Theo Beers @t6e.dev · Nov 27

Of these two men, neither was stirred by love. Wisdom was far off, the face of love not seen. From fishes in the sea to wild horses on The plain, all beasts can recognize their young. But man who's blinded by his wretched pride, Cannot distinguish son from foe. (tr. Clinton)

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Theo Beers · Nov 27

The final line I found remarkable. Its verb, bāz-na-dānad ("could not distinguish"), is both inverted and split between the first word of the first hemistich and the last word of the second. Firdawsī was a good poet!