#1
فرامرز چون سوک رستم بداشت
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سپه را همه سوی هامون گذاشت
“When Faramarz finished mourning Rostam, he led the host out toward the open plain.”
#2
در خانهٔ پیلتن باز کرد
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سپه را ز گنج پدر ساز کرد
“He opened the doors of the Elephant-Bodied's treasury and equipped the army from his father's wealth.”
#3
سحرگه خروش آمد از کرنای
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هم از کوس و رویین و هندی درای
“At dawn, loud cries arose from the brass trumpets, the war drums, and the Indian bells.”
#4
سپاهی ز زابل به کابل کشید
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که خورشید گشت از جهان ناپدید
“He led an army from Zabul toward Kabul, so vast that the sun disappeared from the world.”
#5
چو آگاه شد شاه کابلستان
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ازان نامداران زابلستان
“When the King of Kabulistan learned of those renowned warriors of Zabulistan,”
#6
سپاه پراگنده را گرد کرد
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زمین آهنین شد هوا لاژورد
“He gathered his scattered troops; the earth turned to iron and the sky to dark lapis lazuli.”
#7
پذیرهٔ فرامرز شد با سپاه
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بشد روشنایی ز خورشید و ماه
“He went out with his army to confront Faramarz, until the light of both sun and moon vanished.”
#8
سپه را چو روی اندر آمد به روی
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جهان شد پرآواز پرخاشجوی
“As the armies faced each other, the world filled with the clamor of fierce battle.”
#9
ز انبوه پیلان و گرد سپاه
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به بیشه درون شیر گم گرد راه
“From the multitude of elephants and the dust of the host, lions lost their way within the thickets.”
#10
برآمد یکی باد و گردی کبود
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زمین ز آسمان هیچ پیدا نبود
“A dark wind and a gloom of dust arose, such that earth could not be distinguished from sky.”
#11
بیامد فرامرز پیش سپاه
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دو دیده نبرداشت از روی شاه
“Faramarz advanced ahead of his army, never taking his eyes off the face of the King.”
#12
چو برخاست آواز کوس از دو روی
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بی‌آرام شد مردم جنگجوی
“When the thunder of war drums echoed from both sides, every warrior grew restless for the fight.”
#13
فرامرز با خوارمایه سپاه
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بزد خویشتن را بر آن قلبگاه
“Faramarz charged with his agile force and struck directly at the heart of the enemy host.”
#14
ز گرد سواران هوا تار شد
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سپهدار کابل گرفتار شد
“The air grew dark with the dust of horsemen, and the commander of Kabul was taken prisoner.”
#15
پراگنده شد آن سپاه بزرگ
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دلیران زابل به کردار گرگ
“That great army broke into flight, while the heroes of Zabul hunted them down like wolves.”
#16
ز هر سو بریشان کمین ساختند
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پس لشکراندر همی تاختند
“They laid ambushes on every side and pursued the retreating army from behind.”
#17
بکشتند چندان ز گردان هند
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هم از برمنش نامداران سند
“They slew so many warriors of Hind and proud chieftains of Sind,”
#18
که گل شد همی خاک آوردگاه
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پراگنده شد هند و سندی سپاه
“That the soil of the battlefield turned to bloody mud, and the army of Hind and Sind was utterly scattered.”
#19
دل از مرز وز خانه برداشتند
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زن و کودک خرد بگذاشتند
“They lost all heart for their land and homes, abandoning their women and small children.”
#20
تن مهتر کابلی پر ز خون
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فگنده به صندوق پیل اندرون
“The body of the Kabuli chieftain, drenched in blood, was cast bound inside an elephant crate.”
#21
بیاورد لشکر به نخچیرگاه
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به جایی کجا کنده بودند چاه
“He brought the army to the hunting ground, to the exact spot where the treacherous pits had been dug.”
#22
همی برد بدخواه را بسته دست
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ز خویشان او نیز چل بت‌پرست
“He brought his bound enemy, along with forty idol-worshiping kinsmen of his.”
#23
ز پشت سپهبد زهی برکشید
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چنان کاستخوان و پی آمد پدید
“He drew a bowstring across the commander's back so harshly that bone and sinew became visible.”
#24
ز چاه اندر آویختنش سرنگون
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تنش پر ز خاک و دهن پر ز خون
“He hung him headlong inside the pit, his body covered in dirt and his mouth filled with blood.”
#25
چهل خویش او را بر آتش نهاد
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ازان جایگه رفت سوی شغاد
“He set his forty kinsmen upon the fire, and then moved from that place toward Shaghad.”
#26
به کردار کوه آتشی برفروخت
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شغاد و چنار و زمین را بسوخت
“He kindled a blaze like a mountain, burning Shaghad, the plane tree, and the very ground beneath.”
#27
چو لشکر سوی زابلستان کشید
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همه خاک را سوی دستان کشید
“When the army marched back to Zabulistan, they brought the dust and spoils home to Dastan (Zal).”
#28
چو روز جفاپیشه کوتاه کرد
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به کابل یکی مهتری شاه کرد
“Having cut short the days of that oppressor, he appointed a noble chieftain as king over Kabul.”
#29
ازان دودمان کس به کابل نماند
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که منشور تیغ ورا برنخواند
“No one of that dynasty remained in Kabul who did not submit to the decree of his sword.”
#30
ز کابل بیامد پر از داغ و دود
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شده روز روشن بروبر کبود
“He returned from Kabul filled with grief and smoke, his bright day turned into dark blue sorrow.”
#31
خروشان همه زابلستان و بست
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یکی را نبد جامه بر تن درست
“All Zabulistan and Bost were weeping; not a single person had intact garments upon their body.”
#32
به پیش فرامرز باز آمدند
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دریده بر و با گداز آمدند
“They came before Faramarz with torn chests, melting away in profound sorrow.”
#33
به یک سال در سیستان سوک بود
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همه جامه‌هاشان سیاه و کبود
“For an entire year, mourning reigned in Sistan, and all their garments remained black and dark blue.”