 i think that if you rewarded him or helped him 1. i would shed tears that would follow him. i also boast of loyalty in a long poem of mine that i included even though most of it is not of the same type as the book. the reason for my saying this was that some of my opponents were angry with me and criticized me badly in my face and accused me of supporting falsehood with my argument out of their inability to resist what i included in supporting the truth and its people and out of envy of me. so i said and addressed my poem to some of my brothers who were of understanding including .
أظنه لو جزته أو تساعده ألقت عليه انهمال الدمع يتبعه وبالوفاء أيضا أفتخر في قصيدة لي طويلة أوردتها، وإن كان أكثرها ليس من جنس الكتاب، فكان سبب قولي لي أن قوما من مخالفي شرقوا بي فأساءوا العتب في وجهي وقذفوني بأني أعضد الباطل بحجتي، عجزا منهم عن مقاومة ما أوردته من نصر الحق وأهله، وحسدا لي، فقلت وخاطبت بقصيدتي بعض إخواني وكان ذا فهم، منها .