As the warm midsummer arrived, Tammuz smiled upon the heavy crimson apple, engaging in lyrical reproath with its ripening fruit and leaves. In the vanished spring, this branch had held its blossoms like a cherished bouquet, making even the breeze blush at its radiant hue and sweet perfume. Now laden with agate-red fruit and emerald leaves, the bough bent beneath its regal burden, lifting its crown higher than the famed Kavian Banner and casting into shadow the pale petals of spring. Yet as the first whispers of autumn (Mehregan) stirred the air, the narrator lifted a goblet of wine to remember the fleeting spring, linking the splendor of the tree to the majestic crown of King Hormozd. For in this turning cosmos, every season of power and beauty has its hour, urging mortals to cherish the vibrant present before time erases all worldly traces.
#1
بخندید تموز بر سرخ سیب
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همی‌کرد با بار و برگش عتیب
“Midsummer smiled upon the crimson apple, playfully chiding its heavy fruit and leaves,”
#2
که آن دسته گل بوقت بهار
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بمستی همی‌داشتی درکنار
“Saying: 'You held that spring bouquet in your embrace like a lover drunk with joy.'”
#3
همی باد شرم آمد از رنگ اوی
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همی یاد یار آمد از چنگ اوی
“The breeze felt ashamed before its rich hue, while its tender touch recalled the touch of the beloved.”
#4
چه کردی که بودت خریدار آن
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کجا یافتی تیز بازار آن
“What did you do to find such eager buyers? Where did you find so brisk a market for your beauty?”
#5
عقیق و زبرجد که دادت بهم
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ز بار گران شاخ تو هم بخم
“Who bestowed upon you agate and chrysolite together, that your branch now bends under such a heavy load?”
#6
همانا که گل را بها خواستی
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بدان رنگ رخ را بیاراستی
“Surely you set a high price upon the rose, and adorned your face with its brilliant dye.”
#7
همی رنگ شرم آید از گردنت
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همی مشک بوید ز پیراهنت
“A rosy blush of modest shame flows from your stem, and a scent of musk wafts from your garment.”
#8
مگر جامه از مشتری بستدی
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به لوئلؤ بر از خون نقط برزدی
“Did you take your robes from Jupiter itself, dropping spots of blood upon gleaming pearls?”
#9
زبرجدت برگست و چرمت بنفش
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سرت برتر از کاویانی درفش
“Your leaves are chrysolite, your skin violet-hued, and your head reaches higher than the Kavian Banner.”
#10
بپیرایه زرد وسرخ وسپید
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مرا کردی از برگ گل ناامید
“Adorned in yellow, red, and white, you have made me despair of common rose petals.”
#11
نگارا بهارا کجا رفته‌ای
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که آرایش باغ بنهفته‌ای
“Oh fair spring, where have you gone, hiding the splendid ornament of the garden?”
#12
همی مهرگان بوید از باد تو
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بجام می‌اندر کنم یاد تو
“Now autumn's scent (Mehregan) rides upon your wind; I shall treasure your memory within a goblet of wine.”
#13
چورنگت شود سبز بستایمت
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چو دیهیم هرمز بیارایمت
“When your color turns green once more, I shall praise you and array you like the crown of King Hormozd.”
#14
که امروز تیزست بازار من
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نبینی پس از مرگ آثار من
“For today my market is brisk and bright; after my death, you shall see no further trace of me.”