1. How can the heart be free of a poet 
Whose gentle meanings transcend all critique? 
١. كَيفَ خَلاصُ القَلبِ مِن شاعِرٍ
 رَقَّت مَعانيهِ عَن النَقدِ
2. Prose of pearls seems paltry next to his,
His verse exceeds all that can be composed. 
٢. يَصغُرُ نَثرُ الدُرِّ مِن نَثرِهِ
 وَنَظمُهُ جَلَّ عَنِ العِقدِ
3. His copious poetry's beauteous art   
Surpasses even Al-Nabigha Al-Ja'di. 
٣. وَشِعرُهُ الطائِلُ في حُسنِهِ
 طالَ عَلى النابِغَةِ الجَعدي