1. Complete in al-Mubarrad's mind were the literary arts,
Independent within his intellect were the intellectual powers,
١. كَملَت في المُبَرَّدِ الآدابُ
وَاِستُقِلَّت في عَقلِهِ الأَلبابُ
2. Except that the young man, as people claim,
Is an impudent forger and liar.
٢. غَيرَ أَنَّ الفَتى كَما زَعَمَ النا
سُ دَعِيٌّ مُصَحِّفٌ كَذّابُ