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Kavus Curses Garsivaz
Book C4 · The Final Afrasiab Wars and the Disappearance of Kay Khosrow

Kavus Curses Garsivaz

From C4.32, Khosrow Sends Spoils and Captives to Kavus. It illustrates C4.32.54–59:

  • C4.32.54
    He ordered all the spoils brought forth, displayed,With famous warriors, strong and proud, arrayed.
  • C4.32.55
    The guiltless women came, their faces veiled,Who in their sheltered chambers had been assailed.
  • C4.32.56
    Bound Jahan came, with Garsivaz bound too,Who brought down Siavash through schemes untrue.
  • C4.32.57
    When Kavus looked on Garsivaz the base,He cursed him justly, to his very face.
  • C4.32.58
    Kavus beheld with eyes that filled with tearsThe daughters of Afrasiab and their fears.
  • C4.32.59
    He made the royal bower their dwelling-place,With handmaids set to serve them in that space.

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