The war has ended. I had told the other warriors that we will no longer fight the people of Turan; I have already done enough harm. I have lost all my strength and courage and I can't fight anymore. I don't think I will ever to able to fight again after the death of my son. After telling my other Persians what has happened, they agreed to stop fighting the Turks. There is now peace between the Turks and the Persians.

Today I killed my own son in battle. I can't believe that I had son that I never knew about and now he is dead. Why had he waited until he was lying in front of me with my sword in his chest for him to reveal to me that he is my son? He was so brave to face me in battle; he is a greater warrior than I will ever be. How can I go on living knowing that he spared me when could have beheaded me and now I have slain my own son! I will never know my son and the only memory I have of him is this. All that I have of him is this gem that was bounded to his arm. I can't keep from crying in anguish when I think about what I have done to Suhrab.

God, I pray for the strength to fight Suhrab again and that you will help me to defeat Suhrab. I pray that if I get killed by Suhrab that the Persians will still be able to defeat Turan and the war will be over soon. God, I am thankful that i was able to deceive Suhrab today in battle and that I now get a second chance fight him.

Today I had almost met my match on the battle field. A young Turk named Suhrab had challenged me to single combat. I was stunned to find myself on the ground about to be beheaded by a young warrior like him. Thankfully I was able to decieve him. I had told him that it's against Persian custom to take a foeman's head the first time his back is on the ground. I told him that you must throw him to the ground twice before you can behead the foe. After letting me go he turned toward the plain and pursued an antelope that crossed his path. Tomorrow I will surely kill this Turk, Suhrab.

The war is beginning soon, the Turks are coming and we are prepared to fight. Our army has been preparing for this and I have helped devise a plan. We will surely defeat the Turks and bring Persia to victory. I had left  home to join the army almost 2 decades ago to become a warrior in the Persian army and know I am the finest of them all. There is nothing that I love more than battle.