ولا غَرْوَ أنْ يُمنى أديبٌ بجاهِلٍ

ولا غَرْوَ أنْ يُمنى أديبٌ بجاهِلٍ

فمِن ذَنَبِ التِّنِّينِ تَنكسِفُ الشَّمْسُ

فمِن ذَنَبِ التِّنِّينِ تَنكسِفُ الشَّمْسُ

And no wonder that a man of letters is afflicted with an ignoramus,

It's no surprise if a scholar is well-regarded by the ignorant,

for the sun is eclipsed by the dragon’s tail.

for even the sun is eclipsed by the tail of the dragon.