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Khosrow's Night Attack Strategy, the Wise Counsel of Gustaham and Garduy, and the Selection of Loyal Champions
#1
وزان روی شد شهریار جوان
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چوبگذشت شاد از پل نهروان
“Thereupon, the young monarch departed, having passed joyfully over the Bridge of Nahrawan.”
#2
همه مهتران را زلشکر بخواند
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سزاوار بر تخت شاهی نشاند
“He summoned all the chieftains of the host and seated them worthily upon the royal throne.”
#3
چنین گفت کای نیکدل سروران
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جهاندیده و کار کرده سران
“He spoke thus: 'O benevolent leaders, world-experienced and battle-tested commanders!”
#4
بشاهی مرا این نخستین سرست
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جز از آزمایش نه اندرخورست
“'This is my first venture in kingship; it demands nothing less than a trial by ordeal.”
#5
بجای کسی نیست ما را سپاس
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وگر چند هستیم نیکی شناس
“'We owe no gratitude to anyone yet, though we are appreciative of true goodness.”
#6
شمارا زما هیچ نیکی نبود
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که چندین غم ورنج باید فزود
“'You have not yet received any favor from us, save for an increase in grief and hardship.”
#7
نیاکان ما را پرستیده‌اید
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بسی شور و تلخ جهان دیده‌اید
“'You have served my ancestors faithfully and tasted much of the world's bitterness and turmoil.”
#8
بخواهم گشادن یکی راز خویش
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نهان دارم از لشکر آواز خویش
“'I wish to reveal a secret of my own, keeping my voice concealed from the general army.”
#9
سخن گفتن من بایرانیان
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نباید که بیرون برند ازمیان
“'What I now speak to the Iranians must not pass beyond this inner circle.”
#10
کزین گفتن اندیشه من تباه
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شود چون بگویند پیش سپاه
“'For my design would be ruined if it were divulged before the whole host.”
#11
من امشب سگالیده‌ام تاختن
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سپه را به جنگ اندر انداختن
“'Tonight I have resolved to launch a surprise raid and plunge the host into battle;”
#12
که بهرام را دیده‌ام در سخن
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سواریست اسپ افگن وکارکن
“'For I have observed Bahram in his speech; he is a formidable knight, skilled and relentless.”
#13
همی کودکی بی‌خرد داندم
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بگرز و بشمشیر ترساندم
“'He deems me an inexperienced child, seeking to daunt me with mace and sword.”
#14
نداند که من شب شبیخون کنم
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برزم اندرون بیم بیرون کنم
“'He knows not that I shall launch a night attack and banish all fear in the heat of battle.”
#15
اگریار باشید بامن به جنگ
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چو شب تیره گردد نسازم درنگ
“'If you stand with me in battle, as darkness falls, I shall lose no time.'”
#16
چو شوید بعنبر شب تیره روی
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بیفشاند این گیسوی مشکبوی
“As the dark night washed its face with ambergris and spread its musk-scented tresses,”
#17
شما برنشینید با ساز جنگ
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همه گرز و خنجر گرفته بچنگ
“'You must mount your steeds with war gear ready, grasping your maces and daggers in hand.'”
#18
بران برنهادند یکسر سپاه
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که یک تن نگردد زفرمان شاه
“The entire army agreed upon this resolve, that not a single soul should stray from the King's command.”
#19
چو خسرو بیامد بپرده سرای
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زبیگانه مردم بپردخت جای
“When Khosrow returned to his pavilion, he cleared the place of all strangers.”
#20
بیاورد گستهم وبندوی را
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جهاندیده و گرد گردوی را
“He summoned Gustaham and Bandoy, alongside the world-wise warrior Garduy.”
#21
همه کارزار شبیخون بگفت
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که با او مگر یار باشند و جفت
“He disclosed to them the entire plan of the night raid, hoping they would join him as faithful allies.”
#22
بدو گفت گستهم کای شهریار
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چرایی چنین ایمن از روزگار
“Gustaham said to him: 'O Sovereign, why are you so reckless regarding Fate?”
#23
تو با لشکر اکنون شبیخون کنی
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ز دلها مگر مهر بیرون کنی
“'Should you lead a night attack with this army, you will banish all loyalty from their hearts!”
#24
سپاه تو با لشکر دشمنند
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ابا او همه یک دل ویک تنند
“'Your troops are one with the enemy's force—they share a single heart and mind!”
#25
ز یک سو نبیره ز یک سو نیا
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به مغز اندرون کی بود کیمیا
“'On one side stands the grandson, on the other the grandfather; how can any potion alter such bonds of blood?”
#26
ازین سو برادر وزان سو پدر
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همه پاک بسته یک اندر دگر
“'On this side is a brother, on that side a father—all bound together in tight ties of blood.”
#27
پدر چون کند با پسر کارزار
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بدین آرزو کام دشمن مخار
“'How can a father wage war against his son? Do not fulfill the enemy's desire with such a foolish wish!”
#28
نبایست گفت این سخن با سپاه
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چو گفتی کنون کار گردد تباه
“'You ought not to have spoken of this to the army; now that you have, matters will turn to ruin.'”
#29
بدو گفت گردوی کاین خود گذشت
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گذشته همه باد گردد به دشت
“Garduy said to him: 'That which is done is past, and what is past becomes as wind blowing over the plain.”
#30
توانایی و کام وگنج وسپاه
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سر مرد بینا نپیچد ز راه
“'Yet power, ambition, wealth, and armies should not turn a wise man's head from the prudent path.”
#31
بدین رزمگه امشب اندر مباش
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ممان تا شود گنج و لشکر به لاش
“'Do not remain in this battleground tonight; do not allow your treasure and army to be wasted in ruin.”
#32
که من بی‌گمانم کزین راز ما
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وزین ساختن در نهان سازما
“'For I have no doubt that of this secret of ours, and of our covert preparations,”
#33
بدان لشکر اکنون رسید آگهی
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نباید که تو سر بدشمن دهی
“'Word has already reached the enemy host; you must not deliver your head to the foe.'”
#34
چوبشنید خسرو پسند آمدش
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به دل رای او سودمند آمدش
“When Khosrow heard this, he approved it, finding their counsel wise and beneficial in his heart.”
#35
گزین کرد زان سرکشان مرد چند
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که باشند برنیک وبد یارمند
“He selected several valiant warriors from among those chiefs, to stand by him through good and ill:”
#36
چو خرداد برزین و گستهم شیر
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چوشاپور و چون اندیان دلیر
“Champions like Kharrad Borzin, lion-hearted Gustaham, Shapur, and the brave Andiyan,”
#37
چو بندوی خراد لشکر فروز
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چو نستود لشکرکش نیوسوز
“Along with Bandoy, Kharrad the army-gladdener, and Nastuh the brave host-commander.”
#38
تلی بود پر سبزه وجای سور
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سپه را همی‌دید خسرو ز دور
“Nearby was a verdant hill, a pleasant vantage point; from there, Khosrow observed the enemy host from afar.”

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