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Zal's Three Shafts in the Night

Zal's Three Shafts in the Night

From B1.10, Zal Comes to Mehrab’s Aid. It illustrates B1.10.7–10:

  • B1.10.7
    He set a mighty bow upon his arm,And chose a branch-like shaft to deal them harm.
  • B1.10.8
    He marked each station where the chiefs might lie,Then drove one shaft straight upward through the sky.
  • B1.10.9
    Then three shafts sped to three posts through the night,And stirred the camp with sudden fear and fright.
  • B1.10.10
    At dawn the troops discovered where they fell,And cried: “These are Zal’s shafts; we know them well!”

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