When Kamar alZaman heard these words，the light became darkness in his sight and he said，'O King，thou hast in thy household fair women and female slaves，who have not their like in this age： shall not these suffice thee without me？ Do thy will with them and let me go！'She replied，'Thou sayest sooth，but it is not with them that one who loveth thee can heal himself of torment and can abate his fever；for，when tastes and inclinations are corrupted by vice，they hear and obey other than good advice. So leave arguing and listen to what the poet saith，'Seest not the bazar with its fruit in rows？
These men are for figs and for sycamore[339] those！'
And what another saith，'Many whose anklet rings are dumb have tinkling belts，And this hath all content while that for want must wail：
Thou bidd'st me be a fool and quit thee for her charms；
Allah forfend I leave The Faith，turn Infidel！
Nay，by thy rights of sidebeard mocking all her curls，
Nor mott nor maid[340] from thee my heart shall spell.'
And yet another，'O beauty's Union！ love for thee's my creed，
Free choice of Faith and eke my best desire：
Women I have forsworn for thee；so may
Deem me all men this day a shaveling friar.'[341]
And yet another，'Even not beardless one with girl，nor heed
The spy who saith to thee ''Tis an amiss！'
Far different is the girl whose feet one kisses
And that gazelle whose feet the earth must kiss.'
And yet another，'A boy of twice ten is fit for a King！'
And yet another，'The penis smooth and round was made with anus best to match it，Had it been made for cunnus' sake it had been formed like hatchet！'
And yet another said，'My soul thy sacrifice！ I chose thee out
Who art not menstruous nor oviparous：
Did I with woman mell，I should beget
Brats till the wide wide world grew strait for us.'
And yet another，'She saith （sore hurt in sense the most acute
For she had proffered what did not besuit），'Unless thou stroke as man should swive his wife
Blame not when horns thy brow shall incornute！