سندبادنامه 25.1

25.1

شکل در گاه رفیعش را دعا کرد آسمان شکل او شذ افضل الاشکال وهو المستدیر رنگ رخسارضمیرش را ثنا گفت آفتاب لون او شذ احسن الوان وهو المستنیر ابر در تب خجالت از بنان سحابسیرت او عرق تشویر کرد گفت :

Heaven prayed for the form of his exalted court, / so its shape became the most excellent of shapes, namely, the spherical.
The sun praised the color of the cheek of his mind, / so its hue became the most beautiful of hues, namely, the luminous.
The cloud, sweating in the fever of embarrassment before his cloud-like fingers, broke into shame-sweat and said: