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Nohzar Weeps for Qobad

Nohzar Weeps for Qobad

From B1.4, Barman and Qobad in Single Combat. It illustrates B1.4.64–69:

  • B1.4.64
    With grief for Qobad weighing on his breast,He sought the Shah, by boundless woe oppressed.
  • B1.4.65
    Nohzar beheld him, weeping for the slain,And spoke while sorrow filled his heart with pain.
  • B1.4.66
    His lashes long had known no restful sleep;Now from those eyes the bitter tears ran deep.
  • B1.4.67
    “Since Sahm has died, no grief has struck me so;May Qobad’s spirit like the bright Sun glow.
  • B1.4.68
    And may your worldly fortune long endure;One day brings joy, one grief; of this be sure.
  • B1.4.69
    No armor shields us when death bares its teeth;Earth gives no cradle but the grave beneath.”

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