1. None buried in stone before our time
was more eloquent in Arabic verse
١. ما ضَمَّنَ الحِجرَ مِمَّن قَد مَضى أَحَدٌ
مِنَ البَرِيَّةِ لا فُصحٌ وَلا عَجَمُ
2. than Zuhair - his rank and fame sublime -
except only for Ibn Ajar, whom Allah did bless.
٢. بَعدَ اِبنِ آجَرَ إِنَّ اللَهَ فَضَّلَهُ
إِلّا زُهَيراً لَهُ التَفضيلُ وَالكَرَمُ