سندبادنامه 344.1

English (machine translation) 344.1

Language: English

344.1

This affair will not turn out like gold through gold!
If the attainment of desire and the realization of what is missing depended merely on gold, then the mine, which
is the home of treasures, would be the beloved of hearts; and if every beauty came into embrace through the pattern of brocade,
the silkworm, which is the source of all satin and brocade, would be the darling of souls.
However, the bridal chambers of adornment are one thing, and the private rooms of comfort are another. Gold suits the ring of a mule’s
vulva, not the earring of a heart-stealer:

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سندبادنامه — Ẓahīrī Samarqandī, Persian