قيلَit was said ليto me اِحْمَدْpraise! أَحمدَAhmad البَرْal-Bar- (first part of al-Barbir)
قيلَ لي اِحْمَدْ أَحمدَ البَرْ
بيرَbir (completing al-Barbir) مَنwho حازattained السيادَهْeminence
بيرَ مَن حاز السيادَهْ
I was told, “Praise Ahmad al-Bar-
bir, who has attained eminence.”
قلتI said حَمديmy praise كيفhow يُجديavails
قلت حَمدي كيف يُجدي
وهوwhile he is حمْدٌpraise وزيادَهْand more
وهو حمْدٌ وزيادَهْ
I said, “How can my praise avail,
when he is praise and more?”
Sol 6.1