1. عَشِقَ المَكارِم فَهوَ مُشتَغِلٌ بِها

    وَالمكرماتُ قَليلةُ العُشّاق

    He fell in love with noble deeds and devotes himself to them,

    while deeds of honor have few lovers.

  2. وَأَقام سوقاً لِلثّناء وَلَم تَكُن

    سُوقُ الثَناء تُعَدُّ في الأَسواقِ

    He established a marketplace for praise, though

    the marketplace of praise had never been counted among the markets.

  3. بَثَّ الصَنائع في البِلادِ فأَصبَحت

    تُجبى إِلَيهِ مَحامِدُ الآفاقِ

    He spread benefactions throughout the lands, until

    the praises of all horizons were gathered and brought to him.