سندبادنامه 262

262.1

By Zamzam, ʿArafāt, the Ḥaṭīm, the Corner, the Station, / by the ʿUmra, the Stone, Marwa, Ṣafā, and Minā;
By chapter upon chapter of the Torah and line upon line of the Psalms, / by verse upon verse of the Gospel and letter upon letter of the Prophet;
By the nearness of Moses son of ʿImrān, by the prostrations of David, / by the distinction of Muḥammad, the illiterate prophet;
By the tears of Jacob’s eyes in sorrow for Joseph, / by the old age of Zechariah and the obedience of John—
grant me release and refuge from the evil of this rebellious devil who sits behind my back
and has bound the hand of my strength and power!” When this secret supplication
reached its conclusion from its beginning, the slave-girl trembled from fear and fell upside-down from the horse.
The prince gave rein to his mount and set his face toward inhabited lands; like the zephyr he traversed stages,
and like the north wind he crossed the distances: