1. In poetry, life is told
And the soul and tendencies

2. And of poetry a book
Its verses clear proofs

3. And of it what is gentle such
That it seems like tears

4. As for this poem of mine
It is but outpourings

5. Poetry from my feelings
With truth its pillars

6. I polished it not with
Calamities and tribulations

7. Rather they feed it whenever
The Tigris and Euphrates overflow