1. قالوا أتُنكِرُ ذِكْرَ الشَّيخ قلتُ لَهُمْ

    لا منكرٌ ذكره يوماً ولا ناهي

    They said, “Do you object to mentioning the shaykh?” I told them:

    “No; I never object to mentioning him, nor forbid it.

  2. وإنّ ذِكْر أبي حفْصٍ وصحِبهِ

    عثمان يَعْلُو بهِ يومَ اللِّقَا جاهي

    Indeed, mentioning Abu Hafs and his companion,

    Uthman, raises my standing on the Day of Meeting.”