ABSTRACT
Now when Dará had perished in the war, c. 1365 And all his family had had their day, He left one son behind-a potent prince, A wise and valiant man by name Sásán, Who, when he saw his father slain, and fortune Averse from the Iranians, fled before The host of Bum and 'scaped the net of bale. He died in wretched plight in Hindustan, And left a little boy. Thus every sire Throughout four generations gave his son The name Sásán. They all were camel-drivers, Or shepherds, and hard workers all their years. The youngest of the race came to Pápak, Beheld his master-shepherd on the plain, And said : " Hast thou employment for a hireling, Whose life is being spent in sore distress ? "
