 i do not care about love what a critic says whether he is open or secret. he often resorts to dialogue in his poetry because he is fascinated by argument and this is evident in the ring of the dove. in short our speech would take too long if we wanted to give examples of all the aspects we mentioned in his poetry. his brothers showed him their admiration for that poetry so much so that one of them said to him in verses he had composed this should be placed among the wonders of the world. the verses are relatively among his best poetry but they do not reach the level that deserves the words of that friend.
فلست أبالي في الهوى قول لائم سواء لعمري جاهر أو مخافت وكثيرا ما يلجأ في شعره إلى الحوار لأنه مأخوذ بالجدل، وذلك مبثوث في طوق الحمامة، وعلى الجملة قد يطول بنا القول لو أردنا التمثيل على كل المظاهر التي ذكرناها في شعره. وقد كان إخوانه يظهرون له إعجابهم بذلك الشعر حتى قال له أحدهم في أبيات نظمها يجب أن توضع هذه في جملة عجائب الدنيا والأبيات تعد نسبيا من أحسن شعره ولكنها لا تبلغ من المستوى ما يستحق قولة ذلك الصديق.