When Jahan, the envoy of Afrasiab, delivered the flattering and deceitful message of the Turanian king, a dark, mocking smile touched the lips of Kay Khosrow. The King of Iran turned to the messenger and declared, "O warrior, I have heard from first to last this grand discourse of your master. He showers me with praise and renders thanks to Almighty God for beholding a pious and triumphant prince upon the throne—one upon whom the Divine has bestowed all wisdom and majesty. Yet let it be known that a smooth tongue and honeyed words can never veil the darkness of an unholy, faithless heart. Where is wisdom when deeds stand in utter defiance of words?"
Kay Khosrow stripped away Afrasiab's hypocrisy, recounting his ancient atrocities one by one: "He dares call me a God-fearing son, while not a bone of my murdered father Siyavash remains unscattered in the Turanian dust! Has he forgotten how he dragged my mother Farangis from her royal sanctuary, setting brutal merciless floggers upon her to beat the unborn child from her womb? Had the wise Piran not intervened in that fateful hour, I would never have drawn the breath of life. Yet Providence preserved me so that I might bring ruin upon the wicked. After my birth, he cast me out among crude herdsmen to be reared in barren plains among lions, devoid of all comfort and peace. And when Piran brought me back as a youth to his court, Afrasiab plotted to sever my head as he did my father's—yet God sealed my tongue with feigned foolishness, causing the tyrant to believe me witless and spare my life."
The King of Iran then invoked the dark lineage of Tur's house: "Siyavash came to him in utter truth and loyalty, building courts and honoring Afrasiab as his liege. Yet when Afrasiab saw his noble stature and royal grace, his vile nature stirred, and he slaughtered that crowned prince like a helpless sheep! From the age of King Manuchehr to this hour, his house has wrought nothing but evil. Tur stained his hands against his own sire, and Afrasiab beheaded King Nowzar and murdered his own righteous brother Aghriras. He was not born of Adam; he is of the very seed of Ahriman!"
Kay Khosrow then roared his ultimate decree of eternal war: "Though he blames demonic temptation for his foul deeds, let him know that between us there shall be no words left—only the razor edge of the sharp sword until the Day of Resurrection! By the strength of my treasury, my armies, and the supreme aid of God, I shall avenge Siyavash and the fallen of Pashan until the earth is cleansed of evil and the crowns of the wicked are cast into the dust!"