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Khosrow Hunts in the Spring Plain

Khosrow Hunts in the Spring Plain

From C4.25, Kay Khosrow Writes Kavus of His Victory. It illustrates C4.25.17–23:

  • C4.25.17
    Then he returned to revelry and wine,With moon-faced beauties radiant and fine.
  • C4.25.18
    So passed the time till spring adorned the earth,And hue and scent gave paradise its birth.
  • C4.25.19
    The plain was painted silk; the sky was bright,Like leopard’s back with many-colored light.
  • C4.25.20
    The Gur-e-Khar and deer roamed through the land;With hawk and cheetah he pursued the band.
  • C4.25.21
    With musky wine and beauties bright of face,He shared the pleasures of the royal chase.
  • C4.25.22
    The beasts, like gurs, were full of vital power;They roamed the open plain in spring’s bright hour.
  • C4.25.23
    Their necks were like male lions’, thick and strong;With heads and ears like deer’s, they moved along.

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