سندبادنامه 105.15

105.15

قبول کردن سندباذ تعلیم شهزاذه را برآرذ واگر دیرتر بمانذ بمامی جوهر او ژنگ بخورذ، وبعد ازان با تش ودارو اصلاح واخلاص نیذیرذ ، وهمچنین هالی کی کژ رسته باشذ اگر درتقویم او زیادت تکلفی وتکلیفی روذ بشکنذ وباطل گردذ ، وربج تعهد او ضایع شوذ (8/1) سندباذ کی یکی بوذ از حملهآ این هفت حکیم گفت حوستی بطالع این کوذک متصل بوذ اکنون آن مناحیس زایل میشوذ، من اورا قبول کم وجملهآ علوم در آموزم ، از بهر آنک آدمی بحیلت مرغ را از هوا در آرذ وماهی را از قعر دریا بر آرذ وبهیمهٔ‌ توسن وحشیرا آلوف ومرتاض گردانذ ، فیلسوفان مستحمعتر نست کی روزگار اورا بر افادت علوم وافاضت حکمت ودانش مستغرق داشته است ، وهر مرغی را کی چینهٔ‌ تربیت او دهذ با سیمرغ هم عنانی کنذ وبا طاؤس هم آشیانی نمایذ ، وهر حمالی را کی مشاطگی عقل او کنذ وحلتی پیرایه قریحت او بندذ بافتاب برابری وبا ماه هم سری توانذکرد ، نفس اورا خواص دم مسیحاست ونظر اورا تأثیر طبع کیمیا . سندباذ گفت : بلی هرچند من حکیم وعالمم ، اما بگفتار شما مغرور نشوم وبدمدمهآ شما

Sindbād accepts the prince’s instruction
and if it remains longer, rust entirely consumes its substance, after which it will not accept correction or purification by fire or chemical. Likewise, a sapling that has grown crooked: if excessive
trouble and strain are applied in straightening it, it will break and be ruined, and the toil of tending it will be wasted.”
Sindbād, who was one of those seven sages, said: “An inauspiciousness was joined to this child's horoscope,
and now those malefic influences are waning. I shall accept him and teach him all the sciences.
For by stratagem a human being brings down a bird from the air, brings up a fish
from the bottom of the sea, and makes a wild, stubborn beast tamed and trained.” The philosophers [replied]:
“There is no one more qualified [than you], for time has engrossed him in imparting sciences and bestowing wisdom and knowledge.
Any bird to which he gives the feed of his nurture can run rein-to-rein with the Sīmurgh and share a nest with the peacock;
and any beauty for whom his intellect acts as tire-woman, and attaches ornaments to the beauty of her temperament, can rival the sun and match the moon.
His breath possesses the properties of the breath of the Messiah, and his gaze possesses the effect of the nature of alchemy.” Sindbād
said: “Yes, however much I am a sage and scholar, I shall not be deceived by your words, nor duped by your cajolery,
just as that monkey fell into the trap by the words of the fox.” They asked:
“How was that? Relate that story!”