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Goshtasb Raises Zarir from the Field

Goshtasb Raises Zarir from the Field

From C6.19, The Turks Ask Mercy of Esfandiyar. It illustrates C6.19.21–27:

  • C6.19.21
    But when he saw his brother on the ground,Flung vilely down amid the heaps around,
  • C6.19.22
    He tore apart the royal robe he wore,Dismounted from Shulak and grieved still more.
  • C6.19.23
    He clutched his beard in both his hands and cried:“O Prince of Balkh, with you all joy has died.
  • C6.19.24
    O gallant horseman, chief of royal name,O chosen hero, crowned in warlike fame,
  • C6.19.25
    My pillar, guardian of our country’s might,Crown of the army, all the world’s bright light!”
  • C6.19.26
    He then drew close and raised him from the plain,And cleansed his face himself of blood and stain.
  • C6.19.27
    He laid him in a golden coffin, tornWith grief, as though Zarir had not been born.

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