#1
چنان بد که از تازیان صدهزار
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نبرده سواران نیزه گزار
“It came to pass that from the Arabs came a hundred thousand battle-tested, spear-wielding horsemen.”
#2
برفتند و سالار ایشان شعیب
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یکی نامدار از نژاد قتیب
“They marched forth under their leader Sho'ayb, a renowned chieftain from the lineage of Qotayb.”
#3
جهاندار ایران سپاهی ببرد
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بگفتند کان را نشاید شمرد
“The ruler of Iran led forth an army so vast that men said it defied all counting.”
#4
فراز آمدند آن دو لشکر بهم
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جهان شد ز پرخاشجویان دژم
“The two hosts met, and the world grew dark and bleak with warriors eager for battle.”
#5
زمین آن سپه را همی برنتافت
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بران بوم کس جای رفتن نیافت
“The earth could scarcely bear the weight of those troops, and none could find space to pass.”
#6
ز باران ژوپین و باران تیر
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زمین شد ز خون چون یکی آبگیر
“From the torrential rain of javelins and arrows, the ground turned into a pool of blood.”
#7
خروشی برآمد ز هر پهلوی
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تلی کشته دیدند بر هر سوی
“Battle cries arose from every side, and mounds of the slain were seen everywhere.”
#8
سه روز و سه شب زین نشان جنگ بود
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تو گفتی بریشان جهان تنگ بود
“For three days and three nights the battle raged thus; you would say the world had turned narrow upon them.”
#9
چهارم عرب روی برگاشتند
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به شب دشت پیکار بگذاشتند
“On the fourth night, the Arabs turned back and abandoned the battlefield in the dark of night.”
#10
شعیب اندران رزمگه کشته شد
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عرب را همه روز برگشته شد
“Sho'ayb was slain upon that field of war, and fortune completely turned against the Arabs.”
#11
بسی اسپ تازی به زین خدنگ
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هم از نیزه و تیغ و خفتان جنگ
“Many Arabian steeds with sturdy saddles, along with spears, swords, and mail coats,”
#12
ازان رفتگان ماند آنجا به جای
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به نزد جهاندار پور همای
“Were left behind by those who fled, gathered before the monarch, the son of Homay.”
#13
ببخشید چیزی که بد بر سپاه
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ز اسپ و ز رمح و ز تیغ و کلاه
“He bestowed upon his host all that was captured—horses, spears, blades, and helmets.”
#14
ز لشکر یکی مرزبان برگزید
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که گفتار ایشان بداند شنید
“From his army he chose a noble warden who knew their tongue and could understand their speech,”
#15
فرستاد تا باژ خواهد ز دشت
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ازان سال و آن سال کاندر گذشت
“And sent him to demand tribute from the desert lands for that year and the years that had passed.”