سندبادنامه 277.3

277.3

5زن او آن فرصت غنیمت شمرد ، وآن غیبت غنیت گمان برد ، وبا خوذ گفت : الدهر خرص وإلا فغصص :

His wife seized the opportunity, deemed that absence a windfall, and said to herself:
"Time is seizing opportunities; otherwise, it is choking griefs:"