 then he moved to my place wiped his face and beard then turned to me and said i told you that your eye is salty and that you will cast an evil eye on me. i said what is similar to the evil eye? he said the evil eye is an evil that happens. your evil eye has brought upon us the greatest evil. i laughed a laugh like i had never laughed before and we talked until it was as if he had never said anything ugly and as if i had never been excessive towards him.
ثم تحول إلى مكاني، فمسح وجهه ولحيته، ثم أقبل علي فقال قد أخبرتك أن عينك مالحة ١ ، وأنك ستصيبني بعين . قلت وما شبه هذا من العين ؟ قال إنما العين مكروه يحدث. فقد أنزلت بنا عينك أعظم المكروه . فضحكت ضحكا ما ضحكت مثله، وتكالمنا حتى كأنه لم يقل قبيحا، وحتى كأني لم أفرط عليه ٢ .