#1
چنین تا بیامد مه فرودین
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بیاراست گلبرگ روی زمین
“Thus it came to pass until the month of Farvardin arrived, decorating the surface of the earth with flower petals.”
#2
جهان از نم ابر پر ژاله شد
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همه کوه وهامون پراز لاله شد
“The world became filled with dew from cloud-moisture, and every mountain and plain was brimming with tulips.”
#3
بزرگان به بازی به باغ آمدند
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همه میش و آهو به راغ آمدند
“The nobles came to the garden for revelry, while wild sheep and gazelles roamed into the meadows.”
#4
چو خسرو گشاده در باغ دید
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همه چشمهٔ باغ پر ماغ دید
“When Khosrow saw the garden gates wide open, he beheld all the fountains brimming with waterbirds.”
#5
بفرمود تا دردمیدند بوق
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بیاورد پس جامهای خلوق
“He commanded the trumpets to be sounded, and then brought forth perfumed goblets of wine.”
#6
نشستند بر سبزه می خواستند
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به شادی زبان را بیاراستند
“They sat upon the green grass, called for wine, and adorned their speech with joy.”
#7
بیاورد پس گردیه گربکی
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که پیدا نبد گربه از کودکی
“Then Gordyeh brought forth a small kitten, dressed so that it was indistinguishable from a young child.”
#8
بر اسپی نشانده ستامی بزر
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به زر اندرون چند گونه گهر
“Mounted upon a toy horse with a golden harness, inlaid with several kinds of radiant gems.”
#9
فروهشته از گوش او گوشوار
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به ناخن بر از لاله کرده نگار
“Earrings hung suspended from its ears, and its claws were stained red like tulips.”
#10
بدیده چوقار و به رخ چون بهار
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چو می‌خواره بد چشم او پر خمار
“Its eyes were pitch black as coal, its face like spring, and its eyes held a sleepy, drunken languor.”
#11
همی‌تاخت چون کودکی گرد باغ
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فروهشته از باره زرین جناغ
“It rode around the garden like a small child, with a golden breast-harness dangling from its steed.”
#12
لب شاه ایران پر از خنده شد
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همه کهتران خنده را بنده شد
“The lips of the King of Iran burst into laughter, and all the courtiers joined in hearty laughter.”
#13
ابا گردیه گفت کز آرزوی
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چه باید بگو ای زن خوب روی
“He said to Gordyeh: 'Speak your heart's desire, O fair-faced woman!'”
#14
زن چاره گر برد پیشش نماز
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بدو گفت کای شاه گردن فراز
“The clever woman bowed low before him and said: 'O exalted and majestic King!'”
#15
بمن بخش ری را خرد یاد کن
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دل غمگنان از غم آزاد کن
“'Bestow upon me the city of Ray in your wisdom, and free the heart of the sorrowful from grief.'”
#16
ز ری مردک شوم رابازخوان
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ورا مرد بد کیش و بد ساز دان
“'Recall that ominous man from Ray, and consider him a man of evil faith and sinister nature.'”
#17
همی گربه از خانه بیرون کند
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دگر ناودان یک به یک بشکند
“'He casts cats out of houses and breaks the water-drainpipes one by one!'”
#18
بخندید خسرو ز گفتار زن
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بدو گفت کای ماه لشکرشکن
“Khosrow laughed at the woman's words and said to her: 'O moon who shatters armies!'”
#19
ز ری باز خوان آن بد اندیش را
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چو آهرمن آن مرد بد کیش را
“'I shall recall that malevolent ruler from Ray—that wicked man who acts like Ahriman.'”
#20
فرستاد کس زشت رخ رابخواند
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همان خشم بهرام با او براند
“He dispatched someone to summon that ugly-faced man, venting his wrath over Bahram upon him.”
#21
بکشتند او را به زاری و درد
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کجا بد بد اندیش و بیکار مرد
“They executed him in pain and misery, for he was a worthless and evil-wishing man.”
#22
همی هر زمانش فزون بود بخت
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ازان تاجور خسروانی درخت
“And with every moment, the fortune of that crowned royal tree flourished more and more.”