#1
وزان جایگه رفت خورشیدفش
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بیامد دمان تا زمین حبش
“From that place he departed radiant as the sun, advancing swiftly until he reached the land of Habash.”
#2
ز مردم زمین بود چون پر زاغ
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سیه گشته و چشمها چون چراغ
“The ground was black with people like raven feathers, their eyes shining bright like lamps.”
#3
تناور یکی لشکری زورمند
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برهنه تن و پوست و بالابلند
“A powerful army of massive stature, naked-bodied, dark-skinned, and tall of height.”
#4
چو از دور دیدند گرد سپاه
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خروشی برآمد ز ابر سیاه
“When they saw from afar the dust of the army, a mighty shout arose as if from a dark cloud.”
#5
سپاه انجمن شد هزاران هزار
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وران تیره شد دیدهٔ شهریار
“The host gathered by thousands upon thousands, so vast that it darkened the eyes of the king.”
#6
به سوی سکندر نهادند سر
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بکشتند بسیار پرخاشخر
“They charged headlong toward Alexander, slaying many of his warlike warriors.”
#7
به جای سنان استخوان داشتند
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همی بر تن مرد بگذاشتند
“Instead of spearheads they held sharp bones, which they plunged deep into the bodies of men.”
#8
به لشکر بفرمود پس شهریار
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که برداشتند آلت کارزار
“Then the king commanded his host to take up their weapons of battle.”
#9
برهنه به جنگ اندر آمد حبش
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غمی گشت زان لشکر شیرفش
“The men of Habash entered battle naked; Alexander's lion-like army grew weary and distressed by their fierce attack.”
#10
بکشتند زیشان فزون از شمار
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بپیچید دیگر سر از کارزار
“They slew beyond counting of them, until the survivors turned their faces away from the field of battle.”
#11
ز خون ریختن گشت روی زمین
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سراسر به کردار دریای چین
“From the pouring of blood, the face of the earth became entirely like the red Sea of China.”
#12
چو از خون در و دشت آلوده شد
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ز کشته به هر جای بر توده شد
“When valley and plain were stained with blood, mounds of the slain arose in every place.”
#13
چو بر توده خاشاکها برزدند
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بفرمود تا آتش اندر زدند
“When they had piled brushwood over the heaps of dead, he ordered them to set them all ablaze.”
#14
چو شب گشت بشنید آواز کرگ
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سکندر بپوشید خفتان و ترگ
“When night fell, he heard the roar of the Karg; Alexander donned his body armor and helm.”
#15
یکی پیش رو بود مهتر ز پیل
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به سر بر سرو داشت همرنگ نیل
“A leader in front, greater than an elephant, bearing upon its head a horn of indigo hue.”
#16
ازین نامداران فراوان بکشت
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بسی حمله بردند و ننمود پشت
“It slew many of the renowned warriors; though they launched attack after attack, it never turned its back.”
#17
بکشتند فرجام کارش به تیر
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یکی آهنین کوه بد پیل گیر
“In the end, they killed it with a rain of arrows—an iron mountain capable of seizing elephants.”
#18
وزان جایگه تیز لشکر براند
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بسی نام دادار گیهان بخواند
“From that place he swiftly marched his host onward, offering much praise to the Creator of the world.”