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Rostam Enters Sepand as Salt Merchant
Book A9 · The Birth and Early Feats of Rostam; Manuchehr’s Closing Counsel

Rostam Enters Sepand as Salt Merchant

From A9.4, Rostam Goes to Mount Sepand. It illustrates A9.4.20–24:

  • A9.4.20
    When at the narrow gateway they drew near,They all came out to welcome him with cheer.
  • A9.4.21
    Before the fortress chief great Rostam came,He kissed the earth and blessed his royal name.
  • A9.4.22
    He brought him heaps of salt from camel-load,And blessings on the gathered people flowed.
  • A9.4.23
    The ruler said, “Live long beneath the skies,Like sun and moon that endlessly arise.
  • A9.4.24
    Your gift I take, and thanks I give to you;I see a noble, God-wise heart shine through.”

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