Zal Watches Bahman Cross the Hirmund

From C8.7, Bahman Arrives in Zabul. It illustrates C8.7.4–13:

C8.7.4
The noble youth crossed Hirmund’s rushing tide,Tall as a cypress in his youthful pride.
C8.7.5
The watchman saw him from the river’s side,And raised a cry through Zabul far and wide:
C8.7.6
“A warlike horseman now has crossed the streamOn sable steed whose golden trappings gleam.
C8.7.7
Behind him riders of a humbler rankPassed on at ease beside the riverbank.”
C8.7.8
Zal mounted swiftly, heeding the alarm,His kamand strapped, his gorz upon his arm.
C8.7.9
He reached the watchtower, saw Bahman draw near,And from his heart there rose a sigh of fear.
C8.7.10
He said, “This is a Pahlevan of fame,In royal robes that well befit his name.
C8.7.11
Indeed, he comes from Lohrasp’s royal line;May his arrival make our country shine.”
C8.7.12
He left the tower and rode toward the gate,Then paused in thought, still mounted, there to wait.
C8.7.13
Soon Bahman came, his royal banner high;He did not know old Zal as he rode by.