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Tahmineh Mourns with Sohrab's Charger

Tahmineh Mourns with Sohrab's Charger

From B8.25, Tahmineh Hears of Sohrab’s Death. It illustrates B8.25.38–47:

  • B8.25.38
    She brought his charger, swift of foot and strong,The steed that bore him proudly through the throng.
  • B8.25.39
    She clasped its head and kissed it in despair;The world stood wondering at the grief laid bare.
  • B8.25.40
    She rubbed her face and hair against its feet,Beneath the hooves her blood and tears would meet.
  • B8.25.41
    She took his robe and pressed it to her breast,As though her son within its folds might rest.
  • B8.25.42
    Her lashes bled and turned the earth to red;Through blood and dust she rolled beside the dead.
  • B8.25.43
    She brought his armor, bow, and battle gear,His sword, spear, gorz; each relic held so dear.
  • B8.25.44
    She brought his golden bridle, burnished shield,And struck her head against them where she kneeled.
  • B8.25.45
    She brought his kamand, eighty armspans long,And looped it round her neck, lamenting wrong.
  • B8.25.46
    She took his helm and jowshan, held them dear,And cried, “O battle-seeking lion, hear!”
  • B8.25.47
    She took his sword and reached his noble steed,And cut its tail in mourning for the deed.

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