marriage with a ghost does not spoil love but marriage with reality spoils it. albuhturi made the reason for his acceptance his being illuminated by the fire of his ecstasy and the reason for his disappearance his fear of drowning in his tears. and i say without comparing my poetry to theirs for they have the merit of precedence and precedence for we are the gatherers and they are the reapers but in imitation of them running in their field and following the way they followed and clarified verses in which i explained the destination of the ghost in parts 
نكاح الطيف لا يفسد الحب ونكاح الحقيقة يفسده والبحتري جعل علة إقباله استضاءته بنار وجده، وعلة زواله خوف الغرق في دموعه . وأنا أقول من غير أن أمثل شعري بأشعارهم فلهم فضل التقدم والسابقة، إنما نحن لاقطون وهم الحاصدون، ولكن اقتداء بهم، وجريا في ميدانهم، وتتبعا لطريقتهم التي نهجوا وأوضحوا أبياتا بينت فيها مزار الطيف مقطعة .