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Historical Era (Parthian & Sasanian)

Anooshirvan

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Ferdowsi's Concluding Meditations on Transience, Joy, and Faith
#1
چه پیچی همی خیره در بند آز
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چودانی که ایدر نمانی دراز
“Why do you blindly entangle yourself in the bonds of greed, when you well know your stay here shall not be long?”
#2
گذرجوی و چندین جهان را مجوی
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گلش زهر دارد به سیری مبوی
“Seek but a passage and pursue not this worldly empire; its blossom holds poison, so smell it not to excess.”
#3
مگردان سرازدین وز راستی
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که خشم خدای آورد کاستی
“Turn not your head from faith and rectitude, for the wrath of God brings loss and ruin.”
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چو این بشنوی دل زغم بازکش
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مزن بر لبت بر ز تیمار تش
“When you hear this counsel, release your heart from sorrow; kindle not the fire of anguish upon your lips.”
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گرت هست جام می‌زرد خواه
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به دل خرمی را مدان از گناه
“If a goblet of wine is at hand, call for golden wine, and count not joy in your heart as a sin.”
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نشاط وطرب جوی وسستی مکن
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گزافه مپرداز مغزسخن
“Seek mirth and cheer and yield not to sluggishness; waste not the precious core of speech in futile talk.”
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اگر در دلت هیچ حب علیست
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تو را روز محشر به خواهش ولیست
“If in your heart there resides any love for Ali, he shall be your guardian and intercessor on the Day of Reckoning.”

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The Guide
Companion of Epic Lore & Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh
Greetings, seeker of ancient lore! I am The Guide, your companion through the heroes, monarchs, mythical creatures, and timeless verses of the Shahnameh. Ask me anything about the epic tradition.
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