1. The excellence of the ancients enticed us to praise you
Our peers, a group, were unaware of the situation
١. جود الأَوائل أَغرى في مَديحكم
أَمثالنا زمراً بِالحال ما شَعَروا
2. You assumed their ranks, but did not gain their wisdom
Without dew and you mentioned just as they mentioned
٢. نِلتُم مَراتبهم لا نَلتم رُشداً
بِلا نَدى وَذَكَرتُم مِثلَما ذَكَروا