1. O you who ask about the rank of necklaces in
the structure of poetry, and you are pleased with me as an expert,
١. يا سائلي عن رتبة الحليّ في
نظم القريض وراضياً بيَ أحكم
2. Poetry has two pressing stones, and that is preferable,
time has turned away from it, yet it remains steadfast.
٢. للشعر حلبان وذلك راجح
ولّى الزمان به وهذا قيم