The youth asked, "Who is your son?" Rustam then said, "But who are you?" and then the secret came out that this youth was his own son. There was no end to Kushtam's sorrow. He made obeisance at his father's feet, saying, "Father, I would rather be the one to be killed than be your conqueror." His father replied, "Do not let it grieve you, for now I am happy to know that at least I have not been vanquished by anyone but my own son, who is my own self."