50 Life and Writings 
Then said Seendocht,—know that the son of 
Saum 
In secret has insnared the affections of 
Roodabah ; 
He has seduced her noble soul from the right 
way, 
And now some remedy must be found for thie 
disease. 
I have given her much counsel, but it availeth 
nothing : 
I see her heart broken, her face pale, 
Her soul still full of sorrow and anxiety, 
Heer lips still utter the bitter sigh. 
When Mihraub heard these words he leaped 
on his feet, 
And struck his hand on the hilt of his sword; 
His body trembled, his face became livid, 
His soul full of wrath, and his lips quivered : 
This moment, he exclaimed, the blood of 
Roodabah 
Shall flow in a river on the ground. 
When Sceendocht saw this, she sprang from 
her seat, . 
She seized the belt of the hero with both her 
hands, ; 
And exclaimed,—Hear one word; 
Give ear one moment to thy inferior ; 
