then know that the one whose friendship is trusted is few and today the one relied upon for the soundness of the contract and for the generosity of the unseen and the companionship has become a western phoenix. i do not know of any red sulfur that is not more abundant than it. and i think that contentment is more abundant than it. and there are many who consider the cessation of their cause and the weakness of their hope to be contentment due to the cessation of their cause.
ثم اعلم أن الموثق بمودته قليل، وقد صار اليوم المعتمد عليه في صحة العقدة، وفي كرم الغيب والعشرة، عنقاء مغرب. ولا أعلم الكبريت الأحمر إلا أوجد منه. وإني لأظن القناعة أكثر منه. وما أكثر من جعل انقطاع سببه وضعف طمعه لانقطاع سببه قناعة.