1. He's unpolished in writing, no fluency,
No skill counted for him, nor any facility.
١. دَخِيْلٌ فِي الكِتَابَةِ لاَ رَوِيٌّ
لَهُ فِيْهَا يُعَدُّ وَلاَ بَدِيْهُ
2. His nature and creation are all of a kind,
His inward and outward self you'll find.
٢. تَشَاكَلَ خَلْقُهُ والخُلْقُ مِنْهُ
فَبَاطِنُهُ وَظَاهِرُهُ شَبِيْهُ
3. It's as though his pens were dipped in spittle inside
Whose odor if wafted would be far from nice!
٣. كَأَنَّ دَوَاتَهُ مِنْ رِيْقِ فِيْهِ
تُلاَقُ فَرِيْحُهَا رِيْحٌ كَرِيْهُ