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Sudabeh First Beholds Siavash
Book B9 · The Story of Siavash

Sudabeh First Beholds Siavash

From B9.6, Sudabeh Falls in Love with Siavash. It illustrates B9.6.2–5:

  • B9.6.2
    One day Kay Kavus sat beside his son,When fair Sudabeh entered, bright as sun.
  • B9.6.3
    Sudabeh suddenly beheld his face,And stood transfixed before his youthful grace.
  • B9.6.4
    Her heart was shaken, passion seized her frame,And all her being kindled into flame.
  • B9.6.5
    She thinned like finest thread beneath desire,And melted like the ice before a fire.

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KavusSiavashSudabeh
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