 know a young man and a slave girl who used to love each other. he wanted her to do something to him that was not right but she said by god i will complain about you publicly in public and disgrace you in a hidden way. a few days later the slave girl attended a gathering of some of the greatest kings pillars of state and most important men of the caliphate. there were many women and servants who were to be feared and among those present was that young man because he was a result of the chiefs authority. there were other singers in the gathering but when the singing reached her she adjusted her lute and began to sing ancient verses which are 
وأنا اعرف فتى وجارية كانا يتحابان، فأرادها في بعض وصلها على بعض ما لا يجمل، فقالت والله لأشكونك في الملأ علانية ولأفضحنك فضيحة مستورة. فلما كان بعد أيام حضرت الجارية مجلس بعض أكابر الملوك وأركان الدولة وأجل رجال الخلافة، وفيه ممن يتوقى أمره من النساء والخدم عدد كثير، وفي جملة الحاضرين ذلك الفتى، لأنه كان بسبب من الرئيس، وفي المجلس مغنيات غيرها، فلما انتهى الغناء إليها سوت عودها واندفعت تغني بأبيات قديمة وهي 