
Farangis Consents in Silent Grief
From B13.16, Fariborz Asks for Farangis’s Hand. It illustrates B13.16.56–63:
- B13.16.56The Shah of ladies sat in silent grief,While sorrow pressed her heart without relief.
- B13.16.57Before her son, shame held her tongue in place;At last she sighed and raised her grieving face.
- B13.16.58Then, sighing deeply, she to Rostam said:“O leader whose great prowess crowns your head,
- B13.16.59Though none in Iran equals Siavash in fame,Fariborz bears a royal, honored name.
- B13.16.60Yet none can make Siavash’s glory fade;No man can fill the place that prince once made.
- B13.16.61Yet at your words my tongue is bound in chain;Against your counsel I cannot complain.
- B13.16.62What does the famous monarch ask of me?I gird myself to honor his decree.”
- B13.16.63Khosrow rejoiced to hear the words she said;His face bloomed like a spring rose newly spread.
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