#1
غمی شد فرامرز در مرز بست
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ز درد نیا دست کین را بشست
“Faramarz grew deeply sorrowful in the border region of Bost; from the pain of his grandfather's fate, he washed his hands of vengeance.”
#2
همه نامداران روشن‌روان
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برفتند یکسر بر پهلوان
“All the bright-souled nobles gathered together and went before the champion.”
#3
بدان نامداران زبان برگشاد
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ز گفت زواره بسی کرد یاد
“To those nobles he opened his speech, recalling much of what Zavareh had once said:”
#4
که پیش پدرم آن جهاندیده مرد
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همی گفت و لبها پر از بادسرد
“"Who used to say before my father, that battle-tested man, with lips full of cold sighs,”
#5
که بهمن ز ما کین اسفندیار
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بخواهد تو این را به بازی مدار
“'Bahman will surely seek revenge from us for Esfandiyar; do not treat this matter as a joke!'”
#6
پدرم آن جهاندیدهٔ نامور
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ز گفت زواره بپیچید سر
“My father, that world-renowned battle-tested hero, turned his head away from Zavareh's words;”
#7
نپذرفت و نشنید اندرز او
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ازو گشت ویران کنون مرز او
“He did not accept or listen to his counsel, and because of that, his realm has now been destroyed.”
#8
نیا چون گذشت او به شاهی رسید
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سر تاج شاهی به ماهی رسید
“When my grandfather passed, Bahman succeeded to the throne, and the crown of his kingship reached the moon.”
#9
کنون بهمن نامور شهریار
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همی نو کند کین اسفندیار
“Now the renowned King Bahman renews the vengeance for Esfandiyar,”
#10
هم از کین مهر آن سوار دلیر
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ز نوش‌آذر آن گرد درنده شیر
“And also revenge for the love of that brave horseman Mehr, and for Nush-Azar, that fierce, tearing lion.”
#11
کنون خواهد از ما همی کین‌شان
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به جای آورد کین و آیین‌شان
“Now he demands revenge from us, seeking to fulfill their vengeance and custom.”
#12
ز ایران سپاهی چو ابر سیاه
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بیاورد نزدیک ما کینه‌خواه
“From Iran he brought an army like a dark cloud toward us, seeking vengeance.”
#13
نیای من آن نامدار بلند
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گرفت و به زنجیر کردش به بند
“He seized my noble grandfather and bound him fast in chains—”
#14
که بودی سپر پیش ایرانیان
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به مردی بهر کینه بسته میان
“He who was the shield before all Iranians, girded in valor for every battle!”
#15
چه آمد بدین نامور دودمان
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که آید ز هر سو بمابر زیان
“What has befallen this illustrious lineage, that harm assails us from every side?”
#16
پدر کشته و بند سایه نیا
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به مغز اندرون خون بود کیمیا
“My father slain, and my venerable grandfather in chains—blood boils like alchemy within my brain!”
#17
به تاراج داده همه مرز خویش
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نبینم سر مایهٔ ارز خویش
“All his land given over to plunder; I see no remnant of our worth and treasure.”
#18
شما نیز یکسر چه گویید باز
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هرانکس که هستید گردن‌فراز
“Now, what do all of you reply, whoever among you is proud and exalted?"”
#19
بگفتند کای گرد روشن‌روان
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پدر بر پدر بر توی پهلوان
“They said: "O warrior of luminous soul! You are our champion, generation after generation.”
#20
همه یک به یک پیش تو بنده‌ایم
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برای و به فرمان تو زنده‌ایم
“We are one and all your servants; we live by your counsel and your command."”
#21
چو بشنید پوشید خفتان جنگ
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دلی پر ز کینه سری پر ز ننگ
“When he heard this, he donned his armor of battle, his heart full of vengeance, his head full of shame.”
#22
سپه کرد و سر سوی بهمن نهاد
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ز رزم تهمتن بسی کرد یاد
“He raised an army and turned his head toward Bahman, remembering much of Tahamtan's warfare.”
#23
چو نزدیک بهمن رسید آگهی
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برآشفت بر تخت شاهنشهی
“When word reached Bahman, he became enraged upon the royal throne.”
#24
بنه برنهاد و سپه برنشاند
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به غور اندر آمد دو هفته بماند
“He packed his baggage, mounted his army, entered Ghor, and remained there for two weeks.”
#25
فرامرز پیش آمدش با سپاه
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جهان شد ز گرد سواران سیاه
“Faramarz advanced against him with his army; the world turned dark from the dust of the horsemen.”
#26
وزان روی بهمن صفی برکشید
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که خورشید تابان زمین را ندید
“And from that side, Bahman drew up his ranks so densely that the radiant sun could not see the earth.”
#27
ز آواز شیپور و هندی درای
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همی کوه را دل برآمد ز جای
“From the sound of trumpets and Indian bells, the heart of the mountains was displaced.”
#28
بشست آسمان روی گیتی به قیر
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ببارید چون ژاله از ابر تیر
“The sky washed the face of the world with pitch; arrows rained down like hail from the clouds.”
#29
ز چاک تبرزین و جر کمان
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زمین گشت جنبان‌تر از آسمان
“From the striking of battle-axes and the snapping of bows, the earth shook more violently than the heavens.”
#30
سه روز و سه شب هم برین رزمگاه
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به رخشنده روز و به تابنده ماه
“For three days and three nights upon this battlefield, under the radiant sun and shining moon,”
#31
همی گرز بارید و پولاد تیغ
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ز گرد سپاه آسمان گشت میغ
“Heavy maces and steel swords rained down continuously; sky became mist from the army's dust.”
#32
به روز چهارم یکی باد خاست
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تو گفتی که با روز شب گشت راست
“On the fourth day, a violent wind arose, as if day had merged directly into night.”
#33
به سوی فرامرز برگشت باد
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جهاندار گشت از دم باد شاد
“The wind turned straight against Faramarz; the king grew glad from the blast of that wind.”
#34
همی شد پس گرد با تیغ تیز
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برآورد زان انجمن رستخیز
“He rushed behind the dust with a sharp sword, unleashing a resurrection of slaughter upon that assembly.”
#35
ز بستی و از لشکر زابلی
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ز گردان شمشیر زن کابلی
“Of the men of Bost and the Zabul army, of the sword-wielding champions of Kabul,”
#36
برآوردگه بر سواری نماند
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وزان سرکشان نامداری نماند
“Not a single rider remained on the battlefield, nor any renowned chieftain left alive.”
#37
همه سربسر پشت برگاشتند
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فرامرز را خوار بگذاشتند
“They all turned their backs and fled, wretchedly abandoning Faramarz.”
#38
همه رزمگه کشته چون کوه کوه
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به هم برفگنده ز هر دو گروه
“The entire battlefield was filled with corpses piled high like mountains from both hosts.”
#39
فرامرز با اندکی رزمجوی
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به مردی به روی اندر آورد روی
“Faramarz, with a handful of remaining warriors, bravely turned to face the enemy head-on.”
#40
همه تنش پر زخم شمشیر بود
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که فرزند شیران بد و شیر بود
“His whole body was covered in sword wounds, for he was the son of lions and himself a lion.”
#41
سرانجام بر دست یاز اردشیر
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گرفتار شد نامدار دلیر
“At last, at the hands of Yaz-Ardashir, that brave, renowned warrior was captured.”
#42
بر بهمن آوردش از رزمگاه
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بدو کرد کین‌دار چندی نگاه
“He brought him from the battlefield before Bahman, who looked upon his vengeance-bound enemy for a while.”
#43
چو دیدش ندادش به جان زینهار
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بفرمود داری زدن شهریار
“When he saw him, he granted him no mercy for his life; the King commanded a gallows to be set up.”
#44
فرامرز را زنده بر دار کرد
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تن پیلوارش نگونسار کرد
“They hanged Faramarz alive upon the gibbet, turning his elephant-like body upside down.”
#45
ازان پس بفرمود شاه اردشیر
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که کشتند او را به باران تیر
“Thereafter, King Ardashir commanded that they slay him with a rain of arrows.”