نبئت أن ابا رياض قد حوى

علم اللغات وفاق فيما يدعى

I was told that Abū Riyāḍ has comprehended

The knowledge of languages, exceeding what is claimed

من مخبرى عنه فانى سائل

من كان حنكه بأير الاصمعى

From those who informed me of him, so I ask

Who was more eloquent than Al-Aṣmaʿī?