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The Eagles Lift Kavus's Throne

The Eagles Lift Kavus's Throne

From B6.9, Iblis Beguiles Kavus. It illustrates B6.9.29–36:

  • B6.9.29
    A throne of Qomari aloeswood he made,Its upper joints with gold secured and laid.
  • B6.9.30
    Along its sides he fixed long spears upright,And bound them firmly to the throne and tight.
  • B6.9.31
    From every spear he hung a lamb’s fat thigh,To draw the hungry eagles straining high.
  • B6.9.32
    He brought four mighty eagles to the ground,One on each side, securely lashed and bound.
  • B6.9.33
    Then Kavus settled on the lifted seat,A cup of wine before him, red and sweet.
  • B6.9.34
    The starving eagles, eager for their prey,Strained upward hard and beat their wings away.
  • B6.9.35
    They drove themselves toward the suspended meat,And raised the throne with every upward beat.
  • B6.9.36
    They climbed toward the meat with all their force,And bore the throne aloft along its course.

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