was a worthy and brave man, like unto a lion.”
#41
هرانکس که او را بدیدی به راه
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بپرسیدی او را ز توران سپاه
“Whomever he encountered along the way, he would inquire about the Turanian host.”
#42
به آواز ترکی سخن راندی
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بگفتی بدان کس که او خواندی
“He spoke fluently in the Turkic tongue, addressing whoever called out to him.”
#43
ندانستی او را کسی حال و کار
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بگفتی به ترکی سخن هوشیار
“None realized his true identity or business, for he spoke Turkic with shrewd skill.”
#44
همی راند باره به کردار باد
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چنین تا بیامد بر شاه زاد
“He rode his steed like the swift wind until he drew near to the prince.”
#45
خرد یافته چون بیامد به دشت
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شب تیره از لشکر اندر گذشت
“Having found wisdom, as he reached the plain, he slipped past the enemy host in the dark night.”
#46
چو آمد به نزد دژ گنبدان
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رهانید خود را ز دست بدان
“When he arrived before Gonbadan Fort, he delivered himself safely from the hands of the evil ones.”