 story i still hear about some of the berber kings an andalusian man sold a slave girl for whom he was very anxious due to poverty that had befallen him to a man from that country. her seller did not think that he would pursue her in that way. when it was found with the buyer the andalusians soul was about to leave him so he went to the one from whom he had bought it and his judgment on his money and his soul was harsh but he refused him so he attacked him with the people of the country and none of them helped him so his mind was about to go and he saw that he should go to the king so he confronted him and shouted so he heard him and ordered him to be brought in and the king was sitting in his upper room with a high view so he reached him and when he appeared before him he told him his story and asked for mercy from him and begged him so the king felt sorry for him so he ordered the man who had bought it to be brought so he came and he said to him this is a strange man and he is as you see and i am his passion for you but the buyer refused and said i love her more than he does and i fear that if i give her to him i will seek your help tomorrow and i will be in a worse state than he is so he blamed the king and those around him for their money but he refused and entered and apologized for his love for her so when the meeting was long and they did not see from him at all inclination to help he said to the andalusian o man you have more in my hand than you see and i have done my best for you and you see him apologizing that he loves you more and that he fears evil for himself that you are in so be patient for what god has decreed for you. the andalusian said i have no choice in your hand. he said to him is there here other than desire and giving what i can for you more? when the andalusian despaired of it he gathered his hands and feet and threw himself down from the top of the upper room to the ground. the king was terrified and cried out so the young men from below rushed to him and it was decided that he was not greatly harmed in that fall. so he went up with him to the king and he said what did you mean by this? he said o king there is no way to live after this then he was about to throw himself down again
حكاية لم أزل أسمعها عن بعض ملوك البرابر أن رجلا أندلسيا باع جارية كان يجد بها وجدا شديدا، لفاقة أصابته، من رجل من أهل ذلك البلد، ولم يظن بائعها أن نفسه تتبعها ذلك التتبع؛ فلما حصلت عند المشتري كادت نفس الأندلسي تخرج، فأتى إلى الذي ابتاعها منه وحكمه في ماله أجم وفي نفسه، فأبى عليه، فتحمل عليه بأهل البلد فلم يسعف منهم أحد، فكاد عقله ان يذهب، ورأى أن يتصدى إلى الملك، فتعرض له وصاح، فسمعه فأمر بإدخاله، والملك قاعد في علية له مشرفة عالية، فوصل إليه، فلما مثل بين يديه أخبره بقصته واسترحمه وتضرع إليه، فرق له الملك، فأمر بإحضار الرجل المبتاع فحضر، فقال له هذا رجل غريب وهو كما تراه، وأنا شغفه إليك، فأبى المبتاع وقال أنا أشد حبا لها منه، وأخشى إن صرفتها إليه أن أستغيث بك غدا وأنا في أسوأ من حالته، فأذم له الملك ومن حواليه من أموالهم، فأبى ولج واعتذر بمحبته لها، فلما طال المجلس ولم يروا منه البتة جنوحا إلى الاسعاف قال للأندلسي يا هذا، مالك بيدي أكثر مما ترى، وقد جهدت لك بأبلغ سعي، وهو تراه يعتذر بأنه فيها أحب منك وأنه يخشى على نفسه شرا أنت فيه، فاصبر لما قضى الله عليك. فقال الأندلسي فما لي بيدك حيلة قال له وهل هاهنا غير الرغبة والبذل ما أستطيع لك أكثر. فلما يئس الأندلسي منها جمع يديه ورجليه وانصب من أعلى العلية إلى الأرض، فارتاع الملك وصرخ، فابتدر الغلمان من أسفل، فقضي انه لم يتأذ في ذلك الوقوع كبير أذى، فصعد به إلى الملك، فقال ماذا أردت بهذا فقال أيها الملك، لا سبيل إلى الحياة بعدها، ثم هم أن يرمي نفسه ثانية،