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# سندبادنامه 181.1

سندبادنامه 181.1

- **Language:** Persian

### [181.1](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.fa.qissa.sindbadnama.181.1)

زن چو میغست ومرد چون ماهست ماه را تیرگی زمیغ بوذ بذترین مرد اندرین عالم ه بهین زنان دریغ بوذ طوطی التمسات اورا بلطفی جواب داذ ، وگفت : و امشب با فراغ خاطر ، بمرتع ظرافت ، ومربع اهل ضیافت رو ، واز ابتدای رواح تا انتهای صباح ، اقداح افراح ، بین الریاحین والراح نوش کن ، کی من بهیچ بوع از تبع احوال ،

> 'A woman is like a cloud, and a man is like the moon; / the moon's darkness comes from the cloud.  
> The worst of men in this world / would be a pity for the best of women.'  
> The parrot answered his requests graciously and said: 'Tonight, with peace of mind,  
> go to the pasture of elegance and the gathering of banquet-goers, and from the beginning of evening until the close of morning,  
> drink the goblets of joy amidst sweet basil and wine; for by no means will I be negligent or slack  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.fa.qissa.sindbadnama~en-mt.181.1) — English, machine translation

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