 one of my brothers told me about sulayman ibn ahmad the poet that he saw ibn sahl alhajeb on the island of sicily and he mentioned that he was extremely handsome. one day he saw him walking in some parks and a woman was behind him looking at him. when she had gone away she came to the place where his footsteps had left their mark and she began to kiss him and lick the ground where his foot print was. and about that i say a piece that begins .
وأخبرني بعض إخواني عن سليمان بن أحمد الشاعر أنه رأى ابن سهل الحاجب بجزيرة صقلية، وذكر أنه كان غاية في الجمال، فشاهده يوما في بعض المتنزهات ماشيا وامرأة خلفه تنظر إليه، فلما بعد أتت إلى المكان الذي قد أثر فيه مشيه فجعلت تقبله وتلثم الأرض التي فيها أثر رجله؛ وفي ذلك أقول قطعة أولها .