Yazdegard Names Hormizd His Heir

From D11.1, The Reign of Yazdegard, Son of Bahram Goor. It illustrates D11.1.15–24:

D11.1.15
When eighteen years of sovereignty had sped,His fortune dimmed, and grief within him spread.
D11.1.16
He called the nobles and the sages near,And seated them around the throne to hear.
D11.1.17
He said, “This harsh sky spares no child or nurse,And bends all royal crowns beneath its curse.
D11.1.18
It heeds no potentate, no king’s decree,But hunts down every quarry that would flee.
D11.1.19
My time draws near the end that Fate bestows;My strength is broken by the heavenly blows.
D11.1.20
I give to Hormizd signet, crown, and reign,The army and Iran’s wealth and domain.
D11.1.21
Now honor him and keep my final word,And let my will within your souls be heard.
D11.1.22
Though Pirooz bears the farr and noble frame,And is some years the elder, all the same,
D11.1.23
In Hormizd I see wisdom, modest grace,And calm restraint befitting royal place.”
D11.1.24
He spoke and lived one week, then passed away;The throne itself wore mourning through the day.