Publications, Volume 23

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Royal Asiatic Society, 1914

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Page 345 - Should he upbraid, I'll own that he prevail, And sing as sweetly as the nightingale ; Say that he frown...
Page 2 - ... sent by the King of the Greeks, and all Moslems did him homage, both foreign monarchs and his own nobles; and he was extolled by all, because of the honours, gifts, and embassies he had from all monarchs. .And this Sultan had such servants and slaves that on the face of the whole earth there were none like unto them. Among them was a renowned, generous, wise-minded man, complete in manhood, fearless, prudent, cheerful, faultless in speech, brave and a seeker after wisdom, perfect in all virtues,...
Page 9 - ... Since in the days of thine old age thou art such a ravisher of hearts, what must thou have been in the time of thy youth ! Since thou art thus when thou art a half-faded rose, how could those who erstwhile saw thee live or have reason ! Now that my heart is darkened and I am without hope, do not cut me off from thy race ; wed me to thy daughter, for the fruit is like the seed, and thy daughter is like thee. My fate and future will then be more blessed when of thy race a sun like thee shall shine...
Page 31 - In the melly one was like u leopard and one a wild goat. Qaran, the father of the well-beloved Vis, was slain by his foes, and round about him were slain a hundred and thirty nobles, braves of Viro. There rained, so to say, drops of rain that was death. So many men were slain that heap upon heap of corpses lay piled, and round about them flowed streams of blood. When Viro saw his father Qaran slain, and so many nobles lying devoted beside him, he called to his magnates :— " Brothers! in a battle...
Page 30 - ... and the brave were gay. The face of the brave was like the flower of a pomegranate, of the cowardly like a scorpion with yellowness. The two armies met like two mountains of steel falling together. Between them, like messengers, the arrows of poplar with eagles' plumes came and went steely-faced; such beloved messengers were they that they penetrated even to the heart and to the eyes, no other place would please them, and into whatever abode such a messenger came he carried off with him the master...
Page 1 - ... all Islam should be obedient to your command and should swear by your sun, now we counsel your Majesty to do this: to assemble your armies and march against the city of Aspaan. Whoever is not obedient to your sway, and does not seek peace, shall he not be straightway subdued? and henceforth if any dare to disregard your commands, let your unrelenting wrath fall upon him, and so let your will and desire be accomplished." The king hearkened to them, he summoned his three kingdoms. Then he divided...
Page 30 - ... sits, on some a peacock, on some a vulture, on some an eagle. The earth was suddenly become dust, it rose to heaven and poured down upon the heads of the soldiers. Many youths became like old men and black horses grew grey. Cowards and brave men were recognized by this, that the cowards were melancholy and the brave were gay. The face of the brave was like the flower of a pomegranate, of the cowardly like a scorpion with yellowness. The two armies met like two mountains of steel falling together....
Page 6 - ... magnificence that it cannot be conceived by the mind of man. Let us tell somewhat of the pomp of their BairamNavroz celebration. On that day came the kings who were his vassals, and the magnates with their wives and children, to rejoice and to do homage: men of Shiraz, Aspaan, Eraq, Jorjan, Gelan, Ardavel, and Bardavel; Shahp'hur of Gelan and Zard himself, brother and vizier of Shah Moabad, and the nobles of the whole land, with their womenfolk, went to Shah Moabad to Khuarasan, to the city of...
Page 8 - Each was more beautiful than the other. No one can fittingly tell forth their praise, in face and form they were faultless in all points. All were seated before King Moabad. The monarch Shah Moabad was a lover of women; he gazed, he rejoiced, he gave gifts, and bade the minstrels sing; some he made to joust in the lists, some to sport with spears, and the lovely damsels to sway to and fro in the round dance. For a week they made merry with great rejoicing. He gave away all the jewels, pearls, and...
Page 31 - ... and have not rejoiced myself over the enemies. Now night is falling and it will soon be dark. The soldiers retreat. Since morning you have shown great bravery and waged battle, now I will attack, and let your prowess help me and aid me to seek to avenge my father's blood. And be ye all like dragons in the search for blood and in boldness, so that I may not bring shame on my race. Now are the days of death from my sword. Fate and the world I despise. I will be delivered from shame and from the...

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