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Khosrow Honours the Fallen King of Makran

Khosrow Honours the Fallen King of Makran

From C4.35, Khosrow Battles the King of Makran. It illustrates C4.35.33–38:

  • C4.35.33
    The king of Makran, wounded in the fray,Died in the center where his army lay.
  • C4.35.34
    One asked, “Shall we cut off his royal head?”The Shah said, “Never shame the kingly dead.
  • C4.35.35
    Who cuts off royal heads unless he beA villain sprung from Ahriman’s dark tree?
  • C4.35.36
    Do not lay bare his body; let him lieIn wounded jowshan, as he came to die.
  • C4.35.37
    Prepare a tomb; bring musk for his last bed,And sprinkle rosewater upon the dead.
  • C4.35.38
    With Chin’s brocade conceal his face from sight;Such is the passing of the men of might.”

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