#1
بفرمود تا بر درش کرنای
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دمیدند با سنج و هندی درای
“He ordered the war-horns to be sounded at his gate, together with cymbals and Indian bells.”
#2
همه کوس بر کوههٔ ژنده پیل
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ببستند و شد روی گیتی چونیل
“They bound all the kettle-drums onto the humps of massive elephants, until the face of the earth grew dark as indigo.”
#3
سپاهی گذشت از مداین به دشت
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که دریای سبز اندرو خیره گشت
“An army marched forth from Ctesiphon into the plain, so vast that the emerald sea was astounded by it.”
#4
ز نالیدن بوق و رنگ درفش
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ز جوش سواران زرینه کفش
“From the wailing of war-horns, the vivid colors of the banners, and the clamor of horsemen shod in gold...”
#5
ستاره توگفتی به آب اندرست
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سپهر روان هم بخواب اندرست
“You would have said the stars were submerged in water, and the swift heavens themselves were asleep.”
#6
چوآگاهی آمد بقیصر ز شاه
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که پرخشم ز ایوان بشد با سپاه
“When word reached the Caesar concerning the Shah—that he had marched out of his palace in great wrath with his host...”
#7
بیامد ز عموریه تا حلب
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جهان کرد پر جنگ و جوش و جلب
“He came from Amorium all the way to Aleppo, filling the world with war, turmoil, and uproar.”
#8
سواران رومی چو سیصد هزار
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حلب را گرفتند یکسر حصار
“Some three hundred thousand Roman horsemen surrounded Aleppo completely in a tight siege.”
#9
سپاه اندر آمد ز هرسو به جنگ
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نبد جنگشانرا فراوان درنگ
“The armies closed in from every side to do battle, and their assault suffered no delay.”
#10
بیاراست بر هر دری منجنیق
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ز گردان روم آنکه بد جاثلیق
“The Catholicos, among the Roman warriors, set up catapults at every gate.”
#11
حصار سقیلان بپرداختند
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کزان سو همی‌تاختن ساختند
“They evacuated the fortress of Saqilan, using it as a base from which to launch swift attacks.”
#12
حلب شد بکردار دریای خون
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به زنهار شد لشکر باطرون
“Aleppo became like a sea of blood, and the army of Batrun surrendered, seeking quarter.”
#13
بدو هفته از رومیان سی هزار
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گرفتند و آمد بر شهریار
“Within two weeks, thirty thousand Romans were captured and brought before the Sovereign.”
#14
بی‌اندازه کشتند ز ایشان بتیر
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به رزم اندرون چند شد دستگیر
“Countless enemies were slain by arrows, while many were taken prisoner in the thick of battle.”
#15
به پیش سپه کنده‌ای ساختند
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بشبگیر آب اندر انداختند
“Before the advancing army they dug a trench, and at morning's first light diverted water into it.”
#16
بکنده ببستند برشاه راه
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فروماند از جنگ شاه و سپاه
“With that trench they blocked the Shah's main road, leaving the King and his host halted from battle.”