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Zal and Rudabeh Wed on One Throne

Zal and Rudabeh Wed on One Throne

From A8.22, Zal Returns to Kabul, Sahm and Rudabeh. It illustrates A8.22.47–52:

  • A8.22.47
    They passed into a chamber worked in gold,Where spring itself seemed living to behold.
  • A8.22.48
    There Sahm looked on the moon-faced maiden’s grace,And wonder held him as he viewed her face.
  • A8.22.49
    He knew not how to praise that radiant sight,Nor how to open eyes against such light.
  • A8.22.50
    By Sahm’s command, Mehrab appeared that night;They bound the marriage by the faith and rite.
  • A8.22.51
    They seated both together on one throne,With agate bright and emeralds all their own.
  • A8.22.52
    A famed diadem adorned the moon-bright bride;A jeweled royal crown shone at Zal’s side.

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