سندبادنامه 418
English (machine translation) 418
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418.1
“Rejoice, O defeated one, for in the reinforcements of fortune / all support, aid, and victory have arrived!
Arise, so that under an auspicious ascendant and a blessed omen we may go to the sage.” Then, according to
the appointed time she had set, they came to the young man's house, and for a time they spoke of sorrow and joy,
spread the carpet of intimacy, and removed the veil of estrangement between them. And when an hour
had passed, the old crone left the house on an excuse, leaving them both in the house in ease
and privacy. That day until evening both were engaged in companionship and intimacy,
rested together in leisure and comfort, and took their share of pleasure and enjoyment.
And at nightfall, when the Simurgh of the east reached the roost of the west, the woman returned
to her home. The young man offered apologies to the old woman, showed great generosities, and said: “O
mother, you have drowned me in favors and made me indebted to your generosity; you have added the requirements of affection
to the necessities of kindness, and now one more request remains. If
it is met with acceptance, this obligation will become the ornament of all previous obligations.” The old woman said:
418.13
“What is the need, and which is the request?” The young man said: “That you effect a reconciliation
between husband and wife, and deem it necessary to mend relations, so that contention may vanish,
418.16
21 The Tale of the Old Crone, the Young Man, and the Draper’s Wife
quarreling may be nullified, the path of reconciliation made prosperous, and the obstacles of dispute
removed.” The old woman said: “You have given the bow to its shaper and settled the house with its builder!
418.19
In the morning, present yourself at the door of the draper’s shop, and when I arrive, say: ‘What did you do with the garment,
and what is the state of affairs?’” The next day, according to this appointment, both presented themselves at the door of the draper’s shop.
The young man said: “O mother, did you deliver the garment that I gave you, and ease my heart?”
The old crone said: “She did not accept the garment and gave it back to me. I took the garment
and brought it to Khwāja Draper’s house; since the khwāja was not at home, I left the garment right there
so that he might deliver the price.” When the draper heard the speech in this manner, and saw the signs
of the error that had occurred upon the pages of circumstances, he showed remorse for the transgression he had committed
and the action he had taken, blamed himself severely, and said:
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- سندبادنامه — Ẓahīrī Samarqandī, Persian