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Khosrow Led Away on the Elephant

Khosrow Led Away on the Elephant

From E7.11, Shiruyeh Sends Khosrow to Tisfoon. It illustrates E7.11.57–65:

  • E7.11.57
    He said, “This armor now is earth to me,My golden shield the heaven I can see.
  • E7.11.58
    The mountains are these garden treasures bright,That filled my heart, as lamps fill rooms with light.
  • E7.11.59
    In truth my days are drawing to their end;Where is my star that once made worlds attend?
  • E7.11.60
    Where are the peace and joy that once were mine?Where are the crowns on which my name would shine?”
  • E7.11.61
    They brought an elephant; his soul was dark,And sorrow quenched in him its royal spark.
  • E7.11.62
    He mounted, and the troops led him away;In Pahlavi he cried aloud that day:
  • E7.11.63
    “O treasure, if you have become my foe,Be not a friend to those who bring me low.
  • E7.11.64
    Today I stand in Ahriman’s command;You do not help me in this hostile land.
  • E7.11.65
    Conceal yourself and show yourself to none;Let not my foes rejoice in what is done.”

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