Al-Adab Al-Mufrad #863
Poetry
The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.
حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مُبَارَكٌ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، عَنِ الأَسْوَدِ بْنِ سَرِيعٍ قَالَ: كُنْتُ شَاعِرًا، فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقُلْتُ: أَلاَ أُنْشِدُكَ مَحَامِدَ حَمِدْتُ بِهَا رَبِّي؟ قَالَ: إِنَّ رَبَّكَ يُحِبُّ الْمَحَامِدَ، وَلَمْ يَزِدْنِي عَلَيْهِ.
Al-Aswad ibn Suray' said, "I was a poet and went to the Prophet,
may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and asked, 'Shall I recite some
praises I have written for my Lord?' He said, 'Your Lord loves praise,'
and did not say anything more."
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About Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
This hadith is #863 from Al-Adab Al-Mufrad, in the Book of Poetry.