#1
بیاسود در مرو بهرام‌گور
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چو آسوده شد شاه و جنگی ستور
“Bahram Gur rested in Merv; when the Shah and his war-steeds were refreshed,”
#2
ز تیزی روانش مدارا گزید
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دلش رای رزم بخارا گزید
“From fierce vigor his spirit chose restraint, yet his heart resolved upon the battle of Bukhara.”
#3
به یک روز و یک شب به آموی شد
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ز نخچیر و بازی جهانجوی شد
“In a single day and night he reached Amuy; hunting and falconry occupied the world-seeker.”
#4
بیامد ز آموی یک پاس شب
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گذر کرد بر آب و ریگ فرب
“He came from Amuy at the first watch of the night, crossing the waters and the deep sands of Farab.”
#5
چو خورشید روی هوا کرد زرد
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بینداخت پیراهن لاژورد
“When the sun turned the face of the sky to gold, casting off its azure shirt,”
#6
زمانه شد از گرد چون پر چرغ
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جهانجوی بگذشت بر مای و مرغ
“The world grew mottled like a falcon's feathers from the dust, as the world-seeker passed through May and Morgh.”
#7
همه لشکر ترک بر هم زدند
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به بوم و به دشت آتش اندر زدند
“The whole army of the Turks fell into panic; they set fire to the lands and the plains.”
#8
ستاره همی دامن ماه جست
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پدر بر پسر بر همی راه جست
“The stars sought the skirt of the moon; father scrambled over son to find an escape.”
#9
ز ترکان هرانکس که بد پیش رو
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ز پیران و خنجرگزاران نو
“Whoever among the Turks was a leader—among the elders or the young dagger-wielders—”
#10
همه پیش بهرام رفتند خوار
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پیاده پر از خون دل خاکسار
“They all came before Bahram humbled, on foot, sorrowful of heart and covered in dust,”
#11
که شاها ردا و بلند اخترا
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بر آزادگان جهان مهترا
“Saying: 'O King of high mantle and lofty star, master over the free-born of the world!”
#12
گر ایدونک خاقان گنهکار گشت
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ز عهد جهاندار بیزار گشت
“If indeed the Khaqan became a sinner and broke away from the covenant of the world's master,”
#13
به دستت گرفتار شد بی‌گمان
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چو بشکست پیمان شاه جهان
“He has surely been captured in your hands, since he broke the oath of the world's Shah.”
#14
تو خون سر بیگناهان مریز
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نه خوب آید از نامداران ستیز
“Shed not the blood of the innocent; fighting against the helpless does not become famous men.”
#15
گر از ما همی باژ خواهی رواست
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سر بیگناهان بریدن چراست
“If you demand tribute from us, it is fitting; why then cut off the heads of the guiltless?”
#16
همه مرد و زن بندگان توایم
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به رزم اندر افگندگان توایم
“We, men and women alike, are your servants, cast down before you in battle.'”
#17
دل شاه بهرام زیشان بسوخت
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به دست خرد چشم خشمش بدوخت
“King Bahram's heart burned with pity for them; with the hand of wisdom he bound up the eyes of his wrath.”
#18
ز خون ریختن دست گردان ببست
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پراندیشه شد شاه یزدان‌پرست
“He stayed the hands of his champions from bloodshed; the God-worshipping King became filled with thought.”
#19
چو مهر جهاندار پیوسته شد
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دل مرد آشفته آهسته شد
“As the kindness of the world-master joined with them, the troubled hearts of the people became tranquil.”
#20
بر شاه شد مهتر مهتران
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بپذرفت هر سال باژ گران
“The chief of their elders went before the Shah and accepted a heavy annual tribute.”
#21
ازین کار چون کام او شد روا
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ابا باژ بستد ز ترکان نوا
“When his desire was accomplished in this matter, he exacted hostaging gifts along with tribute from the Turks.”
#22
چو برگشت و آمد به شهر فرب
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پر از رنگ رخسار و پرخنده لب
“When he returned and arrived at the city of Farab, his cheeks were full of color and his lips filled with laughter.”
#23
برآسود یک هفته لشکر نراند
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ز چین مهتران را همه پیش خواند
“He rested for a week and did not march the army, summoning all the elders of Chin before him.”
#24
برآورد میلی ز سنگ و ز گج
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که کس را به ایران ز ترک و خلج
“He raised a milestone of stone and mortar, so that no one among the Turks or Khalaj could enter Iran,”
#25
نباشد گذر جز به فرمان شاه
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همان نیز جیحون میانجی به راه
“Save by the command of the King; with the Jayhun standing as the boundary mediator on the way.”
#26
به لشکر یکی مرد بد شمر نام
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خردمند و با گوهر و رای و کام
“In the army was a man named Shamr, wise, of noble lineage, judgment, and resolve.”
#27
مر او را به توران زمین شاه کرد
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سر تخت او افسر ماه کرد
“Bahram made him king over the land of Turan, topping the crown of his throne with a moon-crest.”
#28
همان تاج زرینش بر سر نهاد
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همه شهر توران بدو گشت شاد
“He placed a golden crown upon his head, and all the realm of Turan rejoiced in him.”