husrav kavdn ud rdak-

Husr son of Kavd and a Page

The treatise husrav kavdn ud rdak- (HKR) relates the story of a

princely orphan from the province of ran-vinrd-kavd; the main part of it
consists of questions and answers between king Husr I (531-579 A.D.) and
the Page. From the original text only an incomplete Prsg version is extant.
There exists an Arabic version (preserved in the book of )based on our
treatise which however places the story in the time of Husr II (590-628
A.D.). There exists also a Persian version based on the Arabic version
(preserved in the book of )1.
The frame story (only in the existing Prsg version):
The name of the page is Vspuhr (in the Arabic version he is called
Xvarzg; but in the Prsg version, 19, 125, xvarzg is used as an
attributive appellation meaning with fine desires, ambitious). The page
relates to the king that he was from a renowned princely family, but his
father died when he was yet a child. His mother put him to the training
school (frahangestn). He became well trained in all kinds of knowledge.
He learned Avesta by heart, and studied the Zand this shows that the page
completed his education before the pact of Husr. He became well versed
in fine literature, calligraphy, scribeship, philosophy, rhetoric, astronomy
and astrology, musical education; he was a champion in riding, archery,
javelin throwing, wrestling; and he was superior in playing various games
such as chess and backgammon and eight-feet to his comrades. However,
after the death of his mother he became indigent and miserable. He wished
the king to take his situation into consideration, and test his learning.
The main part consists of questions and answers. The page answers to the
questions of the kings as to the best in various topics:
The finest food (P 1, Ar 1);
The finest and the most savoury of the dishes prepared from quadrupeds
(P 1, Ar 2);
The most savoury of the finest foods (Ar 3);
The finest and the most savoury of the dishes prepared from fowls (P 2,
Ar 4);
The finest cold-meat-foods (P 3, Ar 5);
The most tender of the meats laid in gele (P 4, Ar 6);
The best and finest sweetmeats (P 5, Ar 7);
The finest (fruit) jams and preserves (P 6)
The finest shell-fruits (P 7, Ar 9);
The best and finest wines (P 8, Ar 8);
The best entertainers (P 9);
The seven things which accompany the wine(-drinking) (P 10);
The most sweet-scented flowers (P 11, Ar 10-11);
The scent of the flowers (P 11, Ar 12);
The perfume of the Paradise (Ar 13);
The best music and the finest musical instruments (Ar 14, 15);

1
. This version which is found in two manuscripts of the has been made
known by D. Kargar.
 The most agreeable water (drink) (Ar 16);
The most elegant and the finest clothes (Ar 17);
The softest cushion/ bed (Ar 18);
The best woman (P 12, Ar 19);
The best riding animals (P 13);
Conclusion: The king approved the page and ordered to award him.
The tale of the boy who was sent to capture two lions and his adventure
with a beautiful woman and his not fulfilling the desire of sleeping with the
woman is certainly annexed by the scribe who has given the abridged
version of the original Prsg treatise.

Bibl.
D.J.M. Jamasp-Asana, Pahlavi Texts, I, Bombay, 1897, 27-38; Supplment persan
2044 (Bibliothque Nationale de France), 30-39.
H. Zotenberg, Histoire des rois des Perses par Al-Thalib ( ),
Paris, 1900, 705-711.
J.M. Unvala, Der Pahlavi Text Der Knig Husraw und sein Knabe, Wien, 1917 ;
The Pahlavi Text King Husrav and his boy, Paris, 1921.
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D. Monchizadeh, Xusrv i Kavtn ut Rtak, Monumentum Georg Morgenstierne II,
Act. Ir. 22, Leiden, 47-91.
. Kia, Sur quelques termes de Xosrow et son page , Homage universel, Act. Ir.
3, Leiden, 1974, 209-19.
J. Duchesne-Guillemin, Le texte pahlavi Xosrow et son page et les origines de
lamour courtois , Monumentum Nyberg, Act. Ir. 4, Leiden, 1974, 209-14.

(Raham Asha)
I. The extant Prsg version

[husr kavdn ud rdak-]

(1) rn-vinr-kavdg rdak- vspuhr nm, dast rka, p hn

h std ; (2) u- styin ud frn vas kird ; (3) u- guft k : hn
h anag ud jydn, haft kivar xvady, ud kmag-hanzm bd ! (4)
framyed niydan ! ddag k an azi bd ham, zdh yazdn ud
niygn am ry, hamg nmg ud tuvngar ud kmagzvin bd
hem. (5) u-n xr ped abyist xv std. (6) u-m y pidar ped
aburnyh b vidurd, ud mdar k an azi bd ham, b man2 eny an
pus n bd. (7) az hn bahrag ry3, ped sr pidar, prag stabr ud
xvarin gnag gnag, ud brahm xb ud cbuk ud nk dt ham. (8)
ped hangm frahangestn kirdan dd ham ; u-m ped frahang kirdan
saxt avitft ham. (9) u-m yat ud hdxt ud bayn yasn4 ud jud-dv-
dd hrbedh varm, gyg gyg zand niyd std. (10) u-m dibrh n
k xb-nibg ud ray-nibg, brg<-vnin> ud dnin-kmag, ud kr-
angust ud fraznag-soxan ham. (11) u-m asvrh ud +kamnvarh n k
ped farrox abyed dtan hn dad ka tar asp sar man andar tuvn
vidrdan. (12) u-m nzagvarh n k ped vadbaxt abyed <dtan> hn
asvr k ped asp ud nzag ud amr hamrnh ud hamnibardh
man yed. ud pez asprs cgn 5 abr tund, ud ped sar gy6
aparzdh7 dn zanam cn rygar- k8 cakuc ud pehikn hamg
abar gyg pehikbg9. (13) ped cang ud10 vin ud barbut ud tambr
ud kinnr, ud harv srd ud cigmag, pez peyvzag guftan ud pyvzg
kirdan avestd mard ham. (14) pez11 tis stragn ud abxtarn dn
andar ud ham k avn k andar hn pag hend hamg andar man
tis- xvr hend. (15) ud ped catrang ud nvardar ud atpy kirdan az
hamln frzdar ham. (16) +pez zamb12 do-vnag bastan ry azr

rah 13 vindd-gunasp niyam. (17) b nn ddag viuft ud nizr ud
tabh b bd, ud md-iz ped +baxt14 ud. (18) ka-tn ped yazdn-
pahlumh sahed, ped tis man framyed nigerdan !

2
. /man/.
3
. /az hn bahrag ry/.
4
. /bayn yasn/. Cf. ZVY 7.22 hdxt ud bayn yasn.
5
. /-xvh nv damn abar-kaag-xz?/ /-xvh nizmn
abar-gyg-xz?/.
6
. / gy/.
7
. /a-parzdh/ (a-frasdh?).
8
. : /rygar- k/.
9
. /pehikbg/.
10
. /cang ud/.
11
. /pez/.
12
. /zamb/ (zambar?).
13
. /rah /.
14
. /baxt/.
 (19) hn h rdak guft k : ka t rdak dn xvarzg h, u-t
xg ped xvarin xva ud brahmag xb ud cbuk andar bd sted, b
gb k : xvarin- kadm xvatar ud ped-mizagdar ?15
(20) gbed rdak k : ang haft kivar xvady, kmaghanzm,
framyed +ndan16 : xvarin- hn xvatar ud pedmizagdar andar

gunagh17 ud tandrusth ud abbmh xvarend.

(21) b hn pedmizagdar : vahg domhag k ped r mdar ud
hn-z gv parvard sted, rdan, ambarag ka abg bkmag ud kmag
hannd xvarend ; ayb sn gv frabih ped spdbg xb puxtan, ped
akar ud tabarzad xvardan.

(22) hn h pessannd u- ped rst dt. (23) didgar framyed

pursdan k : murv- kadm xvatar ud pedmizagdar ?
(24) gbed rdak k : ang baved ! n and murv hamg xva ud
nk : (25) framurv, pr, karak, tadar, tihg, spddumbag, srparrag,
ud s, ud st, ud cakk, ud s parvardag, ud kulang juvn, ud carz
trmhg, ud kabkanjr, ud xansr, ud murvbg. (26) b abg kark18
kadagg juvn19 k ped hdnag ud rd javn20 ud rvn ztn
parvard sted txtan ranzag kirdan. p ped rz- kutan, rdan, ped
py- gustan ; ud rz didgar ped gardang ud srbag britan. az
hn murv hn put21 xvatar, ud az put hn xvatar dumb
nazdgdar.

(27) hn h pessannd u- ped rst dt. (28) sidgar framyed

pursdan k : az hn ped afsard nihend gt- kadm xvatar ?
(29) gbed rdak k : ang baved ! n and gt hamg xva ud
nk : (30) gv ud gr ud gavazn ud varz ud utar kavdak ud gdar
kslag ud gvm ud gr kadagg ud xk kadagg. (31) b abg

gdar22 gun k ped aspast ud j parvard sted, ud ph dred, u- ped

sik tru rnend, ud cng vnh dahend, u- put ped halm
nihend, <c afsard pehikr nst,> afsard hn veh ud xvatar.

(32) hn h pessannd u- ped rst dt. (33) cahrum framyed

pursdan k : xmiz- kadm tarundar ?

15
. See Zafarnma:
. : :"
" . : :
( )
16
. /ndan/.
17
. * /gun(ag)h/.
18
.
/kark/.
19
. /juvn/. kark kadagg juvn, cf. Arab. version .
20
. : /rd javn/.
21
. /murv hn put/.
22
. /gr/ (gdar?). Cf. Arab. version: . See also Brn:
. :. : :"
 (33) gbed rdak k : ang baved ! xmiz- xarg tarundar ; ud
<hn > asperd hubydar ; ud vumvar pedmizagdar ; ud sar, <ast>
tar, hugugrdar. (35) b abg hg myag starvan k afsard sted ud
ph dred, c xmiz pehikr nst.

(36) hn h pessannd u- ped rst dt. (37) panzum framyed

pursdan k : rvnxvardg- kadm veh ud xvatar ?
(38) gbed rdak k : ang baved ! n and rvnxvardg hamg
xva ud nk : (39) ped hmin hn <> lznag ud gznag ud gz-
afruag ud carbangust k az carz ayb az hn hg kunend ped rvn
gz brzend. (40) ped zimestn hn lznag ud iftnag ud vafrnag
ped tabarzad ud ginz ud bvard23. (41) b abg pldag24 az b
sb may-xva25 kird sted c rvnxvardg pehikr nst.

(42) hn h pessannd u- ped rst dt. (43) aum framyed

pursdan k : hambag- kadm xvatar ?
(44) gbed rdak k : ang baved ! n and hambag hamg xva
ud nk : (45) xiyr-vdrang ka abg pst xvarend, beh, ud singabr-
z26, ud hallag, ud gz tarun, ud vdrang, ud vahman spd. (46) b
abg singabr cng ud hallag parvardag c ambag pehikr nst.

(47) hn h pessannd u- ped rst dt. (48) haftum framyed

pursdan k : dnnag- kadm xvatar ?
(49) gbed rdak k : ang baved ! n and dnnag hamg xva
ud nk : (50) anrgl ka abg akar xvarend, ped hindg nrikla
xvnend, ud ped prsg gz hindg xvnend ; (51) bistag gurgng ka
ped srbag brzend ; naxvad tarun ka <abg> bkmag xvarend ;
(52) xurmg hrtg k ped gz gand sted ; bistag tarun ; iftlg
armang ; balt ud hbalt <ped> akar ud tabarzad. (53) b hamvr
abg hdnag syrazrg k ped ph pzan brit sted c dnnag
pehikr nst. c xva ped xvardan, huby ped dahan, hugugr27 ped
ekambag, pez28 hn kr frzdar.

(54) hn h pessannd u- ped rst dt. (55) atum framyed

pursdan k : may- kadm veh ud xvatar ?
(56) gbed rdak k : anag baved ! n and may hamg nk ud
xva : (57) may keng ka nk vryend ; ud may harvg ; ud may
marvrdg ; ud may bustg ; ud bdag halvng. (58) b hamvr
abg may srg ud bdag vzrangg c may pehikr nst.

23
. /bvard/. Cf. Syr. , Arab. . See Brn:
. " . :"
24
. ( SP )/pldag/. Cf. Arab. version: .
25
. : /sb mayxva/.
/singar-z/.
26
.
27
. /hugugr/.
28
. /pez/.
 (59) hn h pessannd u- ped rst dt. (60) nohum framyed
pursdan k : huniykkar- kadm xvatar ud veh ?
(61) gbed rdak k : ang baved ! n and huniykkar hamg
xva ud nk : (62) cangsry ud vnsry ud kinnrsry ud surbgsry
ud mustagsry ud tambrsry ud barbutsry ud nysry ud
dumbaragsry ; ud 29 ; rasanvzg ud zanjrvzg ud drvzg ud
mrvzg ud cambarvzg ud tigrvzg ud tsvzg ud vannagvzg ud
andarvyvzg ; karmrsry ud suxrsry30 ud tambr--meh<sry> ;
sparvzg ud znvzg ud gyvzg ud silvzg ud amrvzg ud
danagvzg ud varzvzg ud agvzg ud kabgvzg. n and
huniygh hamg xva ud nk. (63) b <hamvr> abg cangsry
+
keng31 nkg32 ped abestn, kenzag cangsry veh ka- vng tz
ud xvavz, pez hn kr nk yed, ud vnsry <ped> xvaran vazurg,
c huniygh pehikr nst.

(64) hn h pessannd u- ped rst dt. (65) dahum framyed

pursdan k : andar may <fradum ud> didgar ud sidgar ud cahrum
ud panzum ud aum ud haftum c gbeh ?
(66) gbed rdak k : ang baved mardn pahlum ! andar may
fradum huby, ud didgar dnnag, ud sidgar hallag parvardag, ud
cahrum xmiz, ud panzum bazmvurd, ud aum vm33, ud haftum
rvn-hanndag xvaftan.

(67) hn h pessannd u- ped rst dt. (68) yzdahum

framyed pursdan k : spram- kadm hubydar ?
(69) gbed rdak k : ang baved mardn pahlum ! spram-
jsmin hubydar, c- by dn cn by xvadyn mned.
(70) husrav sprahm by dn cn by ahriyrn. (71) gtg by
dn cn by huniygh. (72) gul by dn cn by < hamln>.34
(73) nargis by dn cn <by > +juvnh. 35 (74) hrg suxr <by>
dn cn by dstn. (75) ud hrg zard by dn cn <by > zan
zd ka n rspg. (76) kpr-byag by dn cn <by > dastvarh.
(77) saman spd by dn cn by frazendn. (78) ud saman zard
by dn cn by zan zd ka n rspg. (79) ssan spd by dn
cn <by > dsth. (80) marv ardarn by dn cn by

mdarn.36 (81) ud marv spd by dn cn by pidarn. (82)

vanafag by dn cn by kenzagn. (83) hsprahm by dn cn
by grmgn. (84) murd by dn cn <by > dahebedn. (85)

.
29
.
30
. /suxrsry/.
31
. /keng/.
32
. /nkg/ (SP /nk ud nkg/).
33
. /vm/.
34
. Cf. Arab. version: .
35
. Cf. Arab. version: .
36
. /mdar<n>/. See Brn:
" . " ."
".
nlpal by dn cn by tuvngarh. (86) marzang by dn cn
by bizekh. (87) spdag by dn cn by vmrn. (88)
palangmuk by dn cn by vayg. (89) kbal by dn cn <by
> husravh. (90) nastaran by dn cn <by > zan pr. (91) muz37
ka n vikbed <by> dn cn <by > zankmagh ; ud ka vikuft
sted by dn cn by grmgn. (92) ssimbar by dn cn
zdagh by. (93) n hamg sprahmh andar jsmin tis- xvr, c<-
> by by xvadyn mned.

(94) hn h pessannd u<-> ped rst dt. (95) atum framyed

pursdan k : zan- kadm veh ?38
(96) gbed rdak k : ang baved ! zan- hn veh ped menin
mard-dst ; u- +abzng ry39, bly meynjg ; u- var pahn, sar, kn
ud gardan hambast ; u- py kuth ; ud meyn brg, ud azr-py
vidag ; ud angustn dagrand ; u- hannm narm ud saxt ud gand ;
ud behg pestn ; u- nxun vafrn ; u- gnag anrgn ; u- cam
vdm-vn ; ud lab vissadn40 ; ud brg tgds ; <ud dandn> spd
tarun ud xvab41 ; ud gsg sy ud rn42 ud drz ; ud ped vistarg
mard husoxan, n aarmh gbed.

(97) hn h pessannd u- ped rst dt. (98) atum framyed

pursdan k : brag- kadm veh ?
(99) gbed rdak k : ang baved ! n and brag hamg nk : asp
ud astar ud utar tazag ud str byaspng. (100) b hamvr abg brag
abestng c +brag pehikr nst.

(101) hn h pessannd u- ped rst ud xb dt. (102) hn h

guft k : t vas myak-kmag h !
(103) rdak guft k : anag baved mardn pahlum ! az hn dah-
hazr +kenzag43 andar makabarzn44 t hend, nn kmag
nn tis bannag abari rmistan am ry guft.

37
. /muz/ Glycrrhiza glabra. See Brn:
. " ... . :"
38
. Cf. Tajrib al-Umam () , 1, 248-49. The Prsg version is more in concord
with the description in Miskawayhs book than with the Arabic version.
39
. ( * SP /abzng ry/).
40
. See Gurgn:
"
. : " .
41
. See Gurgn:
"
. : " .
42
. ( SP )/rn/.
43
. See Nizm:
"
. " .
44
. /makabarzn/.
 (104) hn h pessannd u- ped rst dt. (105) pas hn h
mhhusrav anhusrg framd k : jr- ped tis n rdak abar rased,
dvzdahhazr drahm purr dahed, ud tis n rdak guft harv rz ped
uzmyin abar rased, harv rz xvarin n rdak guft rstag ud
virstag p am dred (vared) d abar rasem. (106) u- harv rz
cahr dnr framd ddan.

(107) pas az hn mhgn vcand rdak dar hn h mad, ud

darslr45 ry p hn h frstd. (108) u- ped dibag46 n nibit

std k :
anag baved mardn pahlum ! az ganz dd hn h, ped
pedxh xvarin cbuk ud abhg ham. (109) ud ka-tn sahed andar
kr am sazgh nigerin framyed kirdan.
ud ka andar hn handzin hn h hamg kird, (110) xvarr-
slr47 frz ud, hh guft k : anag baved mardn pahlum ! gh
framyed bdan k do agr mad <hend> k asp48 ramagn az gyg
xv spuxt drend49. (111) agar am abar rased, hn agrn az asp
ramagn abz framyed dtan.
(112) hn h andar zamn rdak p xvst. u- guft k : hunar
ud yendagh t abyed ka hn agrn (ry) zndag am vared !
(113) rdak ped ham zamn ud. (114) andar rh zan- dd vas
nkg. (115) rdak b <> hn zan guft k: agar-it sahed, man ry
hileh d abg t kmag vizram.
(116) zan rdak guft k: agar hn vinhh d imrz man kird

hend50 t b pedreh, ud hn kirbagh t d imrz kird hend51 b

man abespreh, t ry b hilam d abg man kmag vizreh.
(117) rdak andar zamn <az> p hn <zan nihuft>, abz gat, ud
raft, ud hn varan b n vizrd.52 (118) vidr agrn ud, ud ped
vidr agrn b niast, ud harv do agr (ry) ped kamann b grift, ud
zndag p hn h vurd. (119) hn h abd sahist. rdak guft
k: av, agrn (ry) b zan!
ud rdak ud ud agrn b zad. (120) pas rdak ped ahr vazurg
marzbn framd kirdan. (121) pas az hn ghh hn h rasd k:
rdak griftan agrn ud, andar rh zan- dd, b <> hn zan ud,
ud zan ry c guft, ud hn zan rdak c psox dd, ud rdak az nh
frz raft, ud hn varan b n vizrd.

45
. /darslr/ = darbed (dar-man-slr?).
46
. /dibag/ (nibg?).
47
. /xvarr-slr/ = xvarrbed (xvarestn-slr?).
48
. /asp/.
49
. /drend/.
50
. /hend/.
51
. * /hend/.
52
. Cf. Dk vi M 582.
 (122) ud hn h ka- hn soxan and, guft k : hn rdak vas
ped-xrad bd ka hn vinhh b n pedrift <hend>, ud hn varan b
n vizrd, b <b> hit. (123) hn k y veh53 bd.
ka hamg n krh guft kird <hend>, (124) rdak gh ud pyag
vazurg bd, ud az hn frz ped nazdg<h> xv dt.

anagruvn bd husrav hn h kavdn, ud hn rdak

xvarzg. dn bd!

frazaft ped drod ud dh ud rmin.

II. The Arabic version retranslated into its original Prsg

rdak xvarzg

rdak xvarzg, hn dahegnn zahag, vspuhr, spasag <husrav>

abarvz, k ped rstan xvarin xva ud peyrstan tanbahr nkg
ud abz guftan huniygh drnmg bd.

(1) rz- abarvz rdak pursd k : xvarin- kadm xvatar ud

szgdar ud pedmizagdar ?
gbed (rdak) k : hn xvarin andar tandrusth ud abbmh ud
dmeninh ud gursagh saxt abg dstn ud hamln xvarend.

(2) guft k : zih ! nn gb az hn caragarzngn gt- kadm

xvatar ?
gbed k : gt varrag k ped r do gspend parvard sted, ud
do mh card sted, ped gardang kirdan, ud andar tanr britan ; ayb
gt vahg frabih ped srbag puxtan ; ayb sn gv myag
kavdak frabih ped sikbg (xb puxtan).

(3) guft k : xb ! andar xvarinn xva kadm pedmizagdar ?

gbed k : mazg ( astoxn) ud zardag ( xyag).

(4) guft k : az hn murvn gt- kadm xvatar ?

gbed k : tadarg frabih ud kabk zimestng (/ carz trmhg),
ud kabttar kadagg frabih, ud kark kadagg juvn k ped (rd )
gannum ud hdnag ud rvn ztn parvard sted.

(5) guft k : (az hn ped) afsard (nihend, gt-) kadm xvatar ?

gbed k : gt gdar ped sik tru ud spendn tund xvsend ud
narm kunend.

(6) guft k : xmiz- kadm xvatar ?

gbed k : gt hg juvn k narm ud xvard ud nzuk kird
sted ud ped sik ud spendn ud bkmag ud ibd ud r ud hzrag
ud zrag parvard sted.

53
. /veh/ (SP ).
 (7) guft k : rvnxvardg- kadm xvatar ?
gbed k : afruag ped rd brinj ud r gv ud ph hg ud
akarprag kird sted ; ud gznag ped rvn vdm ud gulb ; ud
lznag ped tabarzad (ud ginz) ud bvard ; ud pldag ped akar
ud angubn.

(8) guft k : may- kadm xvatar ud pedmizagdar ?

gbed k : hn angr k hugn ud rn ud tanuk ud huby ud
humizag ud zdgrin. ud (n and may) veh : hn baxlg, ud hn
marvrdg, ud hn pangg, ud hn bustg, ud hn grg, ud hn
kanrizg, ud hn daramg. b abg may srg ud hn katrabulg
c may pehikr nst.

(9) guft k : dnnag- kadm vehdar ?

gbed k : mazg vdm rdag ud az pst vixtag ped akar
(mixtag) ; ud mazg gz hindg tarun ped tabarzad ; ud anrdnag
ped bvard ud gulb huk ; ud sb srg ayb kmig ; ud xurmg
+
hrtg k ped vdm gand sted ; kitag iftlg armang ; ud
truag vdrang tabarg.

(10) guft k : huby urvar- kadm xvatar ?

gbed k : hsprahm ped drby bynend u- abar bvard
peinzend.

(11) guft k : anz ?

gbed k : vanafag ped ambar, ud nlpar ped muk, ud (vikb )
girgir ped kpr.

(12) guft k : abar sprahm by c gb ?

gbed k : nargis by dn cn by juvnh. ud gul by dn cn
by hamln. ud hsprahm by dn cn by frazendn. ud hrg (/
abby) by dn cn by dstn.

(13) guft k : abar by vahit54 c gb ?

gbed k : agar by may husravng ud sb srg ud vard
prsg ud hsprahm samargandg ud vdrang tabarg ud nargis
mukg ud vanafag sphng ud kurkum kumg ud bng ud nlpar
ravng ud by segnag ped atdahan (/ drby hindg) ud muk
tubtg ud ambar ihrg mz, az by vahit ahlavn nistd
sted abbahr n bav.

(14) guft k : huniygh- kadm vehdar ?

gbed k : vng zh vz mned, ud vz vng zh.

(15) guft k : gugnh gb !

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 gbed k : barbit cahr-tr, ud cang mdag, ud tambr kk-
kirdag, ud ny vtg, ud dyestn sphng, ud vz nihvandg,
ud cakvag nvbuhrg, ud harv vz az r brt b n yed.

(16) guft k : b- kadm xvatar ud pedmizagdar ?

gbed k : hn xunak b k azi vz x yed ped kabrag ng
andar tinagh saxt xvrdan.

(17) guft k : vastarg- kadm cbukdar ?

gbed k : andar vahr hn hagng ud dabqg ; ud andar
hmin hn tavazg ud ag ; ud andar pdz hn do-pdag rzg
ud spdvaft marvzg ; ud andar zimestn hn xaz ud lambar, ud ped
sarmg saxt xaz dotg kazgand.

(18) vistarg- kadm narmdar ?

gbed k : bli dbgg parrgand ka k abar did nihend.

(19) guft k : zan- kadm nkgdar ud abyingdar ?

gbed k : hn ped dil niyed, u- ded, u- menin abyed. hn
vehdar (ped dd) andarg keh ud meh, (ped bly) andarg buland ud
ginag, ud (ped pahny) andarg kars ud frabih, hurust, huzihr, hukirb,
eng rst, brg tgds, cam vdmvn, vng meynag, lab drmag
ud vissadn, dahan tang, dandn xvab, xvaxannag, zanag gird,
gardan brg, gnag anrgn, pst abrumvn, gsg sy, pestn
sb, meyn brg cn vabz, akamb narm, nfag mag, kn hambast,
py kuth, huby, xvavz, kamsoxan, ud vasarm.

h xannist ud guft : zihzih !

u- framd k dvzdah-hazr dramsang asm-i dahend; u- gh
y nazdg ud grmg ud vspuhragn kird.