He sat upon the throne, crowned as Kay Kavad

Placed the same jewel crown upon his head

All the renowned gathered in assembly

Like Dastan and like Qaran, warriors so strong

Like Keshvad, Khorrad, and Barzin, they spoke

They scattered jewels upon the new crown's coat

Kavad listened to the elders speak

Then he saw Afrasiab and his mighty army

The next day, the army moved from their place

A roar erupted from the curtain of their space

Rustam donned the armor of battle so fierce

Like an elephant of life, he rose with dust's pierce

The Iranians raised their ranks high

They stopped the spilling of blood in the sky

With one hand, Mehrab, the god of Kabul

The other grasped Gajdam, the battle's full

In the heart, Qaran, the warrior so true

And the circle around Keshvad, the army breaker too

Behind them, Zal with Kay Kavad did stand

One hand held fire, the other wind at hand

Before them, the Kavyani standard was flown

The world turned red, yellow, and purple, shone

The army spread across the earth like a ship

Where waves rise from the sea of China, to trip

Shields upon shields wove the field and plains

The shining blades gleamed like lanterns' flames

The world became the sea of death's stark tide

A hundred thousand candles from it did ride

The sounds of the army's horns and cries so loud

It seemed the sun had lost its way through the crowd

Swift Qaran the warrior, as he did behold

He shouted a roar like thunder from the fold

Within the army, the brave one appeared

The commander, Qaran, like a lion, revered

Sometimes to the left and sometimes to the right

In that manner, he sought vengeance from every side

With the mace, sword, and long spear

He killed their proud ones

The ground was made like a mountain with the dead

The brave Turanians were troubled

The brave warrior saw Shamashas

Who was roaring like a male lion

He came swiftly until he reached him

Quickly drew the sharp sword from his waist

Struck his head with the poison-tempered sword

Saying, 'I am the renowned Qaren'

Shamashas fell down, defeated

When he saw such a strike from Qaren

Such is the way of the old heavens

Sometimes like a bow, and sometimes like an arrow