 know of a slave girl who belonged to one of the chiefs but he turned away from her because of something he had heard about her that did not cause him to be angry. so he sold her and she was very distressed by this and her emaciation and sorrow did not leave her and the tears did not appear from her eyes until they flowed and that was the cause of her death. she did not live after leaving him except for a few months which were not many. a woman whom i trust told me about her that she met her when she had become as thin and delicate as a ghost and she said to her i think what is wrong with you is due to your love for soandso. she breathed a sigh of relief and said by god i will never forget him even though he has been unfair to me for no reason. she did not live after saying this except for a short time.
وأنا اعلم جارية كانت لبعض الرؤساء فعزف عنها لشيء بلغه في جهتها لم يكن يوجب السخط، فباعها، فجزعت لذلك جزعا شديدا وما فارقها النحول والأسف، ولا بان عن عينها الدمع إلى ان سلت، وكان ذلك سبب موتها؛ ولم تعش بعد خروجها عنه إلا أشهرا ليست بالكثيرة. ولقد أخبرتني عنها امرأة أثق بها أنها لقيتها وهي قد صارت كالخيال نحولا ورقة فقالت لها أحسب هذا الذي بك من محبتك لفلان، فتنفست الصعداء وقالت والله لا نسيته أبدا، وإن كان جفاني بلا سبب. وما عاشت بعد هذا القول إلا يسيرا.