سندبادنامه 359.1

359.1

O ʿAzza, I swear by Him whose servant I am, to whom the pilgrims journey, and by all that ʿArafāt contains,
I seek no love in exchange for you as a beloved; so trust my word, for the noble are trustworthy.
Even if the earth lay above me and you were to call me, I would answer your voice though my bones were dust.
God Almighty did not approve of this cruelty and metamorphosed this girl; she was human,
and became a dog: