سندبادنامه 265.1

265.1

ای سوسن آزاذه کحا رفتست کامسال بوقت خویش نشگفتستی مانا کی ترا خاک ودیعت بذرفت ای خاک ندانی کی چه بذرفتستی شاه زاذه چون در ضمان سعادت ، ممقر ملک ودولت باز رسیذ ، ودیذه را بحمال مبارک بذر تکحیل داذ ، آنچ حادث شذه بوذ باز گفت ، وشکایت وزیر تقریر کرد . شاه فرموذ تا دستوررا بر دار کردند ، ومنادی فرموذ کی این جزای آنکس است ، کی در خدمت ولی نعمت خویش تقصیر وغفلت روا دارذ ، واوامر ونواهی اورا بقدر وسع وامکان بامتثال استقبال نکنذ :

“O noble lily, where have you gone, / that this year you did not bloom at your appointed time?
It seems that the earth accepted you as a deposit; / O earth, you do not know what you have accepted!”
When the prince, under the guarantee of good fortune, returned to the seat of kingdom and state, and
adorned his eyes with the dust of his father’s blessed beauty, he recounted what had happened
and stated his complaint against the vizier. The king ordered the vizier to be hanged on the gallows, and commanded a herald to proclaim:
“This is the recompense for one who permits shortcoming and negligence in the service of his benefactor,
and does not come forward to carry out his commands and prohibitions according to his ability and capacity.”
does not come out to welcome him: