1. تغزّلتُ حتّى قيلَ إني عاشقٌ

    وَشَبّبْتُ حتى قيل فاقد أوطانِ

    I composed love poetry until it was said that I was a lover.

    And I sang of love until I was called bereft of homelands.

  2. وما بي من عشقٍ وفقد وإنّما

    أتيتِ منَ الشعر البديع بأفنانِ

    There is neither love nor loss in me; rather,

    You brought forth branches of exquisite poetry.