سندبادنامه 132
English (machine translation) 132
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132.1
Open like a rose that mouth true to its promise; / otherwise, because of you, I tear my robe like a tulip.
It is the heart's claim I have upon you; do not cry out! / There stands the decree of love, and here are you and I.
'For a long time your musky lasso has bound my wretched heart with the chain of subjugation and the shackles of torment,
and snared the bird of my soul with the grain of your beauty. Today, when ungenerous time
has made this good fortune accessible and displayed the beauty of this felicity, place your hand of compact
in my hand, so that when I commit this kingdom, fortune, crown, and sovereignty to you, and bring the servants
and retinue into the halter of obedience and submission to you, you will bring to fulfillment and discharge your vows, covenants, stipulations, and duties
132.9
The Prince Giving His Answer of Rejection to the Slave-Girl
toward me with fidelity, and will not tear and wound the face of manhood with the claws of perfidy.'
132.11
The prince asked: 'In what manner will you embark on and intervene in this grave affair? How will you undertake this
mighty venture? How will this difficult task be accomplished for you? In what shape will this
problem present itself? And how will this impossible thing enter the realm of possibility?' She said:
132.14
'I will give the king poison by deceit, and place the crown of the realm upon your head:
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- سندبادنامه — Ẓahīrī Samarqandī, Persian