 among the kings when he touched perfume and was soaked in musk and it became fragrant and stuck to his clothes he would order rose water to be poured over his head until it ran down. the next day he would do the same.
ومن الملوك من كان إذا مس الطيب، وتغلل بالغالية، فتضوعت منه وعلقت بثيابه، أمر بصب ماء الورد على رأسه حتى يسيل. فإذا كان من غد، فعل مثل ذلك.