The Envoy in the Starred Tent

From A6.18, Fereydoon Answers His Sons. It illustrates A6.18.45–52:

A6.18.45
A silken tent was fashioned broad and high,Its surface starred like heaven’s midnight sky.
A6.18.46
The kings of two great realms sat side by side;They heard their envoy waited just outside.
A6.18.47
The chamberlain came out at once to bringThe weary envoy inward to the king.
A6.18.48
They set a fresh seat, then began to seekNews of the new-made king, and let him speak.
A6.18.49
They questioned him concerning throne and crown,And every mark of sovereignty and renown.
A6.18.50
Of Fereydoon, his army, fighting men,His realm and all the strength assembled then.
A6.18.51
They asked how turning heaven showed its cheerTo Manuchehr, and whether fortune drew near.
A6.18.52
“Who are the nobles? Who gives counsel best?How vast the treasure, who guards all the rest?”

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