and the antidote for snakes is nothing other than it cures what is bitten by a guarantor. abu bakr muhammad ibn baqi alhajri who was wise by nature intelligent and perceptive told me on the authority of a man from our sheikhs who cannot be mentioned that he was in baghdad in one of its inns and saw the daughter of his steward the innkeeper so he loved her and married her. when he was alone with her she looked at him and she was a virgin and he had uncovered himself for some need so she was frightened by the size of his urethra so she fled to her mother and avoided him. everyone around her tried to bring her back to him but she refused and almost died. so he left her and then regretted it and he tried to return to her but he could not and he sought help from alabhari and others but none of them were able to find a way to deal with him so his mind became confused and he stayed in the hospital suffering for a long time until he recovered and was at peace and he almost did. and whenever he mentioned her he would breathe a sigh of relief.
وترياق الأفاعي ليس شيء سواه ببرء ما لدغت كفيل وحدثني أبو بكر محمد بن بقي الحجري، وكان حكيم الطبع عاقلا فهيما، عن رجل من شيوخنا لا يمكن ذكره، انه كان ببغداد في خان من خاناتها فرأى ابنة لوكيله الخان فأحبها وتزوجها، فلما خلا بها نظرت إليه وكانت بكرا، وهو قد تكشف لبعض حاجته، فراعها كبر إحليله، ففرت إلى أمها وتفادت منه، فرام بها كل من حواليها أن ترد إليه، فأبت وكادت ان تموت، ففارقها ثم ندم، ورام ان يراجعها فلم يمكنه، واستعان بالأبهري وغيره، فلم يقدر أحد منهم على حيلة في أمره، فاختلط عقله وأقام في المارستان يعاني مدة طويلة حتى نقة وسلا وما كاد، ولقد كان إذا ذكرها يتنفس الصعداء.