سندبادنامه 106.1

106.1

بگشاذ وگفت : ای پاذشاهی کی عقل وجهل در دماغها نو ترکیب کنی ودانش وسفه دردلها بو جمع آری ، قوله تعالی ؤتی الحکمة من یشا ء ومن ئؤت الحکمة فقد اوتی خنرا کثیرا (269/2). 1 گر این اشارت تحقیق دارذ مارا بچیزی بشارت دهی کی هیچ صاحب دولت مثل ومانند آن ندیذه وذ، چون گامی چند بزذند ماهییی بدیذ آمذ ، روباه گفت : الله اکبر والخلیفته جعفر ، ابنک علامت آنک دعای من باجابت مقرون گشت ، تا چنین علامتی سذا آمذ وچنین کرامتی روی بموذ ، اکنون بو بذین نعمت سزاواریری .

is given wisdom has been given much good.” If this intimation holds true,
give us glad tidings of something the like of which no possessor of fortune has ever seen!’
When they had walked a few paces, a fish appeared. The fox said: ‘God is greatest,
and the caliph is Jaʿfar! Behold the sign that my prayer has met with acceptance! For such a sign
to have been granted and such a wonder to have appeared, now you are most worthy of this bounty.’
The monkey swallowed this flattery like sugar, swiftly went toward the fish, and stretched out
his hand. The cords of the snare sprang, firmly seized the monkey’s foot, and bound it fast,