سندبادنامه 195.1

195.1

شب هست وشراب هست وچاکر تنهاست ر خیز وبیا بتا کی امشب شب ماست چون کوذ ک برسید ، ورقعه وپیام ودروذ وسلام برسانیذ ، زن در وی 5 نظر کرد ، جوانی دیذ سرو قد ، ماه خد ، گل عذار ، آفتاب رخسار ، آب جمال بر چهرهٔ‌ او جاری ، وزهره در بنا گوش او متواری ، گفت :

Night is here, wine is here, and the servant is alone; / rise and come, O idol, for tonight is our night!’
When the youth arrived, and delivered the letter, the message, the greeting, and the peace, the woman looked at him
and saw a young man with a cypress-like stature, a moon-like cheek, rose-cheeked, sun-faced, the water
of beauty flowing over his countenance, and Venus hiding beside his temple. She said: