#1
وزان جایگه بازگشتند شاد
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پسندیده داراب با رشنواد
“Gladly they returned from that place, Darab pleasing in the eyes of Rashnavad.”
#2
به منزل بران طاق ویران رسید
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که داراب را اندرو خفته دید
“They reached the station at that ruined arch, where he had once seen Darab sleeping.”
#3
زن گازر و شوی و گوهر بهم
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شده هر دو از بیم خواری دژم
“The washerman's wife, her husband, and the jewel were all present, both sore afflicted with fear of humiliation.”
#4
از آنکس کشان خواند از جای خویش
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به یزدان پناهید و رفتند پیش
“Fearing the commander who had summoned them from their home, they sought refuge in God and stepped forward.”
#5
چو دید آن زن و شوی را رشنواد
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ز هر گونه پرسید و کردند یاد
“When Rashnavad saw the husband and wife, he questioned them thoroughly, and they recounted the past.”
#6
بگفتند با او سخن هرچ بود
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ز صندوق وز گوهر نابسود
“They told him everything that had occurred—of the chest and of the unblemished jewel.”
#7
ز رنج و ز پروردن شیرخوار
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ز تیمار وز گردش روزگار
“Of their hardship and rearing the suckling child, of their anxieties and the turns of fortune.”
#8
چنین گفت با شوی و زن رشنواد
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که پیروز باشید همواره شاد
“Thus spoke Rashnavad to the man and woman: 'May you ever be victorious and glad!'”
#9
که کس در جهان این شگفتی ندید
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نه از موبد پیر هرگز شنید
“'For none in the world has ever seen such a wonder, nor heard it from an ancient sage.'”
#10
هم‌اندر زمان مرد پاکیزه‌رای
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یکی نامه بنوشت نزد همای
“Straightway that pure-minded man wrote a letter to Homay,”
#11
ز داراب وز خواب و آرامگاه
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هم از جنگ او اندران رزمگاه
“Telling of Darab, of his sleep and resting place, and of his valiant fighting on the battlefield,”
#12
وزان کو به اسپ اندر آورد پای
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هم‌انگاه طاق اندر آمد ز جای
“And how, as soon as he set foot to stirrup, the vault immediately tumbled down,”
#13
از آواز که آمد مر او را به گوش
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ز تنگی که شد رشنواد از خروش
“Of the mysterious voice that struck his ears, and how Rashnavad cried out in anguish,”
#14
ز گازر سخن هرچ بشنید نیز
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ز صندوق وز کودک خرد و چیز
“And whatever he had heard from the washerman—of the chest, the little child, and the treasure.”
#15
به نامه درون سربسر یاد کرد
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برون کرد آنگه هیونی چو گرد
“He set down every detail within the letter, then dispatched a swift courier like the swirling dust.”
#16
همان سرخ گوهر بدو داد و گفت
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که با باد باید که گردی تو جفت
“He gave him that bright red ruby and said: 'You must become one with the wind!'”
#17
فرستاده تازان بیامد ز جای
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بیاورد یاقوت نزد همای
“The messenger rode swiftly from the spot and brought the ruby before Homay.”
#18
به شاه جهاندار نامه بداد
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شنیده بگفت از لب رشنواد
“He delivered the letter to the sovereign queen and reported all he had heard from Rashnavad's lips.”
#19
چو آن نامه برخواند و یاقوت دید
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سرشکش ز مژگان به رخ بر چکید
“When she read the letter and saw the ruby, tears trickled down her cheeks from her lashes.”
#20
بدانست کان روز کامد به دشت
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بفرمود تا پیش لشکر گذشت
“She realized he was the youth who had come to the plain, whom she had ordered to march past the army.”
#21
بدید آن جوانی که بد فرمند
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به رخ چون بهار و به بالا بلند
“She remembered seeing that glorious youth, with a face like spring and tall of stature,”
#22
نبودست جز پاک فرزند اوی
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گرانمایه شاخ برومند اوی
“And that he was none other than her pure son, her precious and fruitful branch.”
#23
فرستاده را گفت گریان همای
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که آمد جهان را یکی کدخدای
“Weeping, Homay said to the messenger: 'A lord of the world has come into his own!'”
#24
نبود ایچ ز ا ندیشه مغزم تهی
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پر از درد بودم ز شاهنشهی
“'My mind was never free of anguish; I was full of pain on account of this kingship.'”
#25
ز دادار گیهان دلم پرهراس
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کجا گشته بودم ازو ناسپاس
“'My heart was filled with dread before the Creator of the world, for I had proven ungrateful to Him.'”
#26
وزان نیز کان بیگنه را که یافت
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کسی یافت گر سوی دریا شتافت
“'And also for that innocent one—whom could anyone find if they searched toward the river?'”
#27
که یزدان پسر داد و نشناختم
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به آب فرات اندر انداختم
“'For God gave me a son, yet I recognized him not, and cast him into the waters of the Euphrates.'”
#28
به بازوش بر بستم این یک گهر
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پسر خوار شد چون بمیرد پدر
“'I bound this single jewel upon his arm; a son becomes helpless when his father dies.'”
#29
کنون ایزد او را بمن بازداد
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به پیروز نام و پی رشنواد
“'Now God has restored him to me, through the victory and auspicious steps of Rashnavad.'”
#30
ز دینار گنجی فرو ریختند
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می و مشک و گوهر برآمیختند
“They poured out a treasury of gold coins, mingling wine, musk, and precious jewels.”
#31
ببخشید بر هرک بودش نیاز
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دگر هفته گنج درم کرد باز
“She distributed wealth to whoever was in need, and the following week opened up the treasury of silver.”
#32
به جایی که دانست کاتشکده‌ست
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وگر زند و استا و جشن سده‌ست
“Wherever she knew a fire temple stood, or for the Zand and Avesta reciters, and for the Sadeh Festival,”
#33
ببخشید گنجی برین گونه نیز
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به هر کشوری بر پراگنده چیز
“She bestowed a treasury in like manner, scattering riches across every land.”
#34
به روز دهم بامداد پگاه
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سپهبد بیامد به نزدیک شاه
“On the tenth day at early morning, the commander came before the Queen,”
#35
بزرگان و داراب با او بهم
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کسی را نگفتند از بیش و کم
“With the nobles and Darab accompanying him; nor did they speak a word of more or less to anyone.”