Shapur Seizes the Ball Before the Shah

From D7.3, The Daughter of Ardavan Bears a Son. It illustrates D7.3.57–63:

D7.3.57
The servant did the bidding of the king,And drove the ball before the mounted ring.
D7.3.58
The boys, as swift as arrows, chased it hard,Until they neared the Shah across the yard.
D7.3.59
They halted, though they longed to join the play;But Shapur charged ahead without delay.
D7.3.60
He bore it off before the monarch’s face,Then gave it to the boys beyond that place.
D7.3.61
The Shah’s heart joyed as when an old man’s frameGrows young again and kindles into flame.
D7.3.62
The horsemen lifted Shapur from the ground,And passed him hand to hand among them round.
D7.3.63
At last the King of kings embraced the boy,And blessed the Judge of all with tears of joy.