#1
نشست از بر تخت کسری دژم
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ازان دیده گشته دلش پر ز غم
“Khosrow sat upon his throne mournfully, his heart filled with sorrow because of what he had seen.”
#2
گزارندهٔ خواب را خواندند
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ردان را ابر گاه بنشاندند
“They summoned the interpreters of dreams, seating the noble sages upon the royal dais.”
#3
بگفت آن کجا دید در خواب شاه
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بدان موبدان نماینده راه
“The king recounted all he had seen in his vision to those path-guiding mobads.”
#4
گزارندهٔ خواب پاسخ نداد
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کزان دانش او را نبد هیچ یاد
“The dream interpreter gave no reply, for he possessed no knowledge of such matters.”
#5
به نادانی آنکس که خستو شود
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ز فام نکوهنده یک سو شود
“He who confesses to his own ignorance sets himself free from the debt of blame.”
#6
ز داننده چون شاه پاسخ نیافت
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پراندیشه دل را سوی چاره تافت
“Finding no response from the learned, the king turned his anxious heart toward finding a remedy.”
#7
فرستاد بر هر سویی مهتری
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که تا باز جوید ز هر کشوری
“He dispatched a noble leader to every realm to seek out an answer from every land.”
#8
یکی بدره با هر یکی یار کرد
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به برگشتن امید بسیار کرد
“He assigned a purse of coins to each envoy, harboring great hopes for their successful return.”
#9
به هر بدره‌ای بد درم ده هزار
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بدان تاکند در جهان خواستار
“In each purse were ten thousand dirhams, intended to search out and reward throughout the world.”
#10
گزارنده خواب دانا کسی
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به هر دانشی راه جسته بسی
“Seeking a wise dream interpreter who had traversed many paths of learning,”
#11
که بگزارد این خواب شاه جهان
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نهفته بر آرد ز بند نهان
“Who could interpret the dream of the King of the World and unlock what lay hidden in mystery.”
#12
یکی بدره آگنده او را دهند
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سپاسی به شاه جهان برنهند
“They would present him with a purse packed with coins, bestowing a favor upon the King of the World.”
#13
به هر سو بشد موبدی کاردان
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سواری هشیوار بسیار دان
“Thus, adept mobads and vigilant, learned horsemen set out in every direction.”