 i tell you about myself that i have never drunk from the water of union nor has it increased my injustice except through it. this is the rule of one who treats his illness even if it relieves him somewhat. i have reached the furthest ends of being able to do so with the one i love beyond which a person finds no goal and i have only found myself seeking more. this has been a long time for me and i have not felt bored nor has a period exhausted me.
وعني أخبرك أني ما رويت قط من ماء الوصل ولا زادني إلا ظلما، وهذا حكم من تداوى بدائه وإن رفه عنه شيئا ما . ولقد بلغت من التمكن بمن أحب أبعد الغايات التي لا يجد الإنسان وراءها مرمى فما وجدتني إلا مستزيدا، ولقد طال بي ذلك فما أحسست بسآمة ولا رهقتني فترة.