#1
ازآن پس به آرام بنشست شاه
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چو برخاست بهرام جنگی ز راه
“Thereafter the King sat in peace, once Bahram the warrior was removed from his path.”
#2
ندید از بزرگان کسی کینه جوی
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که با او بروی اندر آورد روی
“He saw none among the nobles seeking strife, nor any who dared stand face to face against him.”
#3
به دستور پاکیزه یک روز گفت
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که اندیشه تا کی بود در نهفت
“One day he spoke to his pure counselor: 'How long must this secret anguish remain hidden?'”
#4
کشندهٔ پدر هر زمان پیش من
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همی‌بگذرد چون بود خویش من
“'The murderer of my father passes before me every hour; how can he be counted among my kin?'”
#5
چوروشن روانم پر از خون بود
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همی پادشاهی کنم چون بود
“'When my bright soul is filled with blood, how can I bear to rule as king?'”
#6
نهادند خوان و می چند خورد
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هم آن روز بندوی رابند کرد
“They laid the feast and drank some wine; on that very day, he put Bandoy in chains.”
#7
ازان پس چنین گفت با رهنما
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که او را هم‌اکنون ببردست وپا
“Thereafter he said to his guide: 'Cut off his hands and feet this very instant!'”
#8
بریدند هم در زمان او بمرد
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پر از خون روانش به خسرو سپرد
“They severed his limbs, and he died immediately, surrendering his blood-soaked spirit unto Khosrow.”