1. The base opposes the noble
And conspires against kings and dignitaries
١. وَوَضيعٍ يُقاوِمُ الشَرَفاءَ
وَيُناوي المُلوكَ وَالكُبَراءَ
2. My poetry is ground for their slander
Wherever they take their slander, it is the sky
٢. ساحِلِيٌّ يُغدو بِهِ الهَجوُ أَرضاً
كُلَّما راحَ بِالهِجاءِ سَماءَ
3. My poetry has been debased after glory
As if by it, I have slandered slander itself
٣. ذَلَّ شِعري في عِرضِهِ بَعدَ عِزٍّ
فَكَأَنّي بِهِ هَجَوتُ الهِجاءَ