
Farayin's Candlelit Garden Revels
From E9.3, The Reign of Guraz, Also Called Farayin. It illustrates E9.3.21–28:
- E9.3.21He set the royal muster in the halls,And summoned all the troops within the walls.
- E9.3.22He scattered robes and gold in wanton sport,And squandered honors freely through the court.
- E9.3.23Within two weeks, Shah Ardeshir’s whole storeHeld not one shaft’s feather’s worth anymore.
- E9.3.24When Guraz sought the garden for his wine,He brought but amber candles there to shine.
- E9.3.25Eighty before him, eighty in the rear;His helpers followed close, all gathered near.
- E9.3.26His basins shone in silver or in gold;The gold was gem-inlaid, a joy to behold.
- E9.3.27He feasted through the watches of the night.The nobles’ hearts were dark with hate and spite.
- E9.3.28By night, in drunken pride, his steps were bentThrough gardens; to the riding-ground he went.
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