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Sahm Sees His Son at the Nest

Sahm Sees His Son at the Nest

From A7.3, Sahm Dreams of His Son. It illustrates A7.3.34–41:

  • A7.3.34
    Then to the mountain Sahm made haste, to findThe guiltless child that he had left behind.
  • A7.3.35
    A mountain thrust its head through Pleiades’ light,As though it meant to draw a star from height.
  • A7.3.36
    Upon it rose a nest so vast and high,That Saturn’s stroke could never reach its sky.
  • A7.3.37
    Its pillars, ebony and sandal, stood;All interlaced with fragrant aloeswood.
  • A7.3.38
    Sahm stared at hard rock and the fearful nest;The Simorgh’s savage grandeur gripped his breast.
  • A7.3.39
    Its summit reached Simak in heaven’s span;No stone or earth had raised it, nor a man.
  • A7.3.40
    A youth moved round the nest in noble guise,His father’s likeness clear before Sahm’s eyes.
  • A7.3.41
    He blessed the Maker, bowing to the ground,And rubbed his cheeks upon the stones around.

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