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Sight Restored to the Captive Shah

Sight Restored to the Captive Shah

From B5.7, Rostam Slays the White Div. It illustrates B5.7.56–67:

  • B5.7.56
    He reached the Shah; a joyful cry rang clear,And all the captive champions gathered near.
  • B5.7.57
    They rushed to greet him, praising Rostam’s name,And hailed the chief who crowned himself with fame.
  • B5.7.58
    He said: “Rejoice! The White Div now is slain;His power is broken and his strength made vain.
  • B5.7.59
    I ripped the liver from his body dark;Of White Div’s dreaded name remains no mark.”
  • B5.7.60
    Kavus embraced him, tears upon his brow:“May crown and army never lack you now.
  • B5.7.61
    Blessed the mother who gave birth to you;No woman bore a champion half so true.
  • B5.7.62
    A thousand blessings fall on Zal’s great line,And on your Zabul, for this deed divine.
  • B5.7.63
    No age has seen your equal in its span,Nor Time produced another such a man.
  • B5.7.64
    My Fortune too is happier in renown,To have such lion-slayer serve my crown.
  • B5.7.65
    Now place White Div’s blood upon our eyes,That I may see your face beneath the skies.”
  • B5.7.66
    He touched the blood to every darkened lid,And sight returned; the darkness from them slid.
  • B5.7.67
    Their darkened eyes grew Sun-like, clear and bright,And all the chiefs rejoiced in new-found sight.

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