Sol 5.6

  1. I have a tongue that, when I give it free rein,

    does the work of a lion and a serpent.

  2. The glories of mighty lords have raised my lineage,

    from Sasan’s stock—glories that make Sasan’s progeny proud.

  3. They are stars in the reaches of a pitch-black night,

    or mountain peaks upon the shoulders of the clouds.

  4. My people, when they do wrong, make no excuses,

    nor, when they bestow kindness, do they hold the favor over anyone.

Sol 5.6