Muntakhab al-tawarikh 37.1.5

37.1.5

Allies ran up to help him from right and left They fell one after the other and that fallen one rose up. Each fierce (lion) was attacked by ten dogs, See how the dogs vent their wrath upon the lions, Hey for the meanness of the cowardly sky That permits dogs to hunt lions! When they had forcibly bound those two prosperous chieftains, The time bound the hands of fortune and prosperity. Those wondrous men fell into disgrace, Blood-reeking swords appeared on every side When the murderous clashing of daggers was heard, The blood-thirsty murderer appeared from the door, Hard as a rock, source of grief, though his name was Shadi (Joy) As repulsive as the document of a dowry, and the grief arising from debt. Artful enough to depose Dajjal from his place, Hideous enough to make Satan forgetful of his own ugliness. On each side of his face was gathered a dark cloud, From every hair sprang a sword. Fierce wrath as cutting as the executioner's sword, A glance as piercing as the chisel of Farhad. His lips wreathed in an angry smile, Through wrath setting his lips between his teeth. His one desire and wish was revenge and punishment, From head to foot a statue of hatred and scorn.