Vis and Ramin

SHAHRO'S LAMENT FOR VIS 187
seek him who has slain thee ? He has shed the blood of
every man, but he has killed me more than all. I will
bring wise men from Greece 1 and India. 2
Surely some
one will know a means to aid me. My beautiful one, thou
wert alone on this earth, and lack of a peer 3 wearied thee.
Maybe in Paradise thou shalt find thy like, for here, my
eoul, there is none. Since I have heard of thy death my
life has been dead with thee. Now, of what avail is thy
raiment, who can wear thy garments ? Whom shall I find
with thy beauty of face ? Now, who will dare to make this
known to thy brother Viro ? Who will carry the tidings
that Shahro is weeping | for Vis's death? The sun of 213
beauties is gone. I remain a seeker for Vis, and a mourner
for her. May the castle of that impious 4
pig not remain,
nor the mountain, for the eye of my happiness has been
blinded there. There my moon was extinguished, and,
slain, no longer appears to me. Now the devils and kadjis*
rejoice ; they know what mischance will befall in return for
this blood how many monarchs and magnates will die.
In return for the blood of Vis I will make Djeon 6 flow from
the blood of
much blood
her foe and from mine eyes. If I wept as
as a thousand Djeons, and made as much
blood flow from Moabad, it would not make up for
drop
one
of Vis's blood. What shall I do ? Inexplicable and
unintelligible is it to seek Vis's blood. city of Marav, 7
chief of Khuarasan, do not make easy such unrighteousness.
In place of the stream of Tsui, 8
may mischance come upon
thy land, from the leaves of the tree mayst thou see innumerable
lances and swords of warriors. Shahinshah
will no longer repose in thee. I will cause a stream of
blood to flow in thee. Let those who sought the blood of
Vis don their armour. 9 From Khorav 10 to Bakhot'har 11 so
SabcrdzneVhi, 194. .
2 Indoet'hi, 155, 158.
Udjubfhoba. Uzenaro, 210, 217.
Kadjis, 111, R, 190, etc. Oihon, 187.
Marao for Maravo. Tsuli? name of river.
Abdjari (meabdjre, 47).
u
Bakhot
> Khoravi ? ef. Kharav, 184.