Siavash Receives the Shah's Wrath

From B9.27, The Shah’s Reply to Siavash. It illustrates B9.27.29–40 (to B9.27.43):

B9.27.29
They sealed the letter; then the courier flew,As though on wings, and swiftly onward drew.
B9.27.30
When Siavash received those words of blame,He called the messenger and asked the same.
B9.27.31
He pressed him close until the truth was known,And all the matter plainly to him shown.
B9.27.32
The man recounted all the Shah had said,Of Tus and Rostam, and the wrath that spread.
B9.27.33
Then Siavash grew heavy at the word,And grieved for Rostam at the things he heard.
B9.27.34
He pondered on his father and the Turks,And on the changing course where battle works.
B9.27.35
“A hundred valiant horsemen, royal kin,All loyal friends, and guiltless men within.
B9.27.36
If I should send them captive to his court,They go as innocents to death in short.
B9.27.37
He will not pause to question how or why;He will hang them alive and let them die.
B9.27.38
What answer can I give to Yazdan’s gaze?My father’s deeds have brought these bitter days.
B9.27.39
If I attack his foe without just claim,And wage a causeless war, I earn the blame.
B9.27.40
Yazdan would not approve this deed of shame,And every tongue would rise against my name.