 i saw alasmai one day and he turned to his companions and asked them about their lives and what they eat and drink. he turned to the one on his right and said abu soandso what is your condiment? he said meat. he said have you ever eaten meat? he said yes. he said and in it are yellow white red cloudy sour sweet and bitter things? he said yes. he said what a wretched life! this is not the life of the al
شهدت الأصمعي يوما، وأقبل على جلسائه يسألهم عن عيشهم، وعما يأكلون ويشربون. فأقبل على الذي عن يمينه، فقال أبا فلان ما إدامك ؟ قال اللحم ، قال أكل يوم لحم ؟ قال نعم ، قال وفيه الصفراء البيضاء والحمراء والكدراء والحامضة والحلوة والمرة ؟ قال نعم . قال بئس العيش! هذا ليس عيش آل