سندبادنامه 242.8

242.8

The Coming of the Slave-Girl on the Third Day before the Shah
The coming of the slave-girl on the third day before the shah
On the third day, when the banner of the army of day arose from the eastern horizon,
and the pitch-black standards of the army of night were concealed in the Kairouan of the west, the slave-girl returned
to the shah's presence; and with a saffron-pale face, a back bent like a bow from the burden of misfortunes, cheeks
full of tears of regret, and an inner self full of agitation and distress, she came before the shah, and hypocritically,
with a tongue of helplessness, brought forward entreaty and lamentation: