#1
چو بر گاه رفت اورمزد بزرگ
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ز نخچیر کوتاه شد چنگ گرگ
“When the great Hormozd ascended the throne, the wolf's claws were stayed from the prey.”
#2
جهان را همی داشت با ایمنی
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نهان گشت کردار آهرمنی
“He maintained the world in safety and peace, so that the deeds of Ahriman were rendered hidden.”
#3
نخست آفرین کرد بر کردگار
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توانا و دانا و پروردگار
“First he offered praise unto the Creator—the All-Powerful, the All-Knowing, the Sustainer.”
#4
شب و روز و گردان سپهر آفرید
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چو بهرام و کیوان و مهر آفرید
“Who created night and day and the turning firmament, fashioning Mars, Saturn, and the radiant Sun.”
#5
ازویست پیروزی و فرهی
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دل و داد و دیهیم شاهنشهی
“From Him come victory and divine glory, as well as wisdom, justice, and the royal crown.”
#6
همیشه دل ما پر از داد باد
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دل زیردستان به ما شاد باد
“"May our hearts ever be filled with justice, and may the hearts of our subjects be made joyful by us."”
#7
ستایش نیابد سر سفله مرد
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بر سفلگان تا توانی مگرد
“"A vile person shall never attain praise; as much as you can, turn not toward the base."”
#8
همان نیز با مرد بدخواه رای
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اگر پندگیری به نیکی گرای
“"Likewise, consult not with an ill-intentioned man; if you heed counsel, incline ever toward goodness."”
#9
ز بخشش هرانکس که جوید سپاس
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نخواندش بخشنده یزدان‌شناس
“"Whosoever seeks praise for his bestowals is not deemed generous by those who know God."”
#10
ستاننده گر ناسپاست نیز
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سزد گر ندارد کس او را به چیز
“"And if the receiver be ungrateful, it is fitting that no one count him as anything."”
#11
هراسان بود مردم سخت‌کار
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که او را نباشد کسی دوستدار
“"The harsh and oppressive man lives ever in fear, for he has no one who truly loves him."”
#12
وگر سستی آرد به کار اندرون
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نخواند ورا رای‌زن رهنمون
“"And if a ruler brings weakness and apathy to affairs, no wise counselor will call him a true leader."”
#13
گر از کاهلان یار خواهی به کار
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نباشی جهانجوی و مردم‌شمار
“"If you seek aid in grand endeavors from the lazy, you shall neither conquer realms nor be reckoned among men."”
#14
نگر خویشتن را نداری بزرگ
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وگر گاه یابی نگردی سترگ
“"Beware that you exalt not yourself, nor become arrogant when you attain power and position."”
#15
چو بدخو شود مرد درویش خوار
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همی بیند آن از بد روزگار
“"When a needy man becomes ill-tempered and contemptible, he suffers this through the misfortune of times."”
#16
همه‌ساله بیکار و نالان ز بخت
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نه رای و نه دانش نه زیبای تخت
“"Ever idle and lamenting his fate—lacking wisdom, knowledge, and fit for no throne."”
#17
وگر بازگیرند ازو خواسته
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شود جان و مغز و دلش کاسته
“"And if wealth be taken from him, his spirit, mind, and heart diminish unto nothing."”
#18
به بی چیزی و بدخویی یازد اوی
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ندارد خرد گردن افرازد اوی
“"He leans into poverty and ill temper, lacking wisdom yet exalting his neck in pride."”
#19
نه چیز و نه دانش نه رای و هنر
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نه دین و نه خشنودی دادگر
“"He possesses neither wealth nor knowledge, judgment nor art, religion nor the favor of the Just Creator."”
#20
شما را شب و روز فرخنده باد
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بداندیش را جان پراگنده باد
“"May your days and nights be ever blessed, and may the soul of the ill-wisher be shattered!"”
#21
برو مهتران آفرین ساختند
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خود از سوک شاهان بپرداختند
“The nobles sang praises unto him, casting away their mourning for former kings.”
#22
چو نه سال بگذشت بر سر سپهر
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گل زرد شد آن چو گلنار چهر
“When nine years elapsed under the turning sky, his pomegranate-blossom cheeks withered into pale yellow.”
#23
غمی شد ز مرگ آن سر تاجور
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بمرد و به شاهی نبودش پسر
“The crowned monarch fell ill and passed away, leaving no son ready to assume the kingship.”
#24
چنان نامور مرد شیرین‌سخن
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به نوی بشد زین سرای کهن
“Thus that famed and sweet-spoken man departed in his youth from this ancient abode.”
#25
چنین بود تا بود چرخ روان
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توانا به هر کار و ما ناتوان
“Such has been the way of the revolving sphere since time began—all-powerful in every turn, while we remain helpless.”
#26
چهل روز سوکش همی داشتند
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سر گاه او خوار بگذاشتند
“For forty days they observed his mourning, leaving the crown and throne vacant and disdained.”
#27
به چندین زمان تخت بیکار بود
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سر مهتران پر ز تیمار بود
“For all this time the throne lay empty, and the hearts of the nobles were filled with sorrow and anxiety.”
#28
نگه کرد موبد شبستان شاه
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یکی لاله رخ دید تابان چو ماه
“The Mobad looked into the king's royal chamber and beheld a tulip-cheeked maiden shining like the full moon.”
#29
سر مژه چون خنجر کابلی
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دو زلفش چو پیچان خط مغولی (؟)
“Her eyelashes were sharp as Kabuli daggers, her twin locks twisted like Mongolian script.”
#30
مسلسل یک اندر دگر بافته
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گره بر زده سرش برتافته
“Her hair braided tightly link by link, knotted and intertwined in radiant glory.”
#31
پری چهره را بچه اندر نهان
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ازان خوب‌رخ شادمان شد جهان
“Within her secret womb, the fairy-faced maiden carried a child; at this news, the world rejoiced.”
#32
چهل روزه شد رود و می خواستند
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یکی تخت شاهی بیاراستند
“When forty days had passed, they called for harps and wine, and prepared a royal throne.”
#33
به سر برش تاجی برآویختند
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بران تاج زر و درم ریختند
“Above her couch they suspended the royal crown, scattering gold and coins over it.”
#34
چهل روز بگذشت بر خوب‌چهر
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یکی کودک آمد چو تابنده مهر
“When another forty days passed over the fair maiden, a child was born like the shining sun.”
#35
ورا موبدش نام شاپور کرد
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بران شادمانی یکی سور کرد
“The Mobad named him Shapur, holding a grand feast to celebrate the joyous event.”
#36
تو گفتی همی فره ایزدیست
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برو سایهٔ رایت بخردیست
“You would say the Divine Glory rested upon him, shielded by the banner of wisdom.”
#37
برفتند گردان زرین کمر
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بیاویختند از برش تاج زر
“The golden-girdled warriors assembled and suspended the crown of gold over the infant king.”
#38
چو آن خرد را سیر دادند شیر
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نوشتند پس در میان حریر
“When the little infant was nursed to contentment, they wrapped him gently in fine silk.”
#39
چهل روزه را زیر آن تاج زر
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نهادند بر تخت فرخ پدر
“They placed the forty-day-old infant beneath that golden crown upon his blessed father's throne.”