and so the religion is one straight one and the ungrateful one from the knot of two religions. and i know a young man of the people of seriousness lineage and good manners who used to buy a slave girl while she was pure of heart from his love and more than that she hated him because of the lack of sweetness of his manners and a constant sullenness that did not leave him especially with women. so he would not stay long until he reached her through intercourse and that hatred would turn into excessive love excessive infatuation and obvious carelessness and the boredom would turn into
وكذا الدين واحد مستقيم وكفور من عقدة دينان وإني لأعرف فتى من أهل الجدة والحسب والأدب كان يبتاع الجارية وهي سالمة الصدر من حبه، وأكثر من ذلك كارهة له لقلة حلاوة شمائل كانت فيه، وقطوب دائم كان لا يفارقه ولا سيما مع النساء، فكان لا يلبث إلا يسيرا ريثما يصل إليها بالجماع ويعود ذلك الكره حبا مفرطا وكلفا زائدا واستهتارا مكشوفا، ويتحول الضجر