Vis and Ramin

880 VISKAMIANI
Kuahndez, 1 and all the old and new ancestral 2 treasure of
Moabad lay in that castle. And Zard, the brother of
Moabad, was governor of that castle, and also of Vis, who
caused him more trouble than the treasure and the castle
too. Zard's own treasure lay there too, which was more
even than Moabad's. There was no richer man upon the
earth than he, for he was Moabad's brother, his trusty
eldest of the family, 3 and faithful to him.
And he who was sent to Vis entered the city of Marav
secretly, and donned a veil* like a woman, and thus went
before Vis. Every day there was a reception of women
before Vis. No day passed on which dames, wives of
grandees, were not invited, and did not rejoice with her and
banquet. 6 That slave sent as a messenger came so veiled
that not even Vis knew that he had come in. Then he
made himself known and reported Eamin's news in detail,
and told her what he had to tell her. How this news
pleased Vis and rejoiced her, who can fathom save her own
heart ? What Ramin had done pleased her, she gave him
when she was convinced of his constancy,
and she began to seek a means of being with him.
Then Vis immediately sent a man to Zard to : say
"
My
brother Viro has been ill, I have heard and seen in a vision
438 countless thanks |
that he is better. Now I wish to perform a religious
service, 6 to spread out a great sacrifice, and to give to the
poor." Zard thus
"
: replied Do so, God. 7 Would that
thou wert always doing religious and lawful things !
Whatever is best, may God make thee to do it."
Immediately Vis went down from the castle and went to
She had the
pray at the fire altar erected by Djimshed. 8
daughters and wives of the grandees with her. She gave
countless offerings, and they slew many oxen and sheep for
the poor and ; she spread out for a sacrifice and offering
much brocade 9 and gold. When the night was quite dark,
1 Kuahndez. 2
Papis-papeuli.
3
6
SaJchlisa ukhutzesi ?
*
major-domo, 450. Zetsari.
5
"enjoy her hospitality. '
Maemani, cf. moeman Marr IV., VIII.
13, 1.
7 Ghmert'ho. 8
Djimshed, 375.
6
Samghfho
divine deed.
9 Stavra, 415, 442.