#1
سر گاه و دیهیم شاه اورمزد
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بیارایم اکنون چو ماه اورمزد
“I shall now adorn the story of King Hormizd's throne and crown, radiant as the day of Hormizd.”
#2
ز شاهی برو هیچ تاوان نبود
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ازان بد که عهدش فراوان نبود
“There was no flaw in his sovereignty; the only misfortune was that his reign was brief.”
#3
چو بنشست شاه اورمزد بزرگ
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به آبشخور آمد همی میش و گرگ
“When the great King Hormizd took his seat, the sheep and the wolf drank peacefully at the same waterhole.”
#4
چنین گفت کای نامور بخردان
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جهان گشته و کار دیده ردان
“He spoke thus: 'O illustrious sages, world-experienced and battle-tested leaders!'”
#5
بکوشیم تا نیکی آریم و داد
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خنک آنک پند پدر کرد یاد
“'Let us strive to bring forth goodness and justice; blessed is he who holds fast to his father's counsel.'”
#6
چو یزدان نیکی‌دهش نیکوی
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بما داد و تاج سر خسروی
“'Since God, the Bestower of Good, has granted us virtue and the supreme royal crown,'”
#7
به نیکی کنم ویژه انبازتان
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نخواهم که بی من بود رازتان
“'I shall make you my true partners in goodness, and desire no secret to be kept from me.'”
#8
بدانید کان کو منی فش بود
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بر مهتران سخت ناخوش بود
“'Know that whoever is filled with arrogant pride is deeply abhorrent to great men.'”
#9
ستیزه بود مرد را پیش رو
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بماند نیازش همه ساله نو
“'He who chooses stubbornness as his leader will find his poverty and needs forever renewed.'”
#10
همان رشک شمشیر نادان بود
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همیشه برو بخت خندان بود
“'Envy acts as a sword against the fool, while good fortune ever smiles upon the righteous.'”
#11
دگر هرک دارد ز هر کار ننگ
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بود زندگانی و روزیش تنگ
“'Whosoever feels shame before useful labor will find his life and daily bread constrained.'”
#12
در آز باشد دل سفله مرد
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بر سفلگان تا توانی مگرد
“'The heart of a base person is chained to greed; shun the company of the base as much as you can.'”
#13
هرانکس که دانش نیابی برش
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مکن ره‌گذر تازید بر درش
“'Whosoever lacks wisdom in his soul, make no path to ride past his doorway.'”
#14
به مرد خردمند و فرهنگ و رای
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بود جاودان تخت شاهی به پای
“'Through wise men, culture, and sound counsel, the royal throne endures forever.'”
#15
دلت زنده باشد به فرهنگ و هوش
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به بد در جهان تا توانی مکوش
“'Keep your heart alive through wisdom and insight, and refrain from evil in this world as much as you are able.'”
#16
خرد همچو آبست و دانش زمین
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بدان کاین جدا و آن جدا نیست زین
“'Wisdom is like life-giving water and knowledge is like the earth; know that the one cannot be parted from the other.'”
#17
دل شاه کز مهر دوری گرفت
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اگر بازگردد نباشد شگفت
“'If a king's heart should ever turn away from affection, it would be no surprise if it turned back to love.'”
#18
هرانکس که باشد مرا زیردست
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همه شادمان باد و یزدان‌پرست
“'May everyone who is subject to my rule live joyful lives and worship God.'”
#19
به خشنودی کردگار جهان
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خرد یار باد آشکار و نهان
“'To earn the pleasure of the World's Creator, may wisdom be our ally in public and in secret.'”
#20
خردمند گر مردم پارسا
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چو جایی سخن راند از پادشا
“'If a wise and pious person speaks anywhere concerning the king,'”
#21
همه سخته باید که راند سخن
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که گفتار نیکو نگردد کهن
“'He must weigh every word carefully, for fine speech never grows old or weary.'”
#22
نباید که گویی به جز نیکوی
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وگر بد سراید نگر نشنوی
“'You must speak nothing but good, and if anyone speaks evil, take care not to listen to it.'”
#23
ببیند دل پادشا راز تو
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همان بشنود گوش آواز تو
“'The heart of the king beholds your secret, and his ear hears the sound of your voice.'”
#24
چه گفت آن سخن‌گوی پاسخ نیوش
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که دیوار دارد به گفتار گوش
“'How wisely spoke that eloquent sage who said: "Even walls have ears to listen to speech!"'”
#25
همه انجمن خواندند آفرین
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بران شاه بینادل و پاک‌دین
“The entire assembly showered praises upon that insightful and pure-faith king.”
#26
پراگنده گشت آن بزرگ انجمن
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همه شاد زان سرو سایه فگن
“The great council dispersed, all joyful because of that shade-casting cypress.”
#27
همان رسم شاپور شاه اردشیر
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همی داشت آن شاه دانش‌پذیر
“That wisdom-accepting king upheld the very traditions of King Shapur, son of Ardashir.”
#28
جهانی سراسر بدو گشت شاد
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چه نیکو بود شاه با بخش و داد
“The entire world became joyful through him; how wonderful is a king endowed with bounty and justice!”
#29
همی راند با شرم و با داد کار
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چنین تا برآمد برین روزگار
“He governed with modesty and justice, until time passed over his days.”
#30
بگسترد کافور بر جای مشک
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گل و ارغوان شد به پالیز خشک
“Camphor was spread in place of musk; the rose and purple judas-flower withered in the garden.”
#31
سهی سرو او گشت همچون کمان
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نه آن بود کان شاه را بدگمان
“His tall cypress stature bent like a bow—a fate the king had never anticipated.”
#32
نبود از جهان شاد بس روزگار
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سرآمد بران دادگر شهریار
“He enjoyed no long span of happiness in this world; the life of that righteous monarch came to an end.”