Houman Brings Dread News to Piran

From B14.4, Piran Consults Houman and the Khan. It illustrates B14.4.1–12 (to B14.4.19):

B14.4.1
Houman withdrew, his face grown pale with dread,And hurried to Piran with anxious tread.
B14.4.2
“O favored one, our ruin now is sure;This bitter business leaves no hope secure.
B14.4.3
This lion-heart is Rostam, Zabul’s son;Now weep for all our army, every one.
B14.4.4
Iblis would shun him; none can take a stand;Nahang at sea or leopard on the land.
B14.4.5
He spoke and heard replies throughout our stay;He named our every wrong without delay.
B14.4.6
He named me well, O brother, as he weighedThe vengeance due for Siavash betrayed.
B14.4.7
He spoke of former deeds, of lands laid bare,Of thriving lands, his aims, and what was fair.
B14.4.8
He named each injury, each bloody deed,And Bahram, Gudarz’s house, and all who bleed.
B14.4.9
Then you will see I have not spoken lies;Fire draws its splendor from the sword he plies.
B14.4.10
Of all Turan, his warm regard was dueTo you alone; no smile came into view.
B14.4.11
He calls for you alone from all our men;I do not know what purpose guides him then.
B14.4.12
Go see him, spear in hand, a mountain still,His towering form, one hill upon a hill.