Upon the passing of King Shapur, his wise and noble son, Bahram Shah, spent a period in deep mourning for his father. Having observed the rites of grief, he ascended the imperial throne and donned the Kayanid crown. In his inaugural address to the grandees of the realm, Bahram proclaimed that a treasury amassed through justice would never be scattered to the winds. He called upon all to seek the pleasure of the pure God and to cast smoke into the hearts of the malicious, reminding his court that human beings are merely mortal servants who wane and wax, while absolute knowledge and supreme authority belong solely to the Lord of the World. He urged kings never to seal their treasuries tightly against the needy, stressing that scattering the wealth of speech and wisdom brings no exhaustion to knowledge. Bahram warned that hoarding riches through tyranny is futile, for all toil remains behind in this fleeting world and scattered treasures ultimately fall to enemies. Yet, the wheel of fate granted no long reprieve to the young monarch. When fourteen years had passed, that towering cypress fell ill upon the couch of infirmity. Having no sons but five daughters, Bahram, in his final hours, surrendered the royal signet, the treasury, the army, and the crown to his younger brother before departing from the mortal realm. Following the recount of the young king's passing, the venerable poet reflects upon his own sixty-third year, admonishing himself to turn away from vanity, choose the path of repentance and wisdom, and implore the Almighty for grace to bring his monumental saga to completion in honor of the ruler of his age.