A literary history of Persia

BiBt SHAHR-BANll 133the Persian hatred of 'Umar and love of 'All that I cannotforbear quoting it in this connection. Shahr-banii is brought toMadina in a litter, as befits a king's daughter, by the chivalrousHasan, but then her troubles begin :" Wali chun shud Madina manzil-i-indGham-i-'dlam fuzi'in shud bar dil-i-md.'Yaki guftd ki, In dukhtar kaniz-ast ' :'Yaki guftd, Bi-shahr-i-khud 'aziz-ast.'Bi-masjid mard u zan dar bam mahzar,Mard nazd-i-' Umar burdand, mddar IKaldmi guft Kazu dar khurush-am:Bu-guft, 'In bi-kasdn-rd mi-funhham ! '1AH jiddat chu bar dmad khurushdnBu-guftd, Lab ' bi-band, ay di'in-i-ndddn fNa-shdyad burdan, ay mal'un-i-ghadddrBuzurgdn-rd sar-i-'urydn bi-bdzdrl'Pas az dn khwdrt, ay nur-i-dii ' ayn-am,Bi-bakhshidand bar bdbat Husayn-am.Husayn karda wasiyyat bar man-i-zdrNa-manam dar miydn-i-Al-i-At-hdr.Agar mdnam, asir u khwdr gardam,Btrahna-sar bi-har bazar gardam.Ti'i, chn hasti Imdm u Shahriydram,Bi-dast-i-tust, mddar, ikhtiydram.Agar gii'i, rawant, dard-at bi-jdnam ;aldh-am gar na-mi-ddni, bi-mdnarn I '"But when at last I reached Madina' s townA whole world's sorrow seemed to weigh me down.'"This girl a serving-maid shall be !One cried,Another, ' Nay, she was of 'high degree 1The women thronged the roofs the ; mosque, the men :O Mother I Me they bore to 'Umar then,Who spoke a word that caused me pain untold :'These hapless wretches shall as slaves be sold 1'But 'All then appeared upon the scene,'And cried, Be silent, fool and coward mean !These gentle women, traitor, void of grace,'Shall not stand naked in the market-place!Light of mine eyes ! After such treatment dire,They gave me to Husayn, thy noble sire,