1. You shot arrows but did not pierce the intended targets
You tried but only clasped wrists and ankles
١. رَمَيتَ فَلَم تُخطِ السِهامَ الشَواكِلا
أَجَدتَ فَطَبَّقتَ الكُلا وَالمَفاصِلا
2. You tried but, by God, your poetry is worthless
Seen praising noble deeds yet doing none
٢. أَجَدتَ فَيا للَهِ دَرُّكَ شاعِراً
يُرى قائِلاً لِلمَكرُماتِ وَفاعِلا