then he said in aljarud bin abi sabra 2 there is a preacher for you and in abi alharith there is a beautiful deterrent. they were invited to food and to hospitality because of their charm their sweetness their good conversation and the shortness of their day. they desired strange things suggested novelties and burdened people with heavy provisions 3 and tested what they had with severe burdens. so their reward for their goodness was what you have learned.
ثم قال وفي الجارود بن أبي سبرة ٢ لكم واعظ، وفي أبي الحارث جمين زاجر. فقد كانا يدعيان الى الطعام، وإلى الإكرام، لظرفهما، وحلاوتهما، وحسن حديثهما، وقصر يومهما. وكانا يتشهيان الغرائب، ويقترحان الطرائف، ويكلفان الناس المؤن الثقال ٣ ويمتحنان ما عندهم بالكلف الشداد. فكان جزاؤهم من إحسانهم ما قد علمتم.