Complete header-to-header section · 24 Jalal Khaleghi couplets · PDF pages 63–65. Scan-checked reading transcription for your review. Poems and headings only; footnotes and reference numbers omitted.
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Ganjoor · OLD 02-01-Hooshang · Couplet 1
جهاندار هوشنگ با رای و داد
به جای نیا تاج بر سر نهاد
The world-ruler Houshang, with wisdom and justice,
Placed the crown on his head instead of Neyah.
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جهاندار هوشنگ با رای و داد
بجای نیا تاج بر سر نهاد
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Ganjoor · OLD 02-01-Hooshang · Couplet 2
بگشت از برش چرخ سالی چهل
پر از هوش مغز و پر از رای دل
He turned from his throne for forty years,
Full of wisdom and heart's counsel.
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بگشت از برش چرخ سالی چهل
پر از هوش مغز و پر از داد دل
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Ganjoor · OLD 02-01-Hooshang · Couplet 3
چو بنشست بر جایگاه مهی
چنین گفت بر تخت شاهنشهی
When he sat on the throne of the moon,
Thus spoke the king of kings.
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چو بنشست بر جایگاه مهی
چنین گفت بر تخت شاهنشهی
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Ganjoor · OLD 02-01-Hooshang · Couplet 4
که بر هفت کشور منم پادشا
جهاندار پیروز و فرمانروا
"I am the king over seven lands,
The world-ruler victorious and commanding."
Jalal Khaleghi · NEW Couplet 4 · PDF page 63
که بر هفت کشور منم پادشا
بهر جا سرافراز و فرمانروا
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Ganjoor · OLD 02-01-Hooshang · Couplet 5
به فرمان یزدان پیروزگر
به داد و دهش تنگ بستم کمر
By the command of the victorious God,
I have tightened my waist with justice and righteousness.
Jalal Khaleghi · NEW Couplet 5 · PDF page 63
به فرمان یزدان پیروزگر
به داد و دهش تنگ بستش کمر
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Ganjoor · OLD 02-01-Hooshang · Couplet 6
و زان پس جهان یکسر آباد کرد
همه روی گیتی پر از داد کرد
"And from then on, he made the world prosperous,
And filled all of its face with justice."
Jalal Khaleghi · NEW Couplet 6 · PDF page 63
وزان پس جهان یکسر آباد کرد
همه روی گیتی پر از داد کرد
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Ganjoor · OLD 02-01-Hooshang · Couplet 7
نخستین یکی گوهر آمد به چنگ
به آتش ز آهن جدا کرد سنگ
"The first gem came into the grasp,
Separated from iron by fire."
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نخستین یکی گوهر آمد به چنگ
به آتش ز آهن جدا کرد سنگ
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Ganjoor · OLD 02-01-Hooshang · Couplet 8
سر مایه کرد آهن آبگون
کز آن سنگ خارا کشیدش برون
He made the head of the mace from iron,
And pulled it out from the thorny stone.
Jalal Khaleghi · NEW Couplet 8 · PDF page 63
سر مایه کرد آهن آبگون
کزان سنگ خارا کشیدش برون
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Ganjoor · OLD 02-02-Hooshang · Couplet 1
یکی روز شاه جهان سوی کوه
گذر کرد با چند کس هم‌گروه
One day, the king of the world passed by a mountain with a few companions.
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Ganjoor · OLD 02-02-Hooshang · Couplet 2
پدید آمد از دور چیزی دراز
سیه رنگ و تیره تن و تیز تاز
Something long and dark appeared from afar,
Black in color, with a sharp and swift body.
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Ganjoor · OLD 02-02-Hooshang · Couplet 3
دو چشم از بر سر چو دو چشمه خون
ز دود دهانش جهان تیره‌گون
"Two eyes from his chest like two bloody springs,
From the smoke of his mouth, the world turned dark."
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Ganjoor · OLD 02-02-Hooshang · Couplet 4
نگه کرد هوشنگ باهوش و سنگ
گرفتش یکی سنگ و شد تیز چنگ
"Houshang, the wise and strong, held his ground,
As one threw a stone, he caught it with a swift sound."
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Ganjoor · OLD 02-02-Hooshang · Couplet 5
به زور کیانی رهانید دست
جهان‌سوز مار از جهان‌جوی جست
"He forcefully freed the hand of the Kianian,
The world-burning snake escaped from the world-stream."
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Ganjoor · OLD 02-02-Hooshang · Couplet 6
بر آمد به سنگ گران سنگ خرد
همان و همین سنگ بشکست گرد
"He came upon a heavy stone and shattered it,
The same stone that had been shattered before."
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Ganjoor · OLD 02-02-Hooshang · Couplet 7
فروغی پدید آمد از هر دو سنگ
دل سنگ گشت از فروغ آذرنگ
"A radiance appeared from both stones,
The heart of the stone became colorful from the radiance."
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Ganjoor · OLD 02-02-Hooshang · Couplet 8
نشد مار کشته ولیکن ز راز
از این طبع سنگ آتش آمد فراز
"The snake was not killed, but from the secret,
A fiery nature emerged from the stone."
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Ganjoor · OLD 02-02-Hooshang · Couplet 9
جهاندار پیش جهان آفرین
نیایش همی کرد و خواند آفرین
"The world-ruler before the world-creator,
Offered his praise and recited 'Amen'."
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Ganjoor · OLD 02-02-Hooshang · Couplet 10
که او را فروغی چنین هدیه داد
همین آتش آنگاه قبله نهاد
"That radiance gave him such a gift,
And then that fire became his focus."
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Ganjoor · OLD 02-02-Hooshang · Couplet 11
بگفتا فروغی است این ایزدی
پرستید باید اگر بخردی
"He said, 'This radiance is divine,
If you want it, you must worship.'"
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Ganjoor · OLD 02-02-Hooshang · Couplet 12
شب آمد بر افروخت آتش چو کوه
همان شاه در گرد او با گروه
"Night fell upon the blazing fire like a mountain,
And the same king was surrounded by his group."
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Ganjoor · OLD 02-02-Hooshang · Couplet 13
یکی جشن کرد آن شب و باده خْوَرد
سده نام آن جشن فرخنده کرد
"That night, they celebrated and drank wine,
The hundredth celebration made it glorious."
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Ganjoor · OLD 02-02-Hooshang · Couplet 14
ز هوشنگ ماند این سده یادگار
بسی باد چون او دگر شهریار
"From Houshang, this century remained a memory,
Many kings came and went like the wind."
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Ganjoor · OLD 02-02-Hooshang · Couplet 15
کز آباد کردن جهان شاد کرد
جهانی به نیکی از او یاد کرد
"By making the world prosperous, he made it joyful,
A world remembered him for his goodness."
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Ganjoor · OLD 02-03-Hooshang · Couplet 1
چو بشناخت آهنگری پیشه کرد
از آهنگری ارّه و تیشه کرد
When he recognized the trade of blacksmithing, he made a lathe and chisel from blacksmithing.
Jalal Khaleghi · NEW Couplet 9 · PDF page 63
چو بشناخت، آهنگری پیشه کرد
گراز و تبر، اره و تیشه کرد
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Ganjoor · OLD 02-03-Hooshang · Couplet 2
چو این کرده شد چارهٔ آب ساخت
ز دریای‌ها رودها را بتاخت
When he did this, he found a solution for water, and he diverted the rivers from the seas.
Jalal Khaleghi · NEW Couplet 10 · PDF page 64
چو این کرده شد، چاره‌ی آب ساخت
ز دریا به هامونش اندر بتاخت
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Ganjoor · OLD 02-03-Hooshang · Couplet 3
به جوی و به رود آب‌ها راه کرد
به فرخندگی رنج کوتاه کرد
He made a path for the water to flow in streams and rivers, and with his blessings, he shortened the suffering.
Jalal Khaleghi · NEW Couplet 11 · PDF page 64
به جوی و به کشت آب را راه کرد
به فر کیی رنج کوتاه کرد
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Ganjoor · OLD 02-03-Hooshang · Couplet 4
چراگاه مردم بدان برفزود
پراگند پس تخم و کشت و درود
The people's settlement was increased by that, and it was filled with crops, cultivation, and prosperity.
Jalal Khaleghi · NEW Couplet 12 · PDF page 64
چراگاه مردم بدین برفزود
پراگندن تخم و کشت و درود
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Ganjoor · OLD 02-03-Hooshang · Couplet 5
برنجید پس هر کسی نان خویش
بورزید و بشناخت سامان خویش
Then everyone harvested their own bread,
And they rejoiced and found their own peace.
Jalal Khaleghi · NEW Couplet 13 · PDF page 64
بورزید پس هر کسی نان خویش
برنجید و بشناخت سامان خویش
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Ganjoor · OLD 02-03-Hooshang · Couplet 6
بدان ایزدی جاه و فرّ کیان
ز نخچیر گور و گوزن ژیان
From that divine glory and fortune of the kings,
Life was breathed into the soil and the deer.
Jalal Khaleghi · NEW Couplet 14 · PDF page 65
بدان ایزدی جاه و فر کیان
ز نخجیر و گور و گوزن ژیان
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Ganjoor · OLD 02-03-Hooshang · Couplet 7
جدا کرد گاو و خر و گوسفند
به ورز آورید آن‌چه بُد سودمند
He separated the cows, donkeys, and sheep,
And brought forth what was profitable to cultivate.
Jalal Khaleghi · NEW Couplet 15 · PDF page 65
جدا کرد گاو و خر و گوسفند
به ورز آورید آنچ بد سودمند
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Jalal Khaleghi · NEW Couplet 16 · PDF page 65
بدیشان بورزید و زیشان چرید
همی تاج را خویشتن پرورید
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Ganjoor · OLD 02-03-Hooshang · Couplet 8
ز پویندگان هر چه مویش نکوست
بکشت و به سرشان برآهیخت پوست
From the fine-haired goats, he took their skin,
And made clothing for their heads.
Jalal Khaleghi · NEW Couplet 17 · PDF page 65
ز پویندگان هرچه مویش نکوست
بکشت و به سرشان برآهیخت پوست
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Ganjoor · OLD 02-03-Hooshang · Couplet 9
چو روباه و قاقم چو سنجاب نرم
چهارم سمور است کش موی گرم
Soft as a fox and a squirrel, agile as a marten,
The fourth is the sable, with its warm fur.