#1
اگر شاه دیدی وگر زیردست
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وگر پاکدل مرد یزدان‌پرست
“Whether you see a king, a subject, or a pure-hearted man worshipping God...”
#2
چنان دان که چاره نباشد ز جفت
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ز پوشیدن و خورد و جای نهفت
“Know that one cannot escape the need for a mate, nor for clothing, food, and a sheltered dwelling.”
#3
اگر پارسا باشد و رای‌زن
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یکی گنج باشد براگنده زن
“If a woman be virtuous and a wise counselor, she is like a scattered treasure within the home.”
#4
بویژه که باشد به بالا بلند
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فروهشته تا پای مشکین کمند
“Especially if she be tall of stature, with musky tresses cascading down to her feet.”
#5
خردمند و هشیار و با رای و شرم
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سخن گفتنش خوب و آوای نرم
“Wise, prudent, filled with judgment and modesty, fair in speech and gentle of voice.”
#6
برین سان زنی داشت پرمایه شاه
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به بالای سرو و به دیدار ماه
“Such a noble wife did the great King possess—tall as a cypress and radiant as the moon.”
#7
بدین مسیحا بد این ماه‌روی
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ز دیدار او شهر پر گفت و گوی
“This moon-faced lady followed the faith of the Messiah, and the whole city was filled with talk of her beauty.”
#8
یکی کودک آمدش خورشید چهر
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ز ناهید تابنده‌تر بر سپهر
“To her was born a child with a face like the sun, more radiant than Venus in the high heavens.”
#9
ورا نامور خواندی نوش‌زاد
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نجستی ز ناز از برش تندباد
“The renowned King named him Nush-Zad, and so cherished him that not even a fierce wind was allowed near him.”
#10
ببالید برسان سرو سهی
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هنرمند و زیبای شاهنشهی
“He grew tall like an upright cypress, accomplished, handsome, and worthy of royal sovereignty.”