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to your house; be clothed in her rays, set them around[1] as a light."
1511. He told Tariel also; they mounted and went to meet the lady. The cheeks of those three Goliaths were dyed to sun colour (i.e., shone like the sun); they met what they desired, they found what they sought; they had handled their swords, not girded them idly on their loins.
1512. Dismounting afar off, the king greeted the lady, the lightning flashing from her cheeks blinded his eyes; she met him, sitting in the palanquin she kissed him. The king began a eulogy; he was wholly bereft of his wits.
1513. He said: "O sun, how shall I praise thee, O light, and maker of good weather! For thy sake understandings are mad, and not for nought. O sun-like and moon-like, to what planet do they liken thee![2] No longer do I wish to look on you, O ye roses and violets!"
1514. All they that saw her marvelled at the shedding of her rays. Like a sun she blinded the eyes of the onlookers by the sight of her light; burned by her they found the comfort of their hearts in gazing; wheresoever she appeared crowds came running towards her.
1515. They mounted, they all went homewards,[3] they have the seven planets[4] to compare with[5] that sun; her beauty is incomprehensible, it is beyond their understanding. Soon they came to the place[6] of the king's dwelling-house.
1516. They came in, they saw T'hinat'hin, the bestower of woe on them that look on her; the wearing of the purple[7] beautified the sceptre[8] and crown[9] bearer; the radiance of
- ↑ Movaneba, 1505.
- ↑ ? Darian o or da riano: "what planet art thou?" or, "with what planet art thou?"
- ↑ Car., Sheskhdes, tsavides qvelani shinat'h t'havisa marebad; Ch., Shina tsavides qovelni shehskhdes t'havisa darebad; dareba, comparison; t'havisa darebad, as was fitting to him (her), Ch.; cf. 1497, t'havisa darebit'h.
- ↑ Mnat'hobni, celestial lights; cf. 944, "the seven."
- ↑ Dasadarebad, for comparison with (?).
- ↑ Arebad, ? to the place, destination.
- ↑ Porp'hiri.
- ↑ Sciptrosani.
- ↑ Gvirgvinosani, cf. Lat. corona, 1533.
