سندبادنامه 265

265.1

“O noble lily, where have you gone, / that this year you did not bloom at your appointed time?
It seems that the earth accepted you as a deposit; / O earth, you do not know what you have accepted!”
When the prince, under the guarantee of good fortune, returned to the seat of kingdom and state, and
adorned his eyes with the dust of his father’s blessed beauty, he recounted what had happened
and stated his complaint against the vizier. The king ordered the vizier to be hanged on the gallows, and commanded a herald to proclaim:
“This is the recompense for one who permits shortcoming and negligence in the service of his benefactor,
and does not come forward to carry out his commands and prohibitions according to his ability and capacity.”
does not come out to welcome him: