*ﻗُﺒﺾ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺛﻼ‌ﺛﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺗﻬﻤﺔ ﻭﻭﺿﻌﻮﺍ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺴﺠﻦ
ﻓﻲ ﻋﻬﺪ ﺍﻟﺤﺠﺎﺝ ﺍﻟﺜﻘﻔﻲ
ﺛﻢ ﺃﻣﺮ ﻋﻠﻴﮩﻢ : ﺃﻥ ﺗُﻀﺮﺏ ﺃﻋﻨﺎﻗﮩﻢ !
ﻭﺣﻴﻦ ﻗﺪﻣـﻮﺍ ﺃﻣﺎﻡ [ﺍﻟﺴﻴﺎﻑ] ﻟﻤﺢ ﺍﻟﺤﺠﺎﺝ
ﺇﻣﺮﺃﺓً ﺫﺍﺕ ﺟﻤﺎﻝ ﺗﺒﻜﻲ ﺑﺤﺮﻗﻪ ..
... ﻓﻘﺎﻝ ﺃﺣﻀﺮﻭﻫﺎ .. ﻓﻠﻤﺎ ﺣﻀﺮﺕ ﺑﻴﻦ ﻳﺪﻳﻪ
ﺳﺄﻟﮩﺎ : ﻣﺎ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻳﺒﻜﻴﻚ ؟

ﻓﺎﺟﺎﺑﺖ : ﻫﺆﻻ‌ﺀ ﺍﻟﺬﻳﻦ ﺃﻣﺮﺕ ﺑﻀﺮﺏ ﺍﻋﻨﺎﻗﻬﻢ
ﻫﻢ : [ ﺯﻭﺟﻲ ﻭﺷﻘﻴﻘﻲ ﻭﺍﺑﻨﻲ ﻓﻠﺬﺓ ﻛﺒﺪﻱ ] ..
ﻓﻜﻴﻒ ﻻ‌ ﺍﺑﻜﻴﻬﻢ ؟
ﻓﻘﺮﺭ ﺍﻟﺤﺠﺎﺝ ﺃﻥ ﻳﻌﻔﻮ ﻋﻦ ﺃﺣﺪﻫﻢ ﺇﻛﺮﺍﻣﺎً ﻟﻬﺎ
ﻭﻗﺎﻝ :
ﺗﺨﻴﺮﻱ ﺃﺣﺪﻫﻢ ﻛﻲ ﺃﻋﻔﻮ ﻋﻨﻪ
ﻭﻛﺎﻥ ﻇﻨﻪ ﺃﻥ ﺗﺨﺘﺎﺭ ﻭﻟﺪﻫﺎ ..
ﺧﻴﻢ ﺍﻟﺼﻤﺖ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻤﻜﺎﻥ ﻭﺗﻌﻠﻘﺖ ﺍﻷ‌ﺑﺼﺎﺭ
ﺑﺎﻟﻤﺮﺃﺓ ﻓﻲ ﺇﻧﺘﻈﺎﺭ ﻣﻦ ﺗﺨﺘﺎﺭ ..
ﻓﺼﻤﺘﺖ ﺍﻟﻤﺮﺃﺓ ﻗﻠﻴﻼ‌ً ﺛﻢ ﻗﺎﻟﺖ :

ﺃﺧﺘـﺎﺭ ﺃﺧﻲ
ﻓﻮﺟﺊ ﺍﻟﺤﺠﺎﺝ ﻣﻦ ﺟﻮﺍﺑﻬﺎ !
ﻭﺳﺄﻟﻬﺎ ﻋﻦ ﺳﺮ ﺇﺧﺘﻴﺎﺭﻫﺎ ﻓﺄﺟﺎﺑﺖ :-
ﺃﻣﺎ [ ﺍﻟﺰﻭﺝ ] ﻓﻬـﻮ ﻣﻮﺟﻮﺩ ..
" ﺃﻱ ﻳﻤﻜﻦ ﺃﻥ ﺗﺘﺰﻭﺝ ﺑﺮﺟﻞ ﻏﻴﺮﻩ "

ﻭﺃﻣﺎ [ ﺍﻟﻮﻟﺪ ] ﻓﻬﻮ ﻣﻮﻟﻮﺩ ..
" ﺃﻱ ﺗﺴﺘﻄﻴﻊ ﺑﻌﺪ ﺍﻟﺰﻭﺍﺝ ﺇﻧﺠﺎﺏ ﺍﻟﻮﻟﺪ "

ﻭﺃﻣﺎ [ ﺍﻷ‌ﺥ ] ﻓﻬﻮ ﻣﻔﻘﻮﺩ ..
" ﻟﺘﻌﺬﺭ ﻭﺟﻮﺩ ﺍﻷ‌ﺏ ﻭﺍﻷ‌ﻡ "

ﻓﺬﻫﺐ ﻗﻮﻟﻬﺎ ﻣﺜﺎﻻ‌ً ﻭﺣﮕﻤﻪ '
ﻭﺃُﻋﺠﺐ ﺍﻟﺤﺠﺎﺝ ﺑﺤﻜﻤﺘﮩﺎ ﻭﻓﻄﻨﺘﮩﺎ
ﻓﻘﺮﺭ ﺍﻟﻌﻔﻮ ﻋﻨﮩﻢ ﺟﻤﻴﻌﺎً ...

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