1. إِن مَدح المُلوك يقبح فَضلاً

    عَن مَديح الرعاع وَالأَوغاد

    Indeed, praising kings is disgraceful, let alone

    praising the rabble and scoundrels.

  2. لَو أَخَذنا عزّ الخِلافة مِنهُم

    لَم يُوازي مَزَلة الإِنشاء

    Even if we gained the glory of the caliphate from them,

    it would not offset the peril of composing praise.