سندبادنامه 402
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"For a time we gathered together like the Pleiades, / safe from affliction and from the fear of harm.
It seemed we were rejoiced by union / when God scattered us like the daughters of the Bier."
"A friend from among the host of the jinn in whose standing I placed great trust, and a companion upon whose love
and sincerity I relied from among the tribes of the peris—I used to pass my life in his intimacy,
and counted the days of union with him among the most precious treasures and stored gifts.
Today he departed on a distant journey and left me such a reserve that in the hindrances
of days and the entanglements of events I can rely on and trust in it. Now tell me: for what
important matter could our need be greater, so that these three names, which are the treasure of our lives, might be expended
on that purpose; and we may petition the divine Presence for the answering of prayer, and present our needs
and interests before the pavilions of the majesty of the Possessor of Majesty, so that a provision and support
may be obtained for us in future days, and become the cause of our comfort and ease for the remainder of our lives?
For this gift from the Lord is better for us than the treasure of Qārūn or imperial riches." The wife
said: "O man, the need of women and their ambition and desire are inclined to and eager for nothing
more than that the men's organ of intercourse should be enlarged, and their heart
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20. The Story of the Ascetic, the Peri, and Consulting with His Wife
and mind be secure, tranquil, comfortable, and carefree on that account; and that their eye
should not gaze lustfully at another, nor their heart be inclined to or desirous of anyone else.
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The right course is that you pray, and make one name an intercessor, so that God Almighty
may increase your organ of coitus and your implement of thrusting." The ascetic, like all fools, swallowed these
blandishments, and fell for them like all ignorant men. He stood up at once,
performed ablution, and performed a two-rakʿah prayer in need before the All-Sufficient; he lifted the story of his secret to the All-Sufficient
Presence, raised the hand of supplication, and with pleading and humility said: "O God,
answer my prayer, for You are the Answerer of prayers, and fulfill my need, for You are the Fulfiller of needs! You know the secret
of the heart and the mystery of me, Your servant; by the sanctity of this great name, may You make my need
conjoined with fulfillment!" This supplication was not yet finished when the tokens of fulfillment
and signs of acceptance appeared: from every limb of his body another organ sprang forth.
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When the ascetic saw himself in that state, he was terrified; he turned his face toward the woman and said:
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"May curses and damnation be upon you and upon your request, for you have rendered me deformed and monstrous!
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Wise men have spoken truly that whoever acts on the counsel and deliberation of fools
will never see the face of his desire, nor will his eye fall upon the beauty of his goal:
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- سندبادنامه — Ẓahīrī Samarqandī, Persian