1. The author stole the beauty of the scribe’s work,
From what the poor man had penned in his scrolls,
١. سرق الأديب محاسنَ الوراقِ
مما خطه المسكين في الأدراج
2. And the dawn recites the purchased wares, as though
A naked man walks by night with a lamp
٢. والصبح يتلو المشترى فكأنه
عريان يمشي في الدجا بسراج