#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.”
#6
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.”