he loves after the beloved has a mind and has a share of discernment then he leaves him and procrastinates. if he is lied to the informer conveys it despite what he showed of caution and coldness and he does not listen to his secret being broadcast he knows that falsehood was fabricated for him and what was in his soul diminishes. i have seen this with the same for some lovers with some of those he loved and the beloved was very watchful and very secretive and the informers increased between them and it happened in a love that was not until the signs of that appeared on his face and a panic overcame him and a thought overcame him and confusion overwhelmed him until his chest tightened and he revealed what was conveyed to him. if you were to see the position of the lover in his apology you would know that passion is an obeyed sultan distant with tight ties and a penetrating spear and his apology was between surrender confession denial repentance and throwing away the reins so after a long time the matter was not reconciled between them.
يحب، بعد أن يكون المحبوب ذا عقل، وله حظ من تمييز، ثم يدعه والمطاولة . فإذا تكذب عنده نقل الواشي مع ما اظهر من التحفظ والجفاء، ولم يسمع لسره إذاعة علم أنه إنما زور له الباطل، واضمحل ما قام في نفسه. ولقد شاهدت هذا بعينه لبعض المحبين مع بعض من كان يحب، وكان المحبوب شديد المراقبة عظيم الكتمان، وكثر الوشاة بينهما وحدث في حب لم يكن، حتى ظهرت اعلام ذلك في وجهه، وركبته وجمة ، وأظلته فكرة، ودهمته حيرة، إلى أن ضاق صدره وباح بما نقل إليه؛ فلو شاهدت مقام المحب في اعتذاره لعلمت أن الهوى سلطان مطاع، ناء مشدود الأواخي، وسنان نافذ، وكان اعتذاره بين الاستسلام والاعتراف والإنكار والتوبة والرمي بالمقاليد، فبعد لأي ما صلح الأمر بينهما.