1. The people told me, "Visit Sa'id ibn Salam,"
I told the people, "I will not visit Sa'id."
١. قالَ لِيَ الناسُ زُر سَعيدَ بنَ سَلَمٍ
قُلتُ لِلناسِ لا أَزورُ سَعيدا
2. My prince is a young man of Khuza'a in Basra
Who has spread generosity and munificence there.
٢. وَأَميري فَتى خُزاعَةَ بِالبَصرَةِ
قَد عَمَّها سَماحاً وَجودا
3. Sa'id is indeed a fine young man, but
Malik is the most generous person alive.
٣. وَلَنِعمَ الفَتى سَعيدٌ وَلَكِن
مالِكٌ أَكرَمُ البَرِيَّةِ عودا