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Faylaqus, the Infant and the White Foal

Faylaqus, the Infant and the White Foal

From D3.4, Darab Rejects His Wife, and Two Births. It illustrates D3.4.19–24:

  • D3.4.19
    When that pure mother bore her shining boy,A herald told his grandfather with joy.
  • D3.4.20
    Within the stable stood a lofty mare,Dun-coated, fit for battle, strong and fair.
  • D3.4.21
    That very night she bore a foal of white,With lion’s chest and shanks both short and tight.
  • D3.4.22
    The Caesar raised his head in joy to seeThis birth, a sign of fortune’s kind decree.
  • D3.4.23
    At dawn he called the child into his sight,And dressed the mare in trappings rich and bright.
  • D3.4.24
    He stroked its eyes and mane with gentle joy;The foal was of an age with Nahid’s boy.

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