ﺇﻥ ﺍﻹﻧﺴﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﻘﻮﻯ ﺍﻟﺒﺪﻥ ﺍﻟﻜﺜﲑ ﺍﻟﺮﻃﻮﺑﺔ ﺇﺫﺍ ﺷﺮﺏ ﻭﺯﻥ ﺩﺭﻫﻢ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺰﺍﺝ ﺍﻷﲪﺮ ﺍﻟﺒﻠﺨﻰ ﻓﺈﻥ ﺷﻌﺮﻩ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺑﺖ ﻳﻨﺘﺜﺮ ﻭﻳﻨﺒﺖ ﺷﻌﺮ ﺃﺳـﻮﺩ
ﻭﻗﺎﻝ ﻣﻦ ﺍﺳﺘﻌﻤﻞ ﰲ ﻛﻞ ﻳﻮﻡ ﻫﻠﻴﺠﻪ ﻛﺎﺑﻠﻴﻪ ﻳﻠﻮﻛﻬـﺎ ﰒ ﻳﺒﻠﻌﻬـﺎ ﻳﺪﺍﻭﻡ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺫﻟﻚ ﺳﻨﻪ ﻛﺎﻣﻠﻪ ﻓﺈﻥ ﺷﺒﺎﺑﻪ ﻳﺪﻭﻡ ﻋﻠﻴـﻪ ﻭﻻﻳﺴـﺮﻉ
ﺍﻟﺸﻴﺐ ﺇﻟﻴﻪ ﺑﻞ ﻻﻳﺸﻴﺐ ﺃﺑﺪﺍﹰ )ﺻﻔﺔ ﺧﻀﺎﺏ ﺃﲪﺮ( ﻳﺆﺧـﺬ ﻣـﻦ ﺍﻟﺴﻌﺪ ﻭﺍﻟﻜﻨﺪﺱ ﺃﺟﺰﺍﺀ ﺳﻮﺍﺀ ﰒ ﻳﻄﺒﺨﺎﻥ ﺑﺎﳌﺎﺀ ﻭﻳﺼﻔﻰ ﻋﻨـﻬﻤﺎ
ﺫﻟﻚ ﺍﳌﺎﺀ ﻭﳜﺘﻀﺐ ﺑﻪ ﻓﺈﻧﻪ ﻏﺎﻳﻪ ﰲ ﺍﻟﺘﺤﻤﲑ)ﺻﻔﻪ ﺧﻀﺎﺏ ﺁﺧﺮ(
ﳜﺮﺝ ﺃﲪﺮ ﻳﺆﺧﺬ ﺣﻨﺎﺀ ﻭﻭﴰﺔ ﻣﻦ ﻛﻞ ﻭﺍﺣﺪ ﺟﺰﺀ ﻭﻗﻠﻴﻞ ﺧﻄﻤﻰ ﰒ ﻳﻌﺠﻦ ﺍﳉﻤﻴﻊ ﲟﺎﺀ ﺍﻟﺴﻤﺎﻕ ﻭﳜﺘﻀﺐ ﺑﻪ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﳌﻜﺎﻥ ﳜﺮﺝ ﻏﺎﻳـﻪ ﻭﻛﺎﻥ ﺑﻌﺾ ﻧﺴﺎﺀ ﺃﻣﺮﺍﺀ ﺍﻟﺸﺎﻡ ﲣﺘﻀﺐ ﺬﺍ ﺍﳋﻀﺎﺏ ﻓﻴﺼـﲑﻫﺎ
ﻣﺜﻞ ﺟﻨﺎﺡ ﺍﻟﻐﺮﺍﺏ ﻭﻫﺬﻩ ﺻﻔﺘﻪ ﻳﺆﺧﺬ ﻛﻮﺯ ﺭﺻﺎﺹ ﺿﻴﻖ ﺍﻟﻔـﻢ
ﻓﻴﺠﻌﻞ ﻓﻴﺘﻪ ﺇﺣﺪﻯ ﻭﺃﺭﺑﻌﻮﻥ ﻋﻘﻠﻪ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﱵ ﺗﻄﺮﺡ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻘﺮﻭﺝ ﰒ ﺗﻐﻤﺮ ﺑﺎﻟﺰﻳﺖ ﺍﻟﻄﻴﺐ ﺍﳌﻐﺴﻮﻝ ﰒ ﻳﺴﺪ ﺭﺃﺱ ﺍﻟﻜﻮﺯ ﺳﺪﺍﹰ ﻭﺛﻴﻘـﺎﹰ ﰒ ﻳﺪﻓﻦ ﰲ ﺍﻟﺰﺑﻞ ﺃﺭﺑﻌﲔ ﻳﻮﻣﺎﹰ ﰒ ﳜﺮﺝ ﻓﺈﺫﺍ ﺃﺭﺩﺕ ﺃﻥ ﲣﺘﻀـﺐ ﺑـﻪ
ﻓﺨﺬ ﻋﻮﺩ ﻣﺜﻞ ﺍﻟﺴﻮﺍﻙ ﰒ ﺍﺟﻌﻞ ﰲ ﻛﻔﻚ ﻗﻠﻴﻼﹰ ﻣﻦ ﺩﻫﻦ ﺍﳋﻞ ﰒ ﺿﻊ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻣﻦ ﻫﺬﺍ ﺍﻟﺰﻳﺖ ﺍﳌﻌﻤﻮﻝ ﺑﺎﻟﻌﻠﻖ ﺷﻴﺌﺎﹰ ﻳﺴﲑﺍﹰ ﰒ ﺇﺩﻫﻦ ﺑـﻪ
ﺍﻟﺸﻌﺮ ﻓﺈﻧﻪ ﺎﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﺴﻮﺍﺩ )ﺻﻔﻪ ﺃﺧﺮﻯ ﲡﻌﺪ ﺍﻟﺸﻌﺮ( ﻳﻄـﺒﺦ ﻭﺭﻕ ﺍﻟﺰﻳﺘﻮﻥ ﺑﻐﻤﺮﻩ ﻣﺎﺀ ﰒ ﻳﻐﺴﻞ ﺑﻪ ﺍﻟﺸﻌﺮ ﻓﺈﻧﻪ ﳚﻌﺪﻩ )ﺻﻔﻪ ﺃﺧـﺮﻯ(
ﻳﺆﺧﺬ ﺩﻗﻴﻖ ﺣﻠﺒﻪ ﻭﺳﺪﺭ ﻭﻋﻔﺺ ﻭﻧﻮﺭﺓ ﻭﻣﺮﺩﺍﺳﻨﺞ ﻣﻦ ﻛﻞ ﻭﺍﺣﺪ ﺟﺰﺀ ﻭﳚﻤﻊ ﺍﻟﻜﻞ ﺑﻌﺪ ﺍﻟﺴﺤﻖ ﻭﻳﻌﺠﻦ ﻭﳜﻤﺮ ﰒ ﻳﻐﺴﻞ ﺍﻟـﺮﺃﺱ
ﲞﻄﻤﻰ ﻓﺈﺫﺍ ﺟﻒ ﺃﺧﺬ ﺍﻟﺸﻌﺮ ﻭﺧﻠﺺ ﻭﻃﻠﻰ ﺬﺍ ﺍﻟﺪﻭﺍﺀ ﰒ ﻳﺘﺮﻙ ﺇﱃ ﺍﻟﻐﺪ ﻭﻳﻐﺴﻞ ﲞﻄﻤﻰ ﻓﺈﻧﻪ ﺟﻴﺪ) ،ﺻﻔﻪ ﺃﺧﺮﻯ( ﻳﺆﺧﺬ ﺣﺎﻓﺮ ﲪﺎﺭ