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“A marvel such as you are cannot stay
Concealed: I’d never hoped to see this day,
Since in my heart I thought Shapur was dead
But even if a man should lift his head
Above the sun, he cannot turn aside
The will of God, who humbles all our pride:
And God has added to my sovereignty
By giving my young son, Shapur, to me.”
(Ferdowsi, Abolqasem. Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings, translated by
Dick Davis, New York, 2016, p.667.)
