#1
چو بنشست بهرام بهرامیان
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ببست از پی داد و بخشش میان
“When Bahram, son of Bahram, ascended the throne, he girded his loins in the pursuit of justice and generosity.”
#2
به تاجش زبرجد برافشاندند
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همی نام کرمان شهش خواندند
“They scattered chrysolites upon his crown and called him by the title of Kerman-Shah.”
#3
چنین گفت کز دادگر یک خدای
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خرد بادمان بهره و داد و رای
“He declared, 'From the One Just God, may our lot be wisdom, justice, and sound judgment.'”
#4
سرای سپنجی نماند به کس
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ترا نیکوی باد فریادرس
“This transient abode abides with no one; may goodness alone be your succor and defender.”
#5
به نیکی گراییم و فرمان کنیم
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به داد و دهش دل گروگان کنیم
“Let us incline toward goodness and obey His command, pledging our hearts to justice and liberality.”
#6
که خوبی و زشتی ز ما یادگار
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بماند تو جز تخم نیکی مکار
“For good and evil are all that remain of us as a legacy; sow, therefore, no seed but that of virtue.”
#7
چو شد پادشاهیش بر چار ماه
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برو زار بگریست تخت و کلاه
“When four months of his reign had passed, the crown and throne wept bitterly over his demise.”
#8
زمانه برین سان همی بگذرد
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پیش مردم آزور بشمرد
“Thus time rolls on, cutting short the years even before the eyes of the covetous man.”
#9
می لعل پیش آور ای روزبه
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چو شد سال گوینده بر شست و سه
“Bring forth the ruby wine, O Roozbeh, now that the storyteller's age has reached sixty-three!”
#10
چو بهرام دانست کامدش مرگ
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نهنگی کجا بشکرد پیل و کرگ
“When Bahram realized death had arrived—that monster which preys upon both elephant and rhino—”
#11
جهان را به فرزند بسپرد و گفت
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که با مهتران آفرین باد جفت
“He entrusted the realm to his son, saying, 'May praise and blessings ever attend the great.'”
#12
بنوش و بباز و بناز و ببخش
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مکن روز بر تاج و بر تخت دخش
“'Drink, rejoice, take pride, and bestow gifts; darken not the days upon the crown and throne.'”
#13
چو برگشت بهرام را روز و بخت
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به نرسی سپرد آن زمان تاج و تخت
“When Bahram's fortune turned away, he surrendered the crown and throne to Narsi.”
#14
چنین است و این را بی‌اندازه دان
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گزاف فلک هر زمان تازه دان
“Such is the way of the world, infinite and boundless; know that the caprices of fate are renewed every moment.”
#15
کنون کار نرسی بگویم همی
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ز دل زنگ و زنگار شویم همی
“Now I shall recount the story of Narsi, washing away all rust and despair from the heart.”