 the first of them is abandonment that is necessitated by caution from a present observer and it is sweeter than any connection. were it not that the apparent meaning of the word and the ruling of the name necessitate its inclusion in this chapter i would have returned from it and would have honored it by not including it in it. then you will see the beloved turning away from his beloved turning in conversation to someone else turning away from something else so that his suspicions will not be followed or his doubts will precede. and you will also see the lover like that but his nature attracts him and his soul turns away from him despite that so you will see him turning away as if he were approaching and silent as if he were speaking and looking to the side of himself in something else and the clever and intelligent person if he uncovers the inner meaning of their conversation with his imagination knows that what is hidden is not apparent and what is declared is not the news itself. and it is one of the scenes that bring about temptations and scenes that move the still arouse the thoughts excite the consciences and attract youth. i have verses that have something to do with this which i have included even though they contain a meaning other than this one as we stipulated. among them are 
١ فأولها؛ هجر يوجبه تحفظ من رقيب حاضر؛ وإنه لأحلى من كل وصل. ولولا أن ظاهر اللفظ وحكم التسمية يوجب إدخاله في هذا الباب لرجعت به عنه ولأجللته عن تسطيره فيه. فحينئذ ترى الحبيب منحرفا عن محبه، مقبلا بالحديث على غيره، معرضا بمعرض لئلا تلحق ظنته أو تسبق استرابته؛ وترى المحب أيضا كذلك، ولكن طبعه له جاذب، ونفسه له صارفة بالرغم، فتراه حينئذ منحرفا كمقبل، وساكتا كناطق، وناظرا إلى جهة نفسه في غيرها؛ والحاذق الفطن إذا كشف بوهمه عن باطن حديثهما علم أن الخافي غير البادي، وما جهر به غير نفس الخبر، وإنه لمن المشاهد الجالبة للفتن، والمناظر المحركة للسواكن، الباعثة للخواطر، المهيجة للضمائر، الجاذبة للفتوة. ولي أبيات في شيء من هذا أوردتها، وإن كان فيها غير هذا المعنى على ما شرطنا، منها 