سندبادنامه 402.1

402.1

"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