سندبادنامه 296

English (machine translation) 296

Language: English

296.1

For a time we were gathered together like the Pleiades, / safe from parting and free from distress.
It seems that we were not grateful for union with it, / for time scattered us like the daughters of the Bier.
It bade farewell to friends and kin, and went from there to an island in which
security, ease, abundance, and leisure were attained, free of intruders, and unconcerned
with pursuers. It adopted piety and devoutness, turned its face toward the abode of the hereafter, and [found] peace.

296.7

13. The Story of the Hog, the Fig Tree, and the Ape
It took hold of the firm rope of obedience, and placed the foot of contentment upon the face of lust and greed;
it chose harmlessness, and adopted piety and abstinence as its inner and outer garment. When
it found stability in the realm of contentment and tasted its sweetness, it said:

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سندبادنامه — Ẓahīrī Samarqandī, Persian