The Review on the Plain

From E1.6, The Khan Writes for Peace. It illustrates E1.6.57–68 (to E1.6.73):

E1.6.57
One day he held his court upon the plain;The horsemen’s dust rose like a storm of rain.
E1.6.58
All marzbans came with golden girdles bright,And stood to serve the Shah in public sight.
E1.6.59
Baluch and Gil came bearing shields of gold,Together gathered in a body bold.
E1.6.60
A thousand steeds appeared in golden gear,Their rich caparisons shone bright and clear.
E1.6.61
Gold-scabbarded scimitars flashed in light,And iron darts and javelins shone bright.
E1.6.62
Gold seemed to grow from iron everywhere;Light married metal, dazzling all the air.
E1.6.63
Upon an elephant in silk brocade,An ivory throne of splendor was displayed;
E1.6.64
With ebony and turquoise banded round,While drums and karnays filled the air with sound.
E1.6.65
Ambassadors from Barda, Hind, and Rum,From every court on which the heavens loom,
E1.6.66
And horsemen from the plain with spear and bow,Went to the Shah in one assembled row.
E1.6.67
Thus to the men of Chin he made it known:From sun to Fish, the realm was his alone.
E1.6.68
The air churned thick with dust from every horse;The earth was armed with every warlike force.