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Hormizd Counsels Bahram from the Carpet
Book D7 · The Early Sasanians

Hormizd Counsels Bahram from the Carpet

From D7.13.2, Hormizd Bequeaths the Throne to Bahram and Dies. It illustrates D7.13.2.1–5:

  • D7.13.2.1
    When Hormizd knew that death could not be fled,In streams of blood his bitter tears were shed.
  • D7.13.2.2
    He had the carpet spread within his hall,And Bahram came in answer to the call.
  • D7.13.2.3
    He said, “My son, of pure and noble birth,Through courage and through knowledge prove your worth.
  • D7.13.2.4
    Now weakness settles through my weary frame,And cheek and hair in color grow the same.
  • D7.13.2.5
    The straight-stemmed cypress bends beneath time’s blow,The rose takes on the quince’s yellow glow.
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