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Iblis Kisses Zahhak's Shoulders
Book A4 · The First Kings: Jamshid and the Rise of Zahhak

Iblis Kisses Zahhak's Shoulders

From A4.3, Zahhak Is Tempted by Iblis. It illustrates A4.3.25–28:

  • A4.3.25
    Allow me both your shoulders to embrace,To kiss them, touch them with my eyes and face.”
  • A4.3.26
    Zahhak discerned no trap, no hidden art,Nor guessed the evil in the tempter’s heart.
  • A4.3.27
    Off guard, the king replied without delay:“I grant your wish, come take it while you may.”
  • A4.3.28
    He kissed the shoulders; then beneath the groundHe vanished, and no trace of him was found.

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Zahhak
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