[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Foreign](https://indike.org/pramana/inf) › [Islamic world](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl) › [Persian](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.fa) › [Story books adapted from India](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.fa.qissa) › [سندبادنامه](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.fa.qissa.sindbadnama) › [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.fa.qissa.sindbadnama~en-mt) › 400 # سندبادنامه 400 English (machine translation) 400 - **Language:** English ### [400.1](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.fa.qissa.sindbadnama~en-mt.400.1) "What is there in the world that is worse than the world, / except my sorrow, which at every moment grows worse? The juggling hand of the stars has slain me; / the dancing foot of heaven is yet worse. Of all the oppressions that time has wrought upon me, / the departure of a tender friend is the worst." When his wife saw his distress and broken spirit, she shared in that matter with him by way of harmonious participation and sympathy, fulfilling the requirements of companionship with concord and mutual support, and kindly asked the man: "What is the reason that agitation and distress, burning and inflammation, and marks of vexation and regret are evident upon your brow?" He said: ## Linked texts (1) - [سندبادنامه](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.fa.qissa.sindbadnama.400.1) — Ẓahīrī Samarqandī, Persian --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.fa.qissa.sindbadnama~en-mt.400](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.fa.qissa.sindbadnama~en-mt.400) · Pramāṇa