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Historical Era (Parthian & Sasanian)

Hormozd

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14 distichs in this chapter
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The Reign of Hormozd: Prelude of the Crimson Apple
#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?”
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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?”
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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.”
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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.”
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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.”

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