قال إنك جئت يوما إلى مجمع موالينا بني نهشل والمجلس محتفل، فلم يتحفّز لك أحد فقمت من مكاني حتى جلست فيه، ولولا محض كرمك، وشرف قدرك. ونباهة أوّليّتك، ما ذكّرتك هذه عند مثل هذا
The man replied, ‘One day you came to the council of our clients, the Banu Nahshal, and the assembly was full and no one made ready to give up his seat for you. So I rose from my seat and you sat on it. If it were not for your genuine generosity, your honorable rank, and your eminent priority, I would not have reminded you of this matter in a situation like this one