 i changed our persons out of hatred and excessive aversion as pages are changed by copies. the opposite happened to me with abu amir bin abi amir may god have mercy on him. i was with him out of true hatred and he was with me likewise. he did not see me and i did not see him. the origin of that was a transfer that was carried to him from me and to me from him. it was confirmed by a deviation between our parents due to their rivalry in what they were the most beloved of people in. i became like that to him until death came between us. and in that i say a part of it 
أبدلت أشخاصنا كرها وفرط قلى كما الصحائف قد يبدلن بالنسخ ووقع لي ضد هذا مع أبي عامر بن أبي عامر رحمة الله عليه، فإني كنت له على كراهة صحيحة وهو لي كذلك، ولم يرني ولا رأيته، وكان أصل ذلك تنقيلا يحمل إليه عني وإلي عنه، ويؤكده انحراف بين أبوينا لتنافسهما فيما كانا فيه أود الناس وصرت له كذلك، إلى ان حال الموت بيننا؛ وفي ذلك أقول قطعة منها 