Daqiqi Appears in Ferdowsi's Dream

From C6.1, Ferdowsi’s Dream of Daqiqi. It illustrates C6.1.1–12:

C6.1.1
Thus was it that one night the poet dreamed:Within his cup, wine like rosewater gleamed.
C6.1.2
Daqiqi then appeared and, drawing near,Told tales about the wine-cup, loud and clear.
C6.1.3
He called, “Ferdowsi, when you drink, be trueTo Kay Kavus’s custom in all you do.
C6.1.4
You chose a king in whom his throne takes pride,With crown and Fortune standing at his side.
C6.1.5
Mahmud, the conquering king whom realms acclaim,Brings joy to mighty and to poor the same.
C6.1.6
For eighty-five years, sorrow shall not grow,Nor shall his treasure dwindle, sinking low.
C6.1.7
Hereafter he will march on Chin in force,And every chief will clear his army’s course.
C6.1.8
No harsh word need he speak throughout the land;All royal crowns shall come into his hand.
C6.1.9
If over this great tale you long have striven,All that your heart desired is now given.
C6.1.10
I sang of this before; if you should seeMy verses, keep them in your book for me.
C6.1.11
A thousand couplets told, before I passed,Of Goshtasb and Arjasp; they were my last.
C6.1.12
Should these words reach the king, my soul will soonRise from the dust and soar up to the moon.”