سندبادنامه 408.1

408.1

"A face like the light of dawn, around which ten nights / have grown dark from her twisted hair,
As if the darkness were dyed by her temple-curls, / or her eyes, or her beauty-mark, or my state."
He was wandering about the environs of the city by way of strolling, traversing the paths of the roads and alleyways
with the step of yearning, seeking companionship and intimacy for his deserted soul and afflicted frame,
and giving solace to his sorrowful heart and grieving soul. In the midst of that roaming
and seeking, he passed by the door of the chamber of a moon-faced beauty; he beheld a cypress striding