1. They said, "Abandon poetry and be content
May God turn his devilry away from you

2. Among the people there is ignorance and evil
It is why they belittled its status

3. They did not understand the words or comprehend the
Meaning, nor know its measure

4. So all of them deny its superiority
And all are ignorant of its deficiencies

5. I said, "Is it because there is blindness in them
That the mine does not show its veins?"

6. They set my tongue to be a shepherd's dog
Barking at what their lambs do not know

7. The moon may enchant our hearing
While we do not understand its melodies