Houman Taunts Gudarz

From C3.11, Houman Challenges Gudarz. It illustrates C3.11.2–13 (to C3.11.21):

C3.11.2
Still bent on vengeance against Iran’s band,He came before Gudarz and made his stand.
C3.11.3
He shouted, “Binder of the Div, give ear;Now hear the charge that Houman brings you here.
C3.11.4
I heard your counsel in the royal hall,And how you led the Shah’s men, one and all.
C3.11.5
I heard of all his gifts and your command,Your terms to Piran, chief of Turan’s land.
C3.11.6
Your envoy reached the ranks of old Piran;Your son, the warrior Giv, a Pahlevan.
C3.11.7
And afterward you swore by royal light,By sun and moon, by throne and crown in sight:
C3.11.8
‘If ever I behold Piran in strife,I shall cut short the measure of his life.’
C3.11.9
Fierce as a lion you have ranked your powers,And thirsted for the fight through waiting hours.
C3.11.10
Then why crouch back behind that mountain chain,Like timid mountain sheep that fear the plain?
C3.11.11
So does the hunted quarry flee in fright,Before the lion’s overwhelming might.
C3.11.12
It seeks a narrow woodland hiding-place,And fears for life, forgetting all disgrace.
C3.11.13
Lead forth your battle-lines into the field;Why keep your men behind the heights concealed?