1. When I saw poetry becoming dormant
I revived it with an outspoken youth
١. لما رأيت الشعر أصبح خاملاً
نبَّهتُهُ بفتىً أغرَّ صريحِ
2. I did not praise him for a quality I saw
In his glory, but rather guided it with praise
٢. لم أمتدحْه لخَلَّةٍ أبصرتُها
في مجده فسددتها بمديحِ