Iran's People Cry to Zal

From B2.1, Afrasiab Invades after Garshasp’s Death. It illustrates B2.1.24–31:

B2.1.24
Toward Zabulistan then the people turned,And all the world with anxious rumor burned.
B2.1.25
At Zabul all their voices turned to Zal,That Pahlevan whose strength sustained them all.
B2.1.26
They cried: “You held the world too lightly still;Now danger rises hard against our will.
B2.1.27
Since you have borne great Sahm’s commanding place,Our hearts have known no calm nor settled grace.
B2.1.28
When Zav had passed and Garshasp wore the crown,The wicked and their deeds were beaten down.
B2.1.29
The world stands Shahless; all our ranks lie bare,No chief remains to shield us from despair.
B2.1.30
A force has crossed Jihun; its dust concealsThe very Sun beneath its rolling wheels.
B2.1.31
If any remedy you know, make clear;For Afrasiab’s army presses near.”