Shahnameh by Abolqasem Ferdowsi — Read

Zal Leads His Army Against Afrasyab

Then from the back of an elephant he threw a pebble in a goblet as a sign to mount and gave a shout that could be heard for miles. The din of drums and blare of bugles mingled with the sounds of Indian bells and the trumpeting of elephants: the Day of Judgment seemed to have come to Zavolestan, as if the earth were crying out to its dead, "Rise. " Rostam led the army, followed by the land's experienced warriors; it was spring time as they set out, and the world was filled with blossoms and flowers.