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he divorces me; and if I keep silent, he leaves me hanging.
(The fourth one said):
My husband is like a Tihamah night—neither hot nor cold; with him there is neither fear nor boredom.
(The fifth one said):
My husband, when he enters, is a leopard; when he goes out, he is a lion, and he never asks about what he left behind.
(The sixth one said):
My husband, when he eats, he gobbles; when he drinks, he drains; when he lies down, he wraps himself up, and he does not even stretch out a hand to find out (what is the matter with me). ⦗136⦘
أُطَلَّقْ وَإِنْ أَسْكُتْ أُعَلَّقْ
(قَالَتِ الرَّابِعَةُ)
: زَوْجِي كَلَيْلِ (تِهَامَةَ) لَا حَرٌّ وَلَا قُرٌّ وَلَا مَخَافَةَ وَلَا سَآمَةَ
(قَالَتِ الْخَامِسَةُ) : زَوْجِي إِنْ دَخَلَ فَهِدَ وَإِنْ خَرَجَ أَسِدَ وَلَا يَسْأَلُ عَمَّا عَهِدَ
(قَالَتِ السَّادِسَةُ) : زَوْجِي إِنْ أَكَلَ لَفَّ وَإِنْ شَرِبَ اشْتَفَّ وَإِنِ اضْطَجَعَ الْتَفَّ وَلَا يُولِجُ الْكَفَّ لِيَعْلَمَ
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