سندبادنامه 418.1

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: