Tahmineh Enters by Candlelight

From B8.4, Tahmineh Seeks Out Rostam. It illustrates B8.4.1–11:

B8.4.1
At deep of night, while morning star rode high,A secret murmur moved beneath the sky.
B8.4.2
The chamber door swung softly and then turned,And amber-scented candlelight there burned.
B8.4.3
A handmaid entered, stately, calm, and bright,And bore the perfumed candle through the night.
B8.4.4
Behind her came a maiden moon-faced, fair,Sun-bright, with color, fragrance in the air.
B8.4.5
Her brows were bows; her dark hair streamed behind,Like coils of kamand in the night entwined.
B8.4.6
Tall as a cypress, straight in form and height,She entered softly in the chamber light.
B8.4.7
Her cheeks like Yemeni agate burned,Her mouth as narrow as a heart that yearned.
B8.4.8
Her soul was wisdom, spirit filled her frame;No earthly dust seemed mingled with her flame.
B8.4.9
Brave Rostam marveled at the wondrous sight,Blessed Yazdan, then addressed her in the night:
B8.4.10
“Who are you, coming here while others sleep?What do you seek, what purpose do you keep?”
B8.4.11
She said: “Tahmineh is the name I bear;Grief split my heart in two and left it bare.