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The Story of Rostam and Esfandiar from the Shāhnāme of
Ferdawsi |
داستان رستم و اسفندیار |
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How Asfandiyár ambitioned the Throne and how Gushtásp took
Counsel with the Astrologers |
ورا هوش در زابلستان بود
پادشاهی طلبیدن اسفندیار از پدر |
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I heard a story from the nightingale,
Which it reciteth from the lays of old, |
ز بلبل شنیدم یکی داستان
که برخوانْد از گفتهٔ باستان |
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How, when Asfandiyár bemused with wine
Came forth in dudgeon from the royal palace, |
که چون مست باز آمد اسفندیار
دژم گشته از خانهٔ شهریار |
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His mother, Cæsar's daughter, Katáyún,
Took him to her embrace. |
کتایون قیصر که بد مادرش
گرفته شب و روز اندر برش |
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When midnight came
He wakened from his drowse, called for the wine-cup, |
چو از خواب بیدار شد تیره‌شب
یکی جام می خواست و بگشاد لب |
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And babbled to his mother, saying thus:—
“The Sháh is treating me injuriously. |
چنین گفت با مادر اسفندیار
که با من همی بد کند شهریار |
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He said: ‘When by thy valour thou shalt take
Revenge on king Arjásp for Sháh Luhrásp, |
مرا گفت چون کین لهراسب شاه
بخواهی به مردی ز ارجاسب شاه |
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Shalt free thy sisters from captivity,
And win us high renown throughout the world, |
همان خواهران را بیاری ز بند
کنی نام ما را به گیتی بلند |
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Shalt weed it utterly of malcontents,
And renovate it by thy labours, then |
جهان از بدان پاک بی‌خَوْ کنی
بکوشی و آرایشی نو کنی |
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The whole realm and the army shall be thine,
And therewithal the treasure, throne, and crown.’ |
همه پادشاهی و لشکر تو راست
همان گنج با تخت و افسر تو راست |
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Now when the sky shall bring again the sun,
And when the Sháh
shall wake, |
کنون چون برآرد سپهر آفتاب
سر شاه بیدار گردد ز خواب |
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I will recall
His words to him; my rights must be asserted.
If he shall give to me the crown of kingship
I will adore him to idolatry; |
بگویم پدر را سخن‌ها که گفت
ندارد ز من راستی‌ها نهفت |
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But if
he will not and his face shall frown
I swear by God, who stayeth up the sky, |
و گر هیچ تاب اندر آرد به چهر
به یزدان که بر پای دارد سپهر |
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That I will place the crown on mine own head,
And give the land and treasure to the people, |
که بی‌کام او تاج بر سر نهم
همه کشور ایرانیان را دهم |
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Will make thee lady of Írán and do
The deeds of lions with my strength and courage.” |
تو را بانوی شهر ایران کنم
به زور و به دل جنگ شیران کنم |
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His mother sorrowed at his words. The silk
Upon her turned to thorns. |
غمی شد ز گفتار او مادرش
همه پرنیان خار شد بر برش |
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The famous Sháh,
She knew, would give him not throne, crown, and treasure, |
بدانست کان تاج و تخت و کلاه
نبخشد ورا نامبردار شاه |
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And said to him: “What would thy princely heart
Require yet of the world, my toil-worn son? |
بدو گفت کای رنج دیده پسر
ز گیتی چه جوید دل تاجور |
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The treasure, rule, and conduct of the host
Thou hast already: seek for nothing more! |
مگر گنج و فرمان و رای و سپاه
تو داری برین بر فزونی مخواه |
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Thy sire, my son! hath nothing but the crown,
While thou hast all the troops and all the realm. |
یکی تاج دارد پدر بر پسر
تو داری دگر لشکر و بوم و بر |
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When he departeth crown and throne are thine,
Thine greatness, fortune, state.” |
چو او بگذرد تاج و تختش توراست
بزرگی و شاهی و بختش توراست |
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