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Houman and Barman Bring the Gifts

Houman and Barman Bring the Gifts

From B8.7, Afrasiab Sends Envoys to Sohrab. It illustrates B8.7.27–32:

  • B8.7.27
    When word came that the envoys reached his land,He girt himself to meet the royal band.
  • B8.7.28
    Like wind he rode, his grandfather beside,To greet the envoys where the field lay wide.
  • B8.7.29
    He saw the army massed in ordered rows,And joy within the youthful hero rose.
  • B8.7.30
    When Houman saw his neck and mighty frame,He marveled that the rumor matched the fame.
  • B8.7.31
    With Barman, he presented every prize,The letter, arms, and gear before his eyes.
  • B8.7.32
    Then both delivered Afrasiab’s command,And placed his spoken purpose in Sohrab’s hand.

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