 a trustworthy man among my brothers told me that he was alone one day with a slave girl whom he had been separated from in his youth and she mentioned some of those things so he said to her no it is part of thanking god for the blessing he has given me of your union which is the utmost of my hopes that i should avoid my desire for his command. by my life this is strange in times past so how about in a time like this when its good has gone and its evil has come.
ولقد حدثني ثقة من إخواني أنه خلا يوما بجارية كانت له مفاركة في الصبا، فتعرضت لبعض تلك المعاني، فقال لها لا، إن من شكر نعمة الله فيما منحني من وصالك الذي أقصى آمالي أن أجتنب هواي لأمره، ولعمري إن هذا لغريب فيما خلا من الأزمان، فكيف في مثل هذا الزمان الذي قد ذهب خيره وأتى شره.