#1
چو یک چند بگذشت بر شاه روز
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فروزنده شد تاج گیتی فروز
“As time passed over the King's days, the crown that illuminates the world grew ever brighter.”
#2
ز غسانیان طایر شیردل
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که دادی فلک را به شمشیر دل
“Out of the Ghassanids came Tayar the lion-hearted, who with his sword daunted even the heavens.”
#3
سپاهی ز رومی و از قادسی
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ز بحرین و از کرد وز پارسی
“He assembled an army of Romans, Qadis, Bahrainis, Kurds, and Persians.”
#4
بیامد به پیرامن طیسفون
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سپاهی ز اندازه بیش اندرون
“He advanced around the perimeter of Ctesiphon with an army beyond all measure.”
#5
به تاراج داد آن همه بوم و بر
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کرا بود با او پی و پا و پر
“He gave all that region to plunder, striking down anyone who had roots, feet, or wings.”
#6
ز پیوند نرسی یکی یادگار
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کجا نوشه بد نام آن نوبهار
“Among the lineage of Narseh was a cherished descendant named Nushah, a maiden fair as the spring.”
#7
بیامد به ایوان آن ماه‌روی
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همه طیسفون گشت پر گفت‌وگوی
“He came to the palace of that moon-faced maiden, and all Ctesiphon was filled with clamor and turmoil.”
#8
ز ایوانش بردند و کردند اسیر
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که دانا نبودند و دانش‌پذیر
“They carried her away from her palace into captivity, for they were foolish and heeded no wisdom.”
#9
چو یک سال نزدیک طایر بماند
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ز اندیشگان دل به خون در نشاند
“When she remained near Tayar for a year, her heart was soaked in blood with grief and worry.”
#10
ز طایر یکی دختش آمد چو ماه
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تو گفتی که نرسیست با تاج و گاه
“She bore a moon-like daughter to Tayar, who seemed as if Narseh himself sat upon crown and throne.”
#11
پدر مالکه نام کردش چو دید
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که دختش همی مملکت را سزید
“Her father named her Malekeh when he saw that his daughter was worthy of royalty and the realm.”
#12
چو شاپور را سال شد بیست و شش
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مهی‌وش کیی گشت خورشیدفش
“When Shapur reached twenty-six years of age, he became a grand Kayanid monarch, splendid as the sun.”
#13
به دشت آمد و لشکرش را بدید
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ده و دو هزار از یلان برگزید
“He rode out to the plain, inspected his army, and selected twelve thousand valiant warriors.”
#14
ابا هر یکی بادپایی هیون
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به پیش اندرون مرد صد رهنمون
“Each warrior was provided with a swift camel, and a hundred expert guides rode ahead.”
#15
هیون برنشستند و اسپان به دست
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برفتند گردان خسروپرست
“The king-devoted champions mounted the dromedaries, leading their warhorses by hand, and set forth.”
#16
ازان پس ابا ویژگان برنشست
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میان کیی تاختن را بببست
“Then Shapur mounted with his elite guard, girding his royal waist for the raid.”
#17
برفت از پس شاه غسانیان
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سرافراز طایر هژبر ژیان
“He rode out after the Ghassanid king, the proud Tayar, that raging lion.”
#18
فراوان کس از لشکر او بکشت
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چو طایر چنان دید بنمود پشت
“He slew many from Tayar’s army; when Tayar saw this, he turned his back and fled.”
#19
برآمد خروشیدن داروگیر
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ازیشان گرفتند چندی اسیر
“A loud roar of battle and capture echoed, and they took many prisoners from their ranks.”
#20
که اندازهٔ آن ندانست کس
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برفتند آن ماندگان زان سپس
“None knew the endless count of captives; the remnants of the enemy fled thereafter.”
#21
حصاری شدند آن سپه در یمن
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خروش آمد از کودک و مرد و زن
“That enemy host took refuge inside a fortress in Yemen, as cries of panic rose from children, men, and women.”
#22
بیاورد شاپور چندان سپاه
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که بر مور و بر پشه بربست راه
“Shapur brought up so vast an army that he blocked the path even to ants and mosquitoes.”
#23
ورا با سپاهش به دژ در بیافت
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در جنگ و راه گریزش نیافت
“He caught Tayar and his host inside the fort; the enemy found no way to fight nor any path to escape.”
#24
شب و روز یک ماهشان جنگ بود
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سپه را به دژ بر علف تنگ بود
“Day and night for a full month they fought, as fodder and provisions grew scarce inside the fortress.”