سندبادنامه 308.1

308.1

Will time one day be generous with Laylā? / And will our days at al-Liwā return?
Pledges have ended and a life has passed; / my soul is ransom, by God, for those pledges!
O say to the dwellers of the beloved's valley: / May eternity in the gardens be pleasant for you!
Pour out some water abundantly upon us, / for we are thirsty while you are at the watering-place.
When the monkey heard these words in verse and prose, he said to himself: 'Although
between me and the boar there is a natural dissimilarity and an artificial estrangement, since in shape and form,
and character and appearance, we are contrary to one another, yet if in response to these premises and stations that he
has articulated with his tongue and presented with heartfelt consideration and sincere speech, I take no trouble,