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Smiths Fire Iskandar's Wall

Smiths Fire Iskandar's Wall

From D5.30, Iskandar Builds a Wall against Yajuj and Majuj. It illustrates D5.30.44–50:

  • D5.30.44
    They mixed much oil and naphtha, then they pouredThe mixture on the substances there stored.
  • D5.30.45
    They heaped great loads of charcoal on the height,Then, at his order, set the mass alight.
  • D5.30.46
    A hundred thousand smiths obeyed his will,And brought their bellows, working with their skill.
  • D5.30.47
    The roaring blast rose from the mountain’s peak;The stars before the fire’s fierce might grew weak.
  • D5.30.48
    So time went by amid that fiery glare,The bellows’ blast, the smiths’ relentless care.
  • D5.30.49
    The substances grew molten, flowing bright,And fused together in the fire’s fierce light.
  • D5.30.50
    Thus Yajuj and Majuj were held at bay,And nations breathed in safety from that day.

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