سندبادنامه 216
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"Through the encompassing reach of his justice upon the earth, pasturing cattle graze alongside lions in the pastures."
And to the most luminous and radiant judgment, from which Jupiter borrows light, and from which the sun
entreats illumination—which is the key to the affairs of sovereignty and the courier of the paths of kingship
and state—it will be evident at first glance that beholding the beauty of a son is the lamp
of every morning and the key to every victory. And the rose-garden of joy receives water from the spring of beauty
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drinks from it, and the garden of delight draws freshness from the fount of his beauty and the pasture of his perfection;
especially since the portents of maturity are evident in his forelock, and the marks of nobility are manifest and distinct upon his brow.
A pearl in the ocean of royalty, a nightingale in the rose-garden of empire, sought from among
the treasures of good fortunes and the storehouses of the Creator's gifts, in supplication and humble entreaty from the presence of
the Lord of Glory, praying: 'My Lord, grant me from Yourself an heir,' and finding answer—
it is not fitting to hasten his destruction at the incitement of a talebearer and the slander of a seditious slanderer;
for after the execution of the resolve, regret and remorse over the loss of his person
will be of no profit or avail. Any tree, however deeply rooted and firmly fixed, may be uprooted in an hour,
yet it requires years for it to become fruitful and effective through the temperate nature of the air and the nurture of earth and water,
so that one may rest in its shade and derive benefit from its fruit.
And if the king acts hastily in this matter, he will be like that partridge who
killed his harmonious mate and affectionate consort without any guilt; and when the truth of the matter was investigated
and her innocence came to light, however much regret he felt over that rashness and haste,
it brought no gain or success, nor was the slain companion revived,
nor did the departed mate return." The king asked: "How was that story? Relate it!"
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Story of the Male Partridge and His Condition with the Female
The minister said: "They relate that two partridges, owing to difference and disharmony in companionship,
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Story of the Male Partridge and His Condition with the Female
and alienation and incompatibility of fellowship, parted from among their kind,
went from one homeland to another homeland, and moved from that place to another place, choosing new companions
and friends. And they made their abode on a mountain whose lower slope, in pleasantness
and loftiness, would surpass the garden of the stars and the meadow of the sky; and they took a nest
upon a deep cleft and a firm peak, whose air was temperate and sweet,
and whose meadow was pleasant and heart-ravishing. Diverse kinds of trees grew upon its flanks and borders,
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and various kinds of wild beasts and birds settled in its lowlands and heights; clear waters
flowed from its springs, and the zephyrs of the east and north blew across its plain; the expanse of its air
was free from foulness, and its descents and ascents were exempt from the fear of merciless hunters; and
in the spring season, the curls of tulips upon the peaks of its ridges and heights of its hills shone like ruby lamps
from the hermitages of monks:
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- سندبادنامه — Ẓahīrī Samarqandī, Persian