#1
بدان گه که باز آمد از روم شاه
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بنالید زان جنبش و رنج راه
“At that time when the Shah returned from Rome, he groaned from the fatigue and toil of the journey.”
#2
چنان شد ز سستی که از تن بماند
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ز ناتندرستی به اردن بماند
“So weak did he grow that his body failed him, and due to ill health, he was forced to remain in Jordan.”
#3
کسی برد زی نوش‌زاد آگهی
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که تیره شد آن فر شاهنشهی
“Someone carried news to Nush-zad that the glorious fortune of the King of Kings had darkened.”
#4
جهانی پر آشوب گردد کنون
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بیارند هر سو به بد رهنمون
“'The world shall now fall into turmoil,' they said, 'and evil guides shall arise on every side.'”
#5
جهاندار بیدار کسری بمرد
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زمان و زمین دیگری را سپرد
“'The vigilant ruler Khosrow has died, yielding time and the earth to another.'”
#6
ز مرگ پدر شاد شد نوش‌زاد
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که هرگز ورا نام نوشین مباد
“Nush-zad rejoiced at his father's death—may his name never be remembered as sweet or immortal!”
#7
برین داستان زد یکی مرد پیر
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که گر شادی از مرگ هرگز ممیر
“Upon this, an old sage struck a proverb: 'If you rejoice at death, may you yourself never die!'”
#8
پسر کو ز راه پدر بگذرد
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ستم‌کاره خوانیمش ار بی‌خرد
“A son who strays from his father's noble way must be deemed either a cruel tyrant or devoid of sense.”
#9
اگر بیخ حنظل بود تر و خشک
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نشاید که بار آورد شاخ مشک
“If the root of the colocynth plant be wet or dry, its branch can never yield fragrant musk.”
#10
چرا گشت باید همی زان سرشت
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که پالیزبانش ز اول بکشت
“Why expect a change in that nature which the gardener cultivated as bitter from the start?”
#11
اگر میل یابد همی سوی خاک
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ببرد ز خورشید وز باد و خاک
“If its inclination is toward the low dust, it severs itself from the sun, the wind, and the sky.”
#12
نه زو بار باید که یابد نه برگ
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ز خاکش بود زندگانی و مرگ
“Neither fruit nor leaf should be expected from it; its life and death are bound to the dirt alone.”