Rostam's Night Cup and Vow

From B14.7, Rostam Exhorts the Troops. It illustrates B14.7.72–80:

B14.7.72
Rostam replied, “Night’s darkness fills the air;Our minds are dazed by all the talk we share.
B14.7.73
We will drink till midnight; through the hours of nightStill left, we will tend the army till the light.
B14.7.74
We will see what God, who made the world, will show;What lies concealed within the things we know.”
B14.7.75
He told Iran’s chiefs, “Tonight, with red wine,I seek a happy omen and a sign.
B14.7.76
At dawn I grip great Sahm’s renowned gorz fast;It struck Mazandaran in battles past;
B14.7.77
And shoulder it to seek the coming fight,Where that nahang stands firm in all his might.
B14.7.78
Pavilion, gorz, tiara, crown and throneOf ivory, and elephants full-grown,
B14.7.79
I will bring and give to Iran’s warriors all,If I take arms and answer battle’s call.”
B14.7.80
The noble chiefs cried out, then each one wentTo seek his sleep and rest within his tent.