#1
ز شهر کجاران برآمد نفیر
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برفتند با نیزه و تیغ و تیر
“From Kajaran town arose the battle-cry; out they marched with spear, blade, and arrow.”
#2
همی رفت پیش اندرون هفتواد
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به جنگ اندرون داد مردی بداد
“Ahead of all rode Haftvad, showing valiant prowess in the thick of fight.”
#3
همه شهر بگرفت و او را بکشت
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بسی گوهر و گنجش آمد به مشت
“He seized the entire city, slew its lord, and amassed vast stores of jewels and treasure.”
#4
به نزدیک او مردم انبوه شد
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ز شهر کجاران سوی کوه شد
“Multitudes rallied around him, and from the city of Kajaran he moved up into the mountain.”
#5
یکی دژ بکرد از بر تیغ کوه
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شد آن شهر با او همه همگروه
“He constructed a fortress upon the razor ridge of the mountain, and the entire populace joined him in allegiance.”
#6
نهاد اندران دژ دری آهنین
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هم آرامگه بود هم جای کین
“Within that fortress he set a massive iron gate; it served both as a peaceful sanctuary and a stronghold of war.”
#7
یکی چشمه‌ای بود بر کوهسار
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ز تخت اندرآمد میان حصار
“A natural spring gushed forth upon the mountain ridge, flowing down from the high ledge directly into the heart of the rampart.”
#8
یکی باره‌ای کرد گرداندرش
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که بینا به دیده ندیدی سرش
“He raised towering battlements around it, so tall that no sharp-sighted observer could behold their summit.”
#9
چو آن کرم را گشت صندوق تنگ
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یکی حوض کردند بر کوه سنگ
“When the wooden box grew too narrow for the miraculous worm, they carved a spacious basin out of the mountain stone.”
#10
چو ساروج و سنگ از هوا گشت گرم
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نهادند کرم اندرو نرم نرم
“When the mortar and stone smoothed and warmed in the air, they placed the worm gently within its new abode.”
#11
چنان بد که دارنده هر بامداد
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برفتی دوان از بر هفتواد
“Every morning, the maiden keeper would run swiftly from Haftvad’s side to tend to the creature.”
#12
گزیدی به رنجش علف ساختی
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تن آگنده کرم آن پرداختی
“She selected rich fodder for it with great care, feeding the plump and ever-growing body of the worm.”
#13
بر آمد برین کار بر پنج سال
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چو پیلی شد آن کرم با شاخ و یال
“Five full years passed thus, until the worm grew as vast as a mighty elephant, adorned with horns and a powerful mane.”
#14
چو یک چند بگذشت بر هفتواد
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بر آواز آن کرم کرمان نهاد
“As time passed for Haftvad, he bestowed the name 'Kerman' upon the realm, echoed after the renown of that marvelous worm.”
#15
همان دخت خرم نگهدار کرم
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پدر گشته جنگی سپهدار کرم
“The joyful maiden remained the diligent guardian of the worm, while her father became the warlike commander in the worm's name.”
#16
بیاراستندش وزیر و دبیر
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برنجش بدی خوردن و شهد و شیر
“They appointed viziers and scribes to attend it, serving it rich delicacies, honey, and fresh milk.”
#17
سپهبد بدی بر دژ هفتواد
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همان پرسش کار بیداد و داد
“Haftvad stood as the supreme ruler of the fortress, dispensing justice and investigating all matters of tyranny and equity.”
#18
سپاهی و دستور و سالار بار
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هران چیز کاید شهان را به کار
“He gathered an army, trusted advisors, and court chamberlains—everything that sovereign kings require for their grand state.”
#19
همه هرچ بایستش آراستند
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چنانچون شهان را بپیراستند
“Whatever was deemed necessary was fully arrayed, establishing the royal court after the exact manner of powerful monarchs.”
#20
به کشور پراگنده شد لشکرش
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همه گشت آراسته کشورش
“His mighty army spread across the length and breadth of the lands, bringing order, grandeur, and prosperity to his realm.”
#21
ز دریای چین تا به کرمان رسید
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همه روی کشور سپه گسترید
“From the Sea of China unto the borders of Kerman, his host was deployed across the face of the earth.”
#22
پسر هفت با تیغ‌زن ده هزار
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همان گنج با آلت کارزار
“He had seven formidable sons and ten thousand swordsmen, alongside boundless treasures and armaments of war.”
#23
هران پادشا کو کشیدی به جنگ
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چو رفتی سپاهش بر کرم تنگ
“Whenever any king marched against him in war, as soon as their ranks drew near the sacred force of the worm,”
#24
شکسته شدی لشکری کامدی
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چو آواز این داستان بشندی
“The opposing host was shattered and put to flight upon merely hearing the miraculous legend of this beast.”
#25
چنان شد دژ نامور هفتواد
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که گردش نیارست جنبید باد
“So invincible grew the famous fortress of Haftvad that even the wind dared not blow past its high battlements.”
#26
همی گشت هر روز برترش بخت
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یکی خویشتن را بیاراست سخت
“Day by day his fortune ascended higher, and he decked himself in the magnificent insignia of royalty.”
#27
همی خواندندی ورا شهریار
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سر مرد بخرد ازو در خمار
“The people proclaimed him sovereign King, while the minds of wise men remained bewildered by his astounding rise.”
#28
سپهبد که بودی به مرز اندرون
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به یک چنگ در جنگ کردش زبون
“Any march-lord or commander within the frontiers who dared oppose him was effortlessly crushed in battle by his single hand.”
#29
نتابید با او کسی بر به جنگ
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برآمد برین نیز چندی درنگ
“None had the strength to stand against him in war, and in this manner a considerable period of peace and dominance passed.”
#30
حصاری شدش پر ز گنج و سپاه
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ندیدی بران باره‌بر باد راه
“His mountain fortress overflowed with boundless wealth and armies, a stronghold so formidable that not even the wind could find passage through its walls.”