#1
کنون خورد باید می خوش‌گُوار
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که می بویِ مشک آید از جویبار
“Now must we drink the wholesome, pleasant wine, for the scent of sweet musk wafts from the stream.”
#2
هوا پر خروش و زمین پر ز جوش
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خنُک آنک دل، شاد دارد به نوش
“The air resounds with thunder and the earth bubbles with life; blessed is he whose heart is made merry with drink.”
#3
دِرَم دارد و نُقل و جامِ نبید
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سر گوسفندی تواند برید
“He who possesses silver coin, sweetmeats, and a goblet of wine, and is able to slaughter a lamb for the feast.”
#4
مرا نیست، فرخ مر آن را که هست
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ببخشایْ بر مردم تنگدست
“I have none of these—blessed is he who has them! Have mercy, O Lord, upon those whose hands are empty.”
#5
همه بوستان زیر برگ گلست
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همه کوه پرلاله و سنبلست
“The whole garden lies hidden beneath petals of roses, and every mountain is covered with tulips and hyacinths.”
#6
به پالیز بلبل بنالد همی
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گل از نالهٔ او ببالد همی
“In the orchard, the nightingale continuously laments, while the rose blooms and flourishes at its mournful song.”
#7
چو از ابر بینم همی باد و نم
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ندانم که نرگس چرا شد دُژَم؟
“When I see wind and rain pouring from the cloud, I wonder why the narcissus has grown so sorrowful and faint.”
#8
شب تیره بلبل نخسپد همی
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گل از باد و باران بجنبد همی
“Through the dark night, the nightingale slumbers not; the rose sways gently in the wind and rain.”
#9
بخندد همی بلبل از هر دوان
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چو بر گل نشیند گشاید زبان
“The nightingale smiles at the sight of both wind and rain, and as it alights upon the rose, it unlocks its voice in song.”
#10
ندانم که عاشق گل آمد گر ابر
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چو از ابر بینم خروش هژبر
“I know not whether it is the cloud or the rose that is the true lover, when I hear the roar of a fierce lion burst from the cloud.”
#11
بَدَرَّد همی باد، پیراهنش
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دِرَفشان شود آتش اندر تنش
“The wind tears open its garment, and a gleaming fire flares within its body.”
#12
به عشق هوا بر زمین شد گوا
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به نزدیک خورشید فرمانروا
“In its passion for the sky, the earth bears witness before the radiant sun, sovereign of the heavens.”
#13
که داند که بلبل چه گوید همی؟
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به زیر گل‌اندر، چه موید همی؟
“Who knows what secret message the nightingale conveys? What sorrow does it mourn beneath the petals of the rose?”
#14
نگه کن سحرگاه تا بشنوی
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ز بلبل سخن گفتنی پهلوی
“Listen closely at dawn, that you may hear from the nightingale a tale recited in the ancient Pahlavi tongue.”
#15
همی نالد از مرگِ اسفندیار
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ندارد به جز ناله زو یادگار
“It mourns for the tragic demise of Esfandiyar; it holds no remembrance of him save for its sorrowful song.”
#16
چو آوازِ رستم، شبِ تیره، ابر
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بِدَرَّد دل و گوشِ غران‌هژبر
“Like the roaring shout of Rostam in the dark night, the thunderous cloud rends the heart and deafens the ear of the fierce lion.”