سندبادنامه 261.1

261.1

بیاکی عاشق آن روی وموی جعد بوایم ثنا سرای ودعا گوی فال سعد نوایم چون شاهزاذه عنان مرکب باز کشیذ ، کنیزک بویرانه در آمذ ، وغولانی را کی مسکن ومأوی دران موضع داشتند ، آهسته گفت کی آمذم وشاهزاذهآی آوردم ؛ دانم کی لحم وشحم او بغایت نازک ونظیف ، واجزا واعضای او عظیم لذیذ ولطیف باشذ . غولانی کی دران جای بوذند ، بر وی آفرین کردند، وگفتند : مرحا بک وبما فعلت ! بتعجیل بیرون رو ، واورا اسمالت ده ، تا نگریزذ ، وسلاحهاش بستان ، تا با ما بربیاویزذ !

"Come, for I am the lover of that face and curly hair; / I sing praises and pray for your auspicious omen."
When the prince drew back the reins of his mount, the slave-girl entered the ruin,
and said softly to the ghouls who had their dwelling and abode in that place: "I have come,
and I have brought a prince; I know that his flesh and fat are exceedingly tender and clean,
and his parts and limbs will be vastly delicious and delicate." The ghouls who were in that place
praised her and said: "Welcome to you and to what you have done! Go out in haste,
and reassure him so that he does not flee, and take away his weapons so that he cannot fight with us!"