Sahm Refuses the Offered Crown

From B1.1, Nohzar Accedes to the Throne. It illustrates B1.1.26–33:

B1.1.26
Iran’s great chiefs came out on foot to meet,And laid their grief before him at his feet:
B1.1.27
“Nohzar has turned from wisdom’s ancient way,And drives the land toward ruin and decay.
B1.1.28
His wakeful fortune sleeps; his glory fades,The god-bestowed farr withdraws into the shades.
B1.1.29
If you would take the crown and royal seat,The realm beneath your hand would rise complete.
B1.1.30
We all would serve you, faithful to your claim,And bind our lives and honor to your name.”
B1.1.31
But Sahm replied: “Speak not such words,” he said;“How could the Maker bless so false a tread?
B1.1.32
Who dares pronounce that claim upon this earthWhile Nohzar lives, of Kayanian birth?
B1.1.33
If Manuchehr’s own daughter ruled instead,The dust before her feet would be my bed.