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Lahhak Sleeps While Farshidvard Watches

Lahhak Sleeps While Farshidvard Watches

From C3.44, Bijan Follows Gostaham. It illustrates C3.44.37–43:

  • C3.44.37
    They found a running stream beside a glade,Where caravans could rest beneath the shade.
  • C3.44.38
    Inside were lions, birds, and roaming game,While trees and grass adorned the woodland frame.
  • C3.44.39
    They stopped to drink, their throats with thirst aflame;Then hunger rose and made its equal claim.
  • C3.44.40
    No grief or joy can silence hunger’s call;The hungry mouth stays open through them all.
  • C3.44.41
    They roamed the meadow, bringing down their prey,And many beasts before those hunters lay.
  • C3.44.42
    They lit a fire and ate kabab, then deepIn weariness they turned their heads to sleep.
  • C3.44.43
    But grimly fortune held the pair oppressed;Lahhak slept; Farshidvard watched his brother’s rest.

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