 once upon a time i had two friends who were brothers. they went away on a journey and then came back. i had conjunctivitis and they were late to visit me. so i wrote to them addressing the older of the two a poem from the following 
وكان لي في بعض الزمن صديقان وكانا أخوين فغابا في سفر ثم قدما، وقد أصابني رمدا فتأخرا عن عيادتي، فكتبت إليهما، والمخاطبة للأكبر منهما، شعرا منه 