ABSTRACT
That done, they rose and sought another Sháh. When tidings of the death of Yazdagird Spread 'mongst the chiefs-the monarch of the Alans, The paladin of Pars, Bíward, Shikbán, The warrior of the world, Bihzád who had Barzin to sirè and was of Rustam's race, And Sám the hero sprung from Kai KubádAll said : " The sovereignty is mine from earth To Pisces," and the whole world was fulfilled With tumult, for the head that wore the crown Had vanished from the throne. Then in írán Chief, paladin, and archmage, all that were Of ardent soul, met to debate in Pars :— " Who is there worthy of the throne of kings ? c. 1476 Consider who can enter on the work. We see not any one, approved by God, To wear the golden girdle on the throne, And to allay the troubles of the time : A kingless world is but a pasturage."
