1. My poetry used to be described
As having the magic of eloquence.
١. قَدْ كانَ يُوصَفُ نَظِمي
قِدْماً بِسِحْرِ البَيانِ
2. But since my response has been denied
Due to a restraint,
٢. فَمُذْ مُنِعْتُ جَوابي
عَنهُ لأَمْرٍ عَنَاني
3. I realized that it opened
A door to binding the tongue.
٣. عَلِمْتُ أَنْ صَحَّ مِنهُ
بَابٌ لِعَقْدِ اللِّسَانِ