Jarireh Marks Forood's Hand in Saffron

From B9.45, The Birth of Forood. It illustrates B9.45.6–8:

• B9.45.6
  Jarireh, mother of the noble boy,Chief of exalted women, stood with joy.
• B9.45.7
  She bade them mark his hand with saffron dye, And press it on the letter for his eye.
• B9.45.8
  “Take this to Siavash,” she bade them say: “Pure Yazdan crowns our lives with joy today.”

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