Khosrow Before Afrasiab

From B9.59, Kay Khosrow Comes before Afrasiab. It illustrates B9.59.36–47:

B9.59.36
Afrasiab wept with shame to see the youth;His tears betrayed the burden of the truth.
B9.59.37
He marked his royal stature, strength, and grace,His branch-like form and farr upon his face.
B9.59.38
He gazed a while; the color left his cheek,And in the royal hall no one would speak.
B9.59.39
Then Piran trembled like a willow tree,And feared the youth would never leave there free.
B9.59.40
The monarch’s face at last grew soft and mild,And Time set love within him for the child.
B9.59.41
“O shepherd youth,” the monarch said, “declare:What know you of the world and its affair?
B9.59.42
How do you fare among the grazing sheep?What paths across the earth do shepherds keep?”
B9.59.43
Khosrow replied: “No game is mine to chase;No bow or feathered arrow serves that place.”
B9.59.44
The king then asked: “Who taught you what you know?What good or evil does Time’s turning show?”
B9.59.45
He said: “Where leopards strike, a warrior bleeds;Their claws can tear his heart despite his deeds.”
B9.59.46
Again the king asked: “Parents, eyvan, home,Your city, food, and sleep; where do you roam?”
B9.59.47
Khosrow replied: “A raging lion, fierce and grim,No fighting dog can ever master him.”