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Shiruyeh with the Wolf's Claw
Book E7 · The Story of Khosrow Parviz and Shirin

Shiruyeh with the Wolf's Claw

From E7.4, Shirin’s Crime and Shiruyeh’s Fall. It illustrates E7.4.10–14:

  • E7.4.10
    One day the Mobad came from court and foundThe prince at sport, to idle pastimes bound.
  • E7.4.11
    He cast Kalila’s pages to the floor,Refusing ancient wisdom’s moral lore.
  • E7.4.12
    In his left hand he clutched a wolf’s dried claw,A baleful plaything that the Mobad saw.
  • E7.4.13
    His right a horn, which against the claw he beat,Boasting of battle, bloodshed, and defeat.
  • E7.4.14
    The Mobad shivered at that grim design,Where slaughter stood inscribed in every sign.

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