she was apart from her name yes. she was the wish of the wisher and the ultimate beauty in character disposition and agreement with me and i was her fathers excuse and we were equal in affection then fate struck me with her and the nights pierced her and the days passed and she became the third of the dust and stones and my age at the time of her death was less than twenty years and she was younger than me so i stayed after her for seven months without taking off my clothes and my tears did not stop for the dullness of my eyes and the lack of her happiness and on that by god i have not been comforted until now and if a ransom were accepted i would ransom her with everything i own old and new and with some of the parts of my body that are dear to me hastening and obedient and life did not enjoy me after her nor did i forget her memory nor did i enjoy anyone else and my love for her has erased everything that came before it and forbidden what came after it and from what i said about her 
كانت فيما خلا اسمها نعم. وكانت أمنية المتمني وغاية الحسن خلقا وخلقا وموافقة لي، وكنت أبا عذرها، وكنا قد تكافأنا المودة، ففجعتني بها الأقدار، واخترمتها الليالي ومر النهار، وصارت ثالثة التراب والاحجار، وسني حين وفاتها دون العشرين سنة، وكانت هي دوني في السن، فلقد أقمت بعدها سبعة أشهر لا أتجرد عن ثيابي ولا تفتر لي دمعة على جمود عيني وقلة إسعادها؛ وعلى ذلك فو الله ما سلوت حتى الآن، ولو قبل فداء لفديتها بكل ما أملك من تالد وطارف، وببعض أعضاء جسمي العزيزة علي مسارعا طائعا، وما طاب لي عيش بعدها، ولا نسيت ذكرها، ولا أنست بسواها، ولقد عفى حبي لها على كل ما قبله، وحرم ما كان بعده؛ ومما قلت فيها .