#1
نهادند برنامه بر مهر شاه
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فرستاده برگشت پویان به راه
“They set the royal seal upon the letter, and the swift envoy returned upon his way.”
#2
چو از ره سوی رام برزین رسید
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بگفت آنچ از شاه کسری شنید
“When he arrived from the road before Ram Barzin, he recounted all he had heard from King Khosrow.”
#3
چو آن گفته شد نامه او بداد
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به فرمان که فرمود با نوش زاد
“Having spoken, he delivered the letter containing the royal command regarding Nushzad.”
#4
سپه کردن و جنگ را ساختن
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وز آزرم او مغز پرداختن
“Commanding him to muster an army, prepare for war, and cast out all sympathy for the prince.”
#5
چوآن نامه برخواند مرد کهن
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شنید از فرستاده چندی سخن
“When the veteran general read that letter, he heeded the words brought by the messenger.”
#6
بدانگه که خیزد خروش خروس
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ز درگاه برخاست آوای کوس
“At cockcrow in the early dawn, the roar of war drums resounded from the court gates.”
#7
سپاهی بزرگ از مداین برفت
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بشد رام برزین سوی جنگ تفت
“A mighty host departed from Ctesiphon, as Ram Barzin swiftly marched to war.”
#8
پس آگاهی آمد سوی نوش‌زاد
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سپاه انجمن کرد و روزی بداد
“Word reached Nushzad of their march; he assembled his host and granted them pay.”
#9
همه جاثلیقان و بطریق روم
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که بودند زان مرز آبادبوم
“All the Catholicoi and Roman patriarchs who dwelt in that prosperous realm joined him.”
#10
سپهدار شماس پیش اندرون
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سپاهی همه دست شسته به خون
“Led by Commander Shammas at their head, an army of warriors whose hands were washed in blood.”
#11
برآمد خروش از در نوش‌زاد
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بجنبید لشکر چو دریا ز باد
“A clamor arose from Nushzad's gates, and the army surged like a sea whipped by the wind.”
#12
به هامون کشیدند یکسر ز شهر
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پر از جنگ سر دل پر از کین و زهر
“They marched out from the city into the plains, their minds set on battle, their hearts filled with spite and venom.”