[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Dark Ages](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages) › [Persian and Urdu literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.adab) › [Basatin al-uns](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.adab.basatin-al-uns) › 74.1 # Basatin al-uns 74.1 Basātīn al-uns 74.1 - **Language:** Persian ### [74.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.adab.basatin-al-uns.74.1) گاه از تلاطم موجهای چون کوه با چرخ دولابی همراز می گشتم و گاه از صدمت بادهای سخت مانند غواص در قعر آب غوطه میخوردم، خاک ساحل عزیز تر از آب گشته بود و گوهر نفیس تن پرآب چون خاک راه ذلیل و خوار مانده، گاه از بردابرد سپاه وی و برودت هوا مانند عکس آفتاب در آب بر خویش میلرزیدم و گاه از استیلای ضعف و ناتوانی و فتور قوای جسمانی بر صفت آب مروارید از تحرک و اضطراب عاطل و عاری میماندم، از بی نمکی > At times, from the churning of mountain-like waves, I became a confidant to the waterwheel of heaven; and at times, from the blow of violent winds, > I plunged like a diver into the depths of the water. The dust of the shore had become more precious than water, and > the precious pearl of my body, drenched in water, was left abased and wretched like the dust of the road. At times, from the freezing blast of its army and the chill of the air, > I trembled within myself like the reflection of the sun in water; and at times, from the dominance of weakness, infirmity, and the languor of bodily faculties, > like water poured upon pearls, I was left devoid of motion and agitation. From the lack of savor, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 73.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.adab.basatin-al-uns.73.1) - [Next: 74.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.adab.basatin-al-uns.74.7) - [Up: 74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.adab.basatin-al-uns.74) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.adab.basatin-al-uns~en-mt.74.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.adab.basatin-al-uns.74.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.adab.basatin-al-uns.74.1) · Pramāṇa