#1
بگرد اندرون خسته شد نوش‌زاد
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بسی کرد از پند پیروز یاد
“Amidst the swirling battle dust, Nushzad was mortally wounded; he recalled many a wise counsel given by Piruz.”
#2
بیامد به قلب سپه پر ز درد
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تن از تیر خسته رخ از درد زرد
“He returned to the heart of the army filled with agony, his body pierced by an arrow and his face pale from pain.”
#3
چنین گفت پیش دلیران روم
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که جنگ پدر زار و خوارست و شوم
“Thus he spoke before the brave warriors of Rome: 'Waging war against one's father is wretched, ignominious, and ill-omened.'”
#4
بنالید و گریان سقف را بخواند
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سخن هرچ بودش به دل در براند
“He groaned and weepingly summoned the bishop, uttering every word that lay heavy upon his heart.”
#5
بدو گفت کین روزگارم دژم
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ز من بر من آورد چندین ستم
“He said to him: 'This dark fate of mine has brought so much tyranny upon me through my own deeds.'”
#6
کنون چون به خاک اندر آید سرم
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سواری برافگن بر مادرم
“'Now when my head returns to the dust, dispatch a rider to my mother.'”
#7
بگویش که شد زین جهان نوش‌زاد
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سرآمدبدو روز بیداد و داد
“'Tell her: Nushzad has departed from this world; his days of suffering and justice have come to an end.'”
#8
تو از من مگر دل نداری به رنج
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که اینست رسم سرای سپنج
“'Do not harbor grief in your heart for me, for such is the rule of this temporary abode.'”
#9
مرا بهره اینست زین تیره روز
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دلم چون بدی شاد و گیتی‌فروز
“'This was my portion from these dark days; how could my heart be glad when the world lit up with joy?'”
#10
نزاید جز از مرگ را جانور
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اگر مرگ دانی غم من مخور
“'No living creature is born except to face death; if you understand death's nature, do not mourn for me.'”
#11
سر من ز کشتن پر از دود نیست
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پدر بتر از من که خشنود نیست
“'My mind is not filled with anguish over my slain state; my only grief is that my father is displeased with me.'”
#12
مکن دخمه و تخت و رنج دراز
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به رسم مسیحا یکی گور ساز
“'Do not prepare a grand tomb, an elevated throne, or enduring labor; fashion a simple grave according to the Christian custom.'”
#13
نه کافور باید نه مشک و عبیر
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که من زین جهان کشته گشتم بتیر
“'Neither camphor nor musk and ambergris are needed, for I have been slain in this world by an arrow.'”