1. So tell the minister who criticizes his book
By its pages, lines, and count of prose
١. فقل لوزير نَقدُهُ لكتابهِ
بأوراقِهِ وَزناً وعَدِّ سطُورِهِ
2. Perhaps we once complained of the minister
But today he returns the same as his minister
٢. لعلَّ زماناً قد شكونا وزيرَه
يُعِيدُ علينا اليومَ مثلَ وزيرِهِ