1. قالت لطائفُ شعري

    شاكل كريماً بمصر

    The subtleties of my poetry said:

    “Match a generous man in Egypt;

  2. فعنده بيت بحرٍ

    وعندنا بيت شعرِ

    for he has a sea’s house,

    and we have a verse of poetry.”