Basatin al-uns 71.64

English (machine translation) 71.64

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71.64

A word, so long as you have not spoken it, you are able to speak it, / but once spoken, it cannot be hidden again.
The general said: 'To announce this news, let one of us resolve firmly to set out toward the imperial presence.'
After consensus and consultation, the prudent course appeared to be that I should convey this glad tiding to the august ear of the king, the sovereign of the realm,
and that I should be specially designated to deliver this soul-nourishing good news. Therefore,
on a certain day, 'with companions like the teeth of a comb in equality,' I embarked upon a ship:

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