On a silent night, King Khosrow Anushirvan— ratiocinative, vigilant, and blessed with a flourishing realm—lay resting upon his couch. As sleep claimed his senses, a strange dream unfolded before his inner sight. He beheld a regal tree of breathtaking splendor suddenly springing forth from the ground directly before his imperial throne. The beauty of its branches gladdened the Shahanshah's heart, filling him with a desire to summon lutes, minstrels, and goblets of clear wine to celebrate. Yet, as the courtly feast seemed to awaken in his dream, a sinister beast appeared: a fierce, sharp-tusked wild boar climbed up the branches and settled itself upon the royal tree in complete calm and luxury. With unthinkable brazenness, the boar reached for the goblet and demanded to drink wine from Nushirvan's own holy cup. The king observed this baffling omen until dawn broke, when the sun crested the constellation of Taurus and the warbling cries of skylarks echoed from every horizon, awakening the monarch to ponder the hidden meaning of his vision.
#1
شبی خفته بد شاه نوشین روان
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خردمند و بیدار و دولت جوان
“One night King Nushirvan lay resting—a ruler wise, ever-vigilant, and blessed with youthful fortune.”
#2
چنان دید درخواب کز پیش تخت
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برستی یکی خسروانی درخت
“In his sleep, he beheld a vision: before his royal throne, a stately regal tree suddenly sprang forth.”
#3
شهنشاه را دل بیاراستی
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می‌و رود و رامشگران خواستی
“The sight gladdened the Shahanshah's heart, stirring his spirit to call for wine, the sound of lutes, and court minstrels.”
#4
بر او بران گاه آرام و ناز
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نشستی یکی تیزدندان گراز
“Yet upon those branches, resting in calm and ease, there sat a fierce, sharp-tusked boar.”
#5
چو بنشست می خوردن آراستی
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وزان جام نوشین‌روان خواستی
“Having taken its seat, it turned to wine-drinking and demanded to partake from Nushirvan's own goblet.”
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چوخورشید برزد سر از برج گاو
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ز هر سو برآمد خروش چگاو
“When the sun raised its head from the constellation of Taurus, the morning clamor of skylarks resounded on every side.”