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# سندبادنامه 1.1

سندبادنامه 1.1

- **Language:** Persian

### [1.1](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.fa.qissa.sindbadnama.1.1)

الظلم فی شیم آلنفوس فان تحد ذا عفة فلعلة لا یظلم وچون در حکمت ازلی وعنایت سرمدی پوشیذه نبوذ کی با بوت سلطنت وبا ریاست سیاست واجب است چه عالمیان در منازل ومعارج ومراتب و مدارج متفاوت قدراند وقلم بی شمشیر وعلم بی عمل نامفید بوذ

> “Injustice is in the nature of souls; if you find / one who possesses chastity, it is due to some reason that he does no wrong.”  
> And since in eternal wisdom and everlasting providence it was not hidden that along with the splendour of sovereignty and  
> leadership, punishment is necessary, for the people of the world are of varied measure in stations, ascents, ranks, and degrees,  
> and the pen without the sword, and knowledge without action, would be ineffective:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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