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Rostam Fashions the Tamarisk Arrow
Book C8 · The Tragedy of Rostam and Esfandiyar

Rostam Fashions the Tamarisk Arrow

From C8.26, Rostam Faces Esfandiyar Again. It illustrates C8.26.1–5:

  • C8.26.1
    The Simorgh bade farewell to Zal, alliedAs weft to warp, bound closely side by side.
  • C8.26.2
    She rose with happy heart, her pinions spread;And Rostam watched her soaring overhead.
  • C8.26.3
    He kindled fire, the arrow to prepare,And steeped the wood in wine with patient care.
  • C8.26.4
    One sharpened arrowhead he fitted tight,Then feathered the straight shaft and set it right.
  • C8.26.5
    When dawn broke from the heights and night withdrew,Across the dark its early brightness grew.

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RostamZalSimorgh
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