Of Ferdoosee. 55 
Mihraub raged like a furious tiger, 
His soul full of passion and revenge : 
Roodabah returned heart broken to the house, 
And mother and daughter sought refuge with 
God. 
Meanwhile Saum arrives at the court of 
Manucheher. A report of the intended mar- 
riage of Zaul has already reached the ears of 
the King, who, having consulted his counsel- 
lors, is determined to forbid it. He receives 
Saum however with great distinction, and 
commands him to relate the history of his 
wars in Mazinderan. In answer to the en- 
quiries of the King respecting his battle with 
the Deeves, or inhabitants of that country, 
Saum thus replies. 
O King, live for ever! 
Far from thy soul be the counsels of the 
wicked: 
1 came to that city of Deeves ; 
What Deeves,—but warlike lions? 
They are swifter than the horses of Arabia; 
More valiant than the heroes of Persia; 
Their army, which they call Sagsar, 
You would say were tigers of war. 
When they heard the news of my arrival, 
