1. He scatters armies in war with a hand
That refuses in peace to arrange a book.
١. وَأَعجِب لَهُ في الحَربِ نَثرُ كَتائِبٍ
بِكَفٍّ أَبَت في السِلمِ نَظمَ كِتابِ
2. He takes me to task over word upon word
Though his favors rain down unreckoned.
٢. يُحاسِبُني في لَفظَةٍ بَعدَ لَفظَةٍ
وَمَعروفُهُ يَأتي بِغَيرِ حِسابِ