among the strange and hideous things in it is that i know someone whose heart was infatuated with someone far from him and who was repelled by him so he suffered from grief for a long time then the days presented him with a strange opportunity for union that brought him closer to achieving his hope so when there was nothing between him and the ultimate goal of his hope except no and no the estrangement and distance returned to greater than they were before so i said about that .
ومن عجيب ما يكون فيها وشنيعه أني أعرف من هام قلبه بمنتاء عنه نافر منه، فقاسى الوج زمنا طويلا، ثم سنحت له الأيام بسانحة عجيبة من الوصل أشرف منها على بلوغ أمله، فحين لم يكن بينه وبين غاية رجائه إلا ك لا و لا عاد الهجر والبعد إلى أكثر مما كان قبل، فقلت في ذلك .