Rostam and Sa’ad Beneath the Rock

From E10.4, Rostam Battles Sa’ad and Is Slain. It illustrates E10.4.14–25:

E10.4.14
Then Sa’ad’s shout and Rostam’s roar were heard,And through the shaken field the armies stirred.
E10.4.15
Each left his army’s center and withdrew,And from the crowded field apart they drew.
E10.4.16
They reached the shadow of a rocky height,And there the chieftains joined in single fight.
E10.4.17
There Rostam roared like thunder in the sky,And made his blade at Sa’ad’s charger fly.
E10.4.18
He struck the charger’s head with such great forceThat Sa’ad fell, flung from his crashing horse.
E10.4.19
Then Rostam raised his sharpened blade to showThe day of Doom to his unhorsed foe.
E10.4.20
He meant to strike off Sa’ad’s head, but thenThe dust obscured the sight of both the men.
E10.4.21
Then Rostam left his charger’s saddle-seat,And stood beside his charger on his feet.
E10.4.22
He bound the courser’s rein about his waist,While blinding desert dust his eyes embraced.
E10.4.23
Then Sa’ad rushed to strike him in that place,And struck his helm; blood streamed across his face.
E10.4.24
As blood obscured his sight, the Arab’s powerPrevailed against him in that desperate hour.
E10.4.25
His next blow struck the chest and neck instead,And cast the mighty Pahlevan down dead.