سندبادنامه 382.13
English (machine translation) 382.13
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382.13
Now in that caravanserai a destitute rogue dwelt. When he saw that equipment, gear, wealth, and possessions,
he set his heart on ambition that, when the world clad itself in a pitch-black cloak, he would cast himself into the caravan
and stretch out the hand of triumph to spoil; for such an opportunity only offers itself over a span of time,
and such a condition does not show its face in a year; and if negligence and remissness occur along the way,
the opportunity will be lost, and after the passing of moments, remorse will be of no avail, and regret
will bring no profit. When they dyed the yellow face and white hair of the horizons with soot,
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- سندبادنامه — Ẓahīrī Samarqandī, Persian