
Nohzar Weeps for Qobad
From B1.4, Barman and Qobad in Single Combat. It illustrates B1.4.64–69:
- B1.4.64With grief for Qobad weighing on his breast,He sought the Shah, by boundless woe oppressed.
- B1.4.65Nohzar beheld him, weeping for the slain,And spoke while sorrow filled his heart with pain.
- B1.4.66His 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.
- B1.4.68And may your worldly fortune long endure;One day brings joy, one grief; of this be sure.
- B1.4.69No armor shields us when death bares its teeth;Earth gives no cradle but the grave beneath.”
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