1. O you who ask about the weak one, listen,
Make him stronger, I am well aware of his situation,
١. يا سائلي بالضعيف خُذْ خبراً
قوّاهُ أنّي بأمرِه خابِرْ
2. If you doubt his poetry, know
That he has proven he is a poet,
٢. إن كنتَ في شعرِه تشكّ فقد
أثْبتّ دعواهُ أنه شاعِرْ
3. He shows you, in the Basit meter, a circle
From which the Tawil and the Wafir are derived.
٣. يُريك وهو البسيطُ دائرةً
يُنقَلُ منها الطويلُ والوافِرْ