The Successors of Genghis Khan - Robert Bedrosian's Armenian ...

BEGINNING OF THE HISTORY OF OGETEI Q
can inform its friends of what happened and they may leave this
region." When the wolf was released the dogs fell upon it and tore it
to pieces. Qa'an was angry and ordered the dogs to be put to death for
killing the wolf. He entered the ordo in a sad and thoughtful mood and,
turning to his ministers and courtiers, he said: "I set that wolf free
because I felt a weakness in my constitution and I thought that if I
saved a living creature from destruction the Eternal God would grant
that I too should be spared. The wolf did not escape from the dogs,
neither surely shall I come forth from this danger."395 Now it is not
concealed that kings are raised up by divine aid and receive inspirations
and so are aware of [future] events.
We have given some description of Qa'an's generosity, liberality,
clemency, and forgiveness, the qualities with which the Necessarily
Existent had distinguished him, in order that it may be known and
confirmed to all that in this world there is no virtue above the acquisition
of a good name, for after the lapse of many years the mention of
the bounty, generosity, beneficence, and justice of Hatim396 and
Nushlnravan3'7 is still upon the tongues of all mankind.
O Sa'di, the breath of a good name never dies; he [only] is dead of whom men
do not speak well.
We shall now tell one story also of his severity, awesomeness, and
fury in order to illustrate his perfection in both of the categories upon
which the foundations of world sovereignty are laid.