he was generous with his generosity when he was at peace. we have never seen an arab who belittled hatims patience with his generosity with all his wealth nor have we seen any of them belittle kabs patience with his generosity with himself. rather they made that which kab did to iyad a source of pride and they made that which hatim did to tayy a feat then to adnan over qahtan then to the arabs over the persians then to the inhabitants of the arabian peninsula and to the people of that land over all the islands and lands.
جاد بحوبائه عند المصافنة ١ فما رأينا عربيا سفه حلم حاتم بجوده بجميع ماله، ولا رأينا أحدا منهم سفه حلم كعب على جوده بنفسه. بل جعلوا ذلك من كعب لإياد مفخرا، وجعلوا ذلك من حاتم لطيء مأثرة، ثم لعدنان على قحطان ٢ ، ثم للعرب على العجم، ثم لسكان جزيرة لعرب، ولأهل تلك التربة، على سائر الجزائر والترب.