 alatabi said i said to tawq bin malik one of the conditions of time and the making of time is taking away. so if the days burden your enemy and you gain control over him then add more burden to his burden. he said then tawq said to me he who does not take advantage of his enemy will take advantage of him and the days that were white for him will turn black. and he recited
قال العتابي قلت لطوق بن مالك إن من شرط الدهر ومن صناعة الزمان السلب، فإذا حملت الأيام على عدوك ثقلا وأمكنتك منه فزده ثقلا إلى ثقله. قال فقال لي طوق من لم ينتهز من عدوه انتهز منه، وحالت الأيام التي كانت بيضا عليه سودا. وانشد