perfume is expensive and its habit is bad. whoever has it should guard it and keep it away from his family. the perfumer should seal it on his most special servants. i do not see anything better than having a sandalwood comb for its scent is pleasant and the hair is easily accepted. the least that can be done is to remove the gray hair. we were short in a situation that was neither for us nor against us. so alhizamis perfume until he left this world was a sandalwood comb unless a friend perfumed it.
والطيب غال، وعادته رديئة. وينبغي لمن كان أيضا عنده، أن يحرسه ويحفظه من عياله. وأن العطار ليختمه على أخص غلمانه به. فلست أرى شيئا هو خير من اتخاذ مشط صندل ٣ ، فإن ريحه طيبة، والشعر سريع القبول، وأقل ما يصنع أن ينفي سهك الشيب. قصرنا في حال لا لنا ولا علينا. فكان عطر الحزامي إلى أن فارق الدنيا مشط صندل، إلا أن يطيبه صديق.