1. الشِعْرُ ضَرْبٌ من التصوير قد كشفت

    منه القرائِحُ عن شَتّى من الصُوَرِ

    Poetry is a form of depiction; there have been revealed

    from it, by creative minds, images of many kinds.

  2. فاعْمَدْ إِلى قالبٍ عون تُدَمِّثهُ

    وافرغ بهِ أَيَّ مَعْنىً شِئْتَ مُبْتكَر

    So turn to a helpful mold that you smooth,

    and cast in it whatever original meaning you wish.