Shideh Begs to Face Khosrow

From C4.5, Shideh Appears before His Father. It illustrates C4.5.46–57 (to C4.5.58):

C4.5.46
Then Shideh said: “If thus you seek the fight,Let me go first to prove a champion’s might.
C4.5.47
I overthrow the steeds that face my ire,A brazen elephant in battle’s fire.
C4.5.48
I know no man whose charger in the frayCould cast its dust upon my horse today.
C4.5.49
I long for single combat with Khosrow,Because he is the new king men now know.
C4.5.50
If he should come to meet me in the fight,He shall not slip my grasp or take to flight.
C4.5.51
The heart and back of Iran both shall break,And all their hopes shall tremble in my wake.
C4.5.52
If any other champion rides ahead,I soon shall lay him headlong with the dead.”
C4.5.53
The king replied: “You have not learned war’s ways;Why should the king seek you on battle days?
C4.5.54
I am his match, if combat he should claim;Beneath my feet shall fall his flesh and name.
C4.5.55
If he should come to face me in the field,Both armies would set down the sword and shield.”
C4.5.56
Then Shideh said: “O father, worldly-wise,If he should challenge you before our eyes,
C4.5.57
Five living sons stand here; while we draw breath,We will not let you face the field of death.