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The City Rises Against Zahhak

The City Rises Against Zahhak

From A5.9, Fereydoon Binds Zahhak. It illustrates A5.9.5–11:

  • A5.9.5
    They left their war-steeds, closing rank on rank,While townsmen armed themselves on either flank.
  • A5.9.6
    From roofs and gates the city rose in wrath,Their hearts made fierce by Zahhak’s bloody path.
  • A5.9.7
    The young came forth, the old in battle tried,And cast the tyrant’s falsehoods all aside.
  • A5.9.8
    From walls came bricks, from roofs came stones in sheets,While swords and arrows filled the crowded streets.
  • A5.9.9
    They fell like hail from one black cloud in flight,Till not a foot could find a place to light.
  • A5.9.10
    The mountain roared beneath the warriors’ cry,The earth grew weary as the hooves flew by.
  • A5.9.11
    War-dust arose and hid the sun from view,While spears struck stone as though to pierce it through.

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