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83 – Ibn ʿĀʾisha al-Taymī recited to me:
A one-eyed insult came from a brother, so I sent it back
with both eyes sound, still searching for an excuse.
Had I, when he uttered it, replied in kind
and refused to pardon it, it would have left a lifelong rift between us.
٨٣ - وَأَنْشَدَنِي ابْنُ عَائِشَةَ التَّيْمِيُّ:
[البحر الطويل]
وَعَوْرَاءُ جَاءَتْ مِنْ أَخٍ فَرَدَدْتُهَا ... بِسَالِمَةِ الْعَيْنَيْنِ طَالِبَةً عُذْرَا
وَلَوْ أَنَّهُ إِذْ قَالَهَا قُلْتُ مِثْلَهَا ... وَلَمْ أَعْفُ عَنْهَا أَوْرَثَتْ بَيْنَنَا عُمْرَا