1. The sea of poetry has guided its waves towards me,
Yet I fall short of containing its gushing waters.
١. قد ساق بحر الشعر نحويَ موجهُ
فعجزت عن زخّاره المتدفق
2. Let this poetry be sufficient provision for me,
If I were to be given naught but it, I'd be content.
٢. حسبي بهذا الشعر رزقاً وافراً
ان كنت شيئا غيرَه لم أُرزق