سندبادنامه 204.9

204.9

The soldier entered and said, “Why did you show so much delay and hesitation? And for what reason
did you make me wait so long? Early this morning I dispatched a messenger on the road,
giving him a note, and kept the eye of hope open!” The beloved said, “O capital of my life
and ornament of my happiness! Although the talk of a messenger and a note is false, it is pleasant
news. Had your messenger arrived, I would have shown obedience; and indeed I myself
was preparing to hasten to your service without the trouble of an invitation or the burden of a message, and to attain the bliss
of meeting. You yourself showed generosity and followed a laudable custom: