[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) › 204 # سندبادنامه 204 English (machine translation) 204 - **Language:** English ### [204.1](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.fa.qissa.sindbadnama~en-mt.204.1) “By God, even if you become like the moon behind a cloud, / no sword can hold me back from your face!” When he reached the door of the house, he rattled the door ring and alerted the beloved. ### [204.3](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.fa.qissa.sindbadnama~en-mt.204.3) The apprentice said, “Ah! ‘Many a wish has led to death!’ O mistress of the house, you have aimed at my life and your own, ### [204.5](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.fa.qissa.sindbadnama~en-mt.204.5) Story of the soldier, the beloved, and the apprentice and brought an evil destiny upon me and yourself! What is the plan for my affair? And who is to take my hand in this misfortune?” The woman said, “Do not fear and do not lose heart; go into this upper room and sit in the dark!” She herself went to meet the lover and opened the door. ### [204.9](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.fa.qissa.sindbadnama~en-mt.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: ## Linked texts (1) - [سندبادنامه](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.fa.qissa.sindbadnama.204.1) — Ẓahīrī Samarqandī, Persian --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.fa.qissa.sindbadnama~en-mt.204](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.fa.qissa.sindbadnama~en-mt.204) · Pramāṇa