 an old man among them said the water of our well as you know is salty and bitter. donkeys cannot approach it camels cannot swallow it and palm trees die because of it. the river is far from us and it is difficult to obtain.
فقال شيخ منهم ماء بئرنا، كما قد علمتم مالح أجاج ٣ ، لا يقربه الحمار، ولا تسيغه الإبل ٤ ، وتموت عليه النخل؛ والنهر منا بعيد، وفي تكلف