#1
از آغاز باید که دانی دُرُست
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سِرِ مایه یی گوهَران از نُخُست
“From the very origin must you rightly comprehend the true primeval essence of all elements.”
#2
که یَزدان زِ ناچیز چیز آفرید
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بِدان تا توانایی آرَد پَدید
“That the Almighty brought forth existence out of non-existence, so that His omnipotence might be revealed.”
#3
سِرِ مایه یی گوهران این چهار
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بَرآوَرده بی‌رَنج و بی‌روزگار
“The primary elements are these four, brought into being without labor and without the passage of time.”
#4
یکی آتشی بَر شُده تابناک
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میانْ آب و باد از بَرِ تیره خاک
“A radiant fire that rose glowing high, set amidst water and wind above the dark earth.”
#5
نخُستین که آتش به جُنبش دَمید
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زِ گرمیش پَس، خُشکی آمد پَدید
“First, as fire was breathed into motion, dryness emerged from its surging heat.”
#6
و زان پَس زِ آرام سَردی نُمود
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زِ سَردی هَمان باز، تَری فُزود
“Thereafter, stillness brought forth coldness, and from coldness, moisture increased in turn.”
#7
چو این چار گوهَر، به جای آمدند
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زِ بَهرِ سِپَنجی سَرای، آمدند
“When these four elements established their places, they combined to form this transitory abode.”
#8
گُهرها، یِک اَندر دِگَر ساخته
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زِ هَر گونه، گَردن بَراَفراخته
“The elements blended one into another, raising their heads in wondrous forms.”
#9
پَدید آمد این گُنبدِ تیز رَو
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شگفتی نماینده یی نَو به نَو
“Then appeared this swift-revolving celestial vault, revealing new wonders moment by moment.”
#10
اَبَر دَه و دو هَفت شُد کَدخُدای
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گرفتند هَر یِک، سزاوار، جای
“Over the twelve zodiac signs, seven planets became guardians, each taking its rightful realm.”
#11
دَرِ بَخشش و دادن، آمد پَدید
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ببخشید دانا چُنان، چون سَزید
“The gate of divine bestowal swung open, and the All-Wise Creator granted abundance as was fitting.”
#12
فلک‌ها، یِک اَندر دِگَر ، بَسته شُد
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بِجُنبید چون کار پیوسته شُد
“The celestial spheres interlocked one within another, beginning their movement as the cosmic design was unified.”
#13
چو دریا و، چون کوه و، چون دَشت و راغ
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زَمین شُد به کِردارِ روشَن چراغ
“With oceans, mountains, plains, and meadows, the earth began to shine like a luminous lamp.”
#14
بِبالید کوه ، آب‌ها بَر دَمید
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سَرِ رُستَنی، سویی بالا کشید
“Mountains swelled, waters surged forth, and the heads of growing plants reached up toward the sky.”
#15
زمین را بُلندی نَبُد جایگاه
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یکی مَرکزی تیره بود و سیاه
“The earth possessed no high standing in itself; it was a dark and heavy central sphere.”
#16
ستاره بَر او، بَرشِگِفتی نُمود
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به خاک اَندرون، روشنایی فُزود
“The stars shed their wondrous splendor upon it, infusing illumination into the dark soil.”
#17
هَمی بَر شُد آتش، فُرود آمد آب
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هَمی گَشت گِردِ زمین، آفتاب
“Fire ascended as water descended, while the radiant sun circled around the earth.”
#18
گیاه رُست با چَند گونه درخت
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به زیر اَندر آمد، سَران‌شان زِ بَخت
“Plants sprouted alongside diverse trees, their boughs drooping down under the weight of destiny's fruit.”
#19
بِبالَد نَدارد جُز این، نیرویی
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نپویَد چو پویَندگان، ، هَر سویی
“The plant grows yet possesses no other power; it cannot roam in all directions like moving creatures.”
#20
و زان پَس چو جُنبَنده، آمد پَدید
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همه رُستَنی، زیرِ خویش آورید
“Thereafter, when living, moving creatures emerged, they held all plant life beneath their sway.”
#21
خور و خواب و آرام، جوید هَمی
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و زان زندگی کام جوید هَمی
“They seek food, sleep, and rest, pursuing the desires and comforts of life.”
#22
نه گویا زَبان وُ نه جویا خِرَد
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زِ خاک و زِ خاشاک تَن پَروَرَد
“Lacking a speaking tongue and a mind that seeks wisdom, they nourish their bodies from soil and forage.”
#23
نَداند بَد و نیکِ فرجامِ کار
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نخواهد از او بَندگی کِردگار
“They comprehend not the good or evil of life's end, nor does the Creator demand worship from them.”
#24
چو دانا تَوانا بُد و دادگَر
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از ایرا نکرد ایچ پنهان هنر
“Since the Creator is All-Wise, All-Powerful, and Just, He concealed no aspect of His artistic power.”
#25
چُنین است فَرجامِ کارِ جَهان
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نَداند کسی آشکار و نهان
“Such is the ultimate nature of the universe; no mortal can comprehend its open secrets or its hidden mysteries.”