#1
چوسال اندر آمد بهفتاد و چار
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پراندیشهٔ مرگ شد شهریار
“When seventy and four years had passed over the monarch's life, his mind became consumed with thoughts of death.”
#2
جهان راهمی کدخدایی بجست
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که پیراهن داد پوشد نخست
“He sought a lord to govern the realm who would first clothe himself in the mantle of justice,”
#3
دگر کو بدرویش بر مهربان
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بود راد و بی‌رنج روشن‌روان
“One who would be compassionate to the poor, magnanimous, free from grief, and bright of soul.”
#4
پسر بد مر او را گرانمایه شش
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همه راد وبینادل وشاه فش
“Now six noble sons had been born to him, all generous, insightful, and bearing the stature of kings;”
#5
بمردی و فرهنگ و پرهیز و رای
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جوانان با دانش و دلگشای
“Distinguished in valour, wisdom, righteousness, and counsel—youths of deep knowledge and uplifting spirit.”
#6
از ایشان خردمند و مهتر بسال
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گرانمایه هرمزد بد بی‌همال
“Among them, the wisest and eldest in years was the noble Hormozd, a prince without peer;”
#7
سر افراز و بادانش و خوب چهر
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بر آزادگان بر بگسترده مهر
“Exalted, learned, and of noble countenance, he bestowed his warm affection upon all free-born souls.”