[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Foreign](https://indike.org/pramana/inf) › [Islamic world](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl) › [Persian](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.fa) › [Story books adapted from India](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.fa.qissa) › [سندبادنامه](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.fa.qissa.sindbadnama) › [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.fa.qissa.sindbadnama~en-mt) › 181 # سندبادنامه 181 English (machine translation) 181 - **Language:** English ### [181.1](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.fa.qissa.sindbadnama~en-mt.181.1) 'A woman is like a cloud, and a man is like the moon; / the moon's darkness comes from the cloud. The worst of men in this world / would be a pity for the best of women.' The parrot answered his requests graciously and said: 'Tonight, with peace of mind, go to the pasture of elegance and the gathering of banquet-goers, and from the beginning of evening until the close of morning, drink the goblets of joy amidst sweet basil and wine; for by no means will I be negligent or slack ### [181.6](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.fa.qissa.sindbadnama~en-mt.181.6) \[...\] ### [181.7](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.fa.qissa.sindbadnama~en-mt.181.7) in tracking the conditions and investigating the traces of this party. Obeying the commands and prohibitions of masters of fortune and benefactors is among the duties of the path of generosity, particularly in deeds pertaining to the preservation of the sanctuary and the integrity of honor, which are among the requisites of intellect and manhood, and the obligations of noble freedom and chivalry. Whoever traverses the path of neglect and delay in carrying out these duties, reliance on the sincerity of his love and the purity of his affection is removed, and his companionship and assembly among brethren and friends becomes the herald of an ill omen and the precursor to meanness and ignominy; he will find no room in the hearts of compassionate brothers, and in the eyes of sincere companions he will seem contemptible.' When the man heard these answers, he showered praises upon it, and approved the traces of its acumen amid the lights of sagacity, its guarding the subtleties of loyalty, and its observing the side of nobility, and said: 'May a thousand lives be sacrificed for a friend who, in reviving the customs of nobility, knows how to formulate such words and premises: ## Linked texts (1) - [سندبادنامه](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.fa.qissa.sindbadnama.181.1) — Ẓahīrī Samarqandī, Persian --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.fa.qissa.sindbadnama~en-mt.181](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.fa.qissa.sindbadnama~en-mt.181) · Pramāṇa