The Feigned Quarrel in Kabul

From C9.2, Rostam Comes to Kabul for His Brother. It illustrates C9.2.56–63:

• C9.2.56
  When royal wine had heated every head,Shaghad grew insolent, as planned, and said:
• C9.2.57
  “In every gathering, I stand aloneAbove the rest,” he said in boastful tone.
• C9.2.58
  “With Rostam for my brother, Zal my sire,What nobler ancestry could men desire?”
• C9.2.59
  The king feigned anger, answering with spite:“Why should I hide the truth now brought to light?
• C9.2.60
  No root in Sahm, Nariman’s son, have you;No brother’s bond with Rostam links you two.
• C9.2.61
  Zal never speaks of you or calls your name;Why should your brother recognize your claim?
• C9.2.62
  You stand below his servants in disgrace;His mother will not own the line you trace.”
• C9.2.63
  Shaghad, as though enraged by what was said,Departed toward Zabul with wrathful tread.

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