1. لكل أخي مدحٍ ثوابٌ يُعده

    وليس لمدح الباهلّي ثوابُ

    Every recipient of praise has a reward he prepares,

    But there is no reward for praising al-Bahili.

  2. مدحتُ ابنَ سَلم والمديح مهزَّة

    فكانَ كصَفْوانٍ عليه ترابُ

    I praised Ibn Salm, and praise is a stirring force;

    Yet he was like a smooth rock with dust upon it.