the treasure i found hastened and seized the prey like a falcon hunting. and something like this happened to abu almutraf abd alrahman ibn ahmad ibn mahmoud our friend. i recited some of my verses to him and he flew away with them to every destination. he took them from me and they became his migration.
بادر الكنز الذي ألفيته وانتهز صيدا كباز يقنص ولقد عرض مثل هذا بعينه لأبي المطرف عبد الرحمن بن أحمد بن محمود صديقنا وأنشدته أبياتا لي فطار بها كل مطار، وأخذها مني فكانت هجيراه.