#1
دگر هفته با لشکری سرفراز
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به نخچیرگه رفت با یوز و باز
“The next week, with a proud army he rode, to the hunting ground with cheetahs and falcons.”
#2
برابر ز کوهی یکی شیر دید
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کجا پشت گوری همی بر درید
“Before him from a mountain he saw a lion tearing open the back of a wild ass.”
#3
برآورد زاغ سیه را بزه
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به تندی به شست سه‌پر زد گره
“He drew the black bowstring to his ear and swiftly notched a three-feathered arrow upon his thumb ring.”
#4
دل گور بردوخت با پشت شیر
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پر از خون هژبر از بر و گور زیر
“He stitched the wild ass's heart to the lion's back; the lion above and the ass below were soaked in blood.”
#5
چو او گور و شیر دلاور بکشت
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به ایوان خرامید تیغی به مشت
“When he had slain the brave lion and the wild ass, he strolled into the hall with sword in hand.”
#6
دگر هفته نعمان و منذر به راه
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همی رفت با او به نخچیرگاه
“The following week, Noman and Monzer accompanied him on the path to the hunting ground.”
#7
بسی نامور برده از تازیان
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کزیشان بدی راه سود و زیان
“With them went many noble Arab chieftains, who managed all matters of gain and loss.”
#8
همی خواست منذر که بهرام گور
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بدیشان نماید سواری و زور
“Monzer desired that Bahram Gur should show them his skill in horsemanship and power.”
#9
شترمرغ دیدند جایی گله
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دوان هر یکی چون هیونی یله
“They spotted a flock of ostriches, each running like a released war elephant.”
#10
چو بهرام‌گور آن شترمرغ دید
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به کردار باد هوا بردمید
“When Bahram Gur saw those ostriches, he galloped forward like the rushing wind.”
#11
کمان را بمالید خندان به چنگ
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بزد بر کمر چار تیر خدنگ
“He gripped his bow with a smile and set four arrows of poplar upon his belt.”
#12
یکایک همی راند اندر کمان
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بدان تا سرآرد بریشان زمان
“One by one he notched them into the bow, to bring their lives to an end.”
#13
همی برشکافید پرشان به تیر
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بدین سان زند مرد نخچیرگیر
“He split open their feathers with arrows—thus strikes a master hunter!”
#14
به یک سوزن این زان فزون‌تر نبود
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همان تیر زین تیر برتر نبود
“Not by a needle's breadth did one arrow differ from another; each shaft was as perfect as the last.”
#15
برفت و بدید آنک بد نامدار
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به یک موی‌بر بود زخم سوار
“The nobles went and saw the miraculous shot; the rider's target was hit to a single hair's precision.”
#16
همی آفرین خواند منذر بدوی
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همان نیزه‌داران پرخاشجوی
“Monzer showered praises upon him, as did all the warlike spear-bearing warriors.”
#17
بدو گفت منذر که ای شهریار
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بتو شادمانم چو گلبن به بار
“Monzer said to him: 'O King, I rejoice in you like a blooming rosebush.'”
#18
مبادا که خم آورد ماه تو
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وگر سست گردد کمرگاه تو
“'May your moon never bend, nor your waist wax weak!'”
#19
هم‌انگه چون منذر به ایوان رسید
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ز بهرام رایش به کیوان رسید
“When Monzer reached the palace, his joy and pride in Bahram reached up to Saturn.”
#20
فراوان مصور بجست از یمن
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شدند این سران بر درش انجمن
“He summoned many painters from Yemen, and those chieftains gathered at his gate.”
#21
بفرمود تا زخم او را به تیر
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مصور نگاری کند بر حریر
“He commanded the painter to depict Bahram's magnificent arrow strike upon silk.”
#22
سواری چو بهرام با یال و کفت
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بلند اشتری زیر و زخمی شگفت
“A rider like Bahram with majestic neck and shoulders, atop a tall camel, executing a wondrous shot.”
#23
کمان مهره و شیر و آهو و گور
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گشاده بر و چربه دستی به زور
“With bow-ring, lion, gazelle, and wild ass—displaying broad chest, dexterity, and force.”
#24
شترمرغ و هامون و آن زخم تیر
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ز قیر سیه تازه شد بر حریر
“The ostrich, the desert plain, and those arrow wounds were freshly painted in dark pitch upon the silk.”
#25
سواری برافگند زی شهریار
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فرستاد نزدیک او آن نگار
“He dispatched a horseman toward the King, sending that painted silk picture unto him.”
#26
فرستاده چون شد بر یزدگرد
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همه لشکر آمد بران نامه گرد
“When the messenger arrived before Yazdegerd, the entire army gathered around that document.”
#27
همه نامداران فروماندند
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به بهرام بر آفرین خواندند
“All the chieftains were filled with wonder, and sang praises unto Bahram.”
#28
وزان پس هنرها چو کردی به کار
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همی تاختندی بر شهریار
“Thereafter, whenever he accomplished acts of prowess, horsemen were galloped to report to the King.”