
Iran's Host beneath the Kaveh Standard
From B3.1, Kay Qobad Takes the Throne. It illustrates B3.1.11–16:
- B3.1.11Before them Rostam led the van ahead,Behind him marched the chiefs where banners spread.
- B3.1.12Behind them Zal and royal Qobad came,One hand bore wind, the other carried flame.
- B3.1.13The Kaveh standard streamed before the fight,And dyed the world red, yellow, violet-bright.
- B3.1.14The earth, packed thick with troops, became a ship,As waves from Chin’s great sea around it whip.
- B3.1.15The plains were paved with shields in countless rows,And swords like lamps flashed where the battle rose.
- B3.1.16The world became a sea of pitch to sight,A hundred thousand candles burned with light.
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