بخش 4
Prose Version
Gushtasp sets a seemingly impossible condition for Esfandiar to inherit the throne: he must go to Sistan, capture the legendary hero Rostam, bind his hands, and bring him to the court in chains. Esfandiar protests, arguing that Rostam is a revered protector of Iran who faithfully served previous kings and deserves honor, not humiliation. Gushtasp, however, insists that Rostam has grown arrogant and rebellious, and must be brought to heel. Esfandiar sees through his father's demand, realizing that Gushtasp is sending him on a suicide mission to avoid abdicating the throne. despite his bitterness and the knowledge of the doom that awaits him, Esfandiar, bound by his duty as a son and a subject, reluctantly agrees to carry out the King's command.